National Capital Judging Center February 2018 Awards
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Cymbidium Doris 'Lady Vanessa Darrach', AM/AOS 80pts
Parents: Cymbidium insigne albescence X traceyanum
Exhibitor: John Sonnier/British Embassy
Measurements in centimeters Width Length
Natural Spread: 10.7 7.7
Dorsal Sepal: 2.0 6.5
Petal: 1.5 6.3
Lateral Sepal: 2.0 5.9
Lip: 2.1 4.5
Description:
Twelve flowers and fifteen buds on two staked 122-cm
inflorescences, dorsal sepal yellow
flushed light red- brown, veined darker brown centrally; lateral
sepals yellow flushed light red-brown darker on edges; petals yellow
flushed red-brown basally; lip yellow, midlobes flushed red-brown
interiorly, flushed light red-brown on tip edges; column yellow;
substance firm; texture satin.
Phragmipedium Spot On 'Nez Perce Creek', AM/AOS 81pts
Parents: Phragmipedium Lynn Evans-Goldner X Pink Panther
Exhibitor: Woodstream Orchids
Measurements in centimeters Width Length
Natural Spread: 5.3 3.9
Dorsal Sepal: 1.5 2.5
Petal: 1.8 2.7
Synsepal: 2.5 2.4
Pouch: 1.8 2.0
Description:
One well-balanced flower and no buds on one 13.5-cm inflorescence;
sepals white with veined faint pink; petals white, dark rose basally;
pouch white heavily suffused dark rose, staminode yellow; substance
of sepals and petals diamond dust, pouch velvet; texture average.
Laeliocatarthron Garland Hanson 'RUsafe', AM/AOS 80pts
Parents: Laeliocatarthron Silver Toy 'SVO II' X Laelia anceps 'Marble Queen'
Exhibitor: Joeseph Francis
Measurements in centimeters Width Length
Natural Spread: 8.0 7.7
Dorsal Sepal: 1.8 5.1
Petal: 3.2 4.2
Lateral Sepal: 1.8 4.2
Lip: 2.5 3.7
Description:
Three full round flowers and one bud at the end of a 45-cm inflorescence;
sepals white, flushed and veined lavender; petals white, flushed lavender
on superior and inferior 1-cm; lip light yellow, side lobes edged dark
lavender, midlobe distal 1-cm overlaid dark lavender, throat and darker
yellow callus veined dark brown, colmn white lightly veined and spotted
lavender on superior surface; substance medium firm; texture sepals and
petals diamond dust, lip matte.
Phragmipedium Fiery Castle 'Glass Slipper', AM/AOS 80pts
Parents: Phrag. Andrean Fire X Phrag. Elizabeth Castle
Exhibitor: Woodstream Orchids
Measurements in centimeters Width Length
Natural Spread: 10.3 7.0
Dorsal Sepal: 1.8 3.7
Petal: 2.3 5.2
Synsepal: 2.1 3.3
Pouch: 2.2 3.9
Description:
Three flowers and one bud on one 65 cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal,
petals and pouch carmine, synsepal pale edged carmine; substance
medium firm; texture matte; noted for three mature open flowers on an
unbranched inflorescence.
Paphiopedilum purpuratum HCC/AOS 70pts
Parents: Species
Exhibitor: Woodstream Orchids
Measurements in centimeters Width Length
Natural Spread: 11.1 9.5
Dorsal Sepal: 5.0 4.7
Petal: 2.5 6.5
Synsepal: 1.6 4.5
Pouch: 3.1 4.7
Description:
One flower on one 15-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal, basal half strongly
rolled, white, striped red-purple longitudinally, four longitudinal green
stripes, suffused green basally, edged white; synsepal narrow, white,
sparsely striped green longitudinally; petals red-purple, strongly colored
near base, becoming lighter near tips, striped darker longitudinally, distal
third white suffused wine red, edges hirsute; pouch dark red-purple,
curved stripes run lingitudinally from top edge to base; substance
moderately firm; texture matte, basal half of petals glossy.