Central Pennsylvania Orchid Society Show
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American Orchid Society, Silver Certificate, 85
Exhibited by: Central Pennsylvania Orchid Society
Description:
A towering, naturalistic, 70 square foot display of high quality
plants, including well-grown and seldom seen species, centered
loosely around a showcased Phragmipedium Wössner Fuchs;
undulating footprint and strategic use of foliage enhances the
naturalistic theme; good use of lighting and negative space invites
the eye to wander.
Phal. Taida King’s Caroline, CCM, 89
Clone: Little Zebra
Parentage: Ever-Spring King x Ho’s Little Caroline
Exhibited by: Kit Hume
Description:
Fifty-one flowers and 134 buds carried on eleven inflorescences on a nearly immaculate plant and six
keikeis, 50-cm in diameter, grown in a 20-cm clay bulb pan; sepals and petals white spotted red-
raspberry basally coalesced to solid stripes along veins; lip white, pale yellow basally, heavily overlaid
red-raspberry; column and anther cap white; substance medium-firm; texture matte.
Dimensions in centimeters: Horz. Vert.
Natural Spread: 6.0 5.5
Dorsal Sepal: 2.1 2.6
Petal: 2.9 2.9
Lateral Sepal (Syn): 2.1 2.6
Lip (Pouch): 1.4 2.3
Bulb. falcatum, CCM, 86
Clone: Gold Country
Parentage: Species
Exhibited by: Fishing Creek Orchids
Description:
Approximately 198 flowers and 1120 buds on 80 inflorescences distributed
circumferentially around a nearly immaculate plant measuring 72-cm wide by
49-cm tall; plant grown in a 15-cm round plastic basket; dorsal sepal golden
yellow; lateral sepals burgundy; diminutive petals yellow; hinged lip burgundy;
rachis green-yellow; substance firm; texture waxy.
Dimensions in centimeters: Horz. Vert.
Natural Spread: 0.6 1.1
Dorsal Sepal: 0.4 0.7
Petal: 0.1 0.4
Lateral Sepal (Syn): 0.3 0.2
Lip (Pouch): 0.2 0.2
Cymbidium Neon Lights, AM, 83
Clone:
Parentage: Leprechaun x insigne (albescens)
Exhibited by: John Dunkelberger
Description:
Fourteen flowers and no buds on one 30-cm arched inflorescence; sepals and petals clear
yellow-chartreuse; recurved lip white heavily overlaid and spotted red-raspberry; crest cream, pale yellow
at apex, anther cap cream-yellow; substance firm; texture matte. Slight rolling of lateral sepals and petals
precluded higher score.
Dimensions in centimeters: Horz. Vert.
Natural Spread: 4.0 6.5
Dorsal Sepal: 1.5 4.5
Petal: 1.6 3.2
Lateral Sepal (Syn): 1.3 3.6
Lip (Pouch): 1.5 2.5
Phrag. Hat Creek, AM, 82
Clone: Lassen
Parentage: fisherii x hartwegii
Exhibited by: Woodstream Orchids
Description:
Two triangular flowers and one bud on a 25-cm and a 44-cm inflorescence; slightly twisted erect dorsal
sepal opalescent pink; undulate petals pearl white, overlaid darker pink marginally; synsepal (pouch) pearl
white, interior spotted pink inside mouth, exterior red-purple; substance medium; texture sepals and petals
crystalline, pouch glossy.
Dimensions in centimeters: Horz. Vert.
Natural Spread: 7.8 6.5
Dorsal Sepal: 1.9 2.9
Petal: 1.3 4.5
Lateral Sepal (Syn): 2.4 3.4
Lip (Pouch): 1.7 4.4
Phrag. Sorcerer’s Apprentice, AM, 85
Clone: Trinity
Parentage: longifolium x sargentianum
Exhibited by: Woodstream Orchids
Description:
Three imposing flowers and four buds on 107-cm branched inflorescence; erect centrally recurved dorsal
sepal light green veined dark green, 1-mm white margin; synsepal white faintly flushed and veined green;
twisted petals proximal half green, distal half and margins carmine; pouch light green heavily flushed and
veined bronze-red, inner lobes speckled tan; staminode white superior half light green, edged mahogany
hairs; substance firm; texture matte, petals glossy.
Dimensions in centimeters: Horz. Vert.
Natural Spread: 16.0 14.5
Dorsal Sepal: 2.3 6.9
Petal: 1.8 12.5
Lateral Sepal (Syn): 4.1 6.0
Lip (Pouch): 3.3 6.1