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Parentage: (species ) Exhibited by: Jos. A Venturina; BALTIMORE, MD; Description: Eleven flowers and two buds on sixteen upright inflorescences artfully staked on a clean plant 34cm across by 35cm high in a 15cm wood basket; dorsal sepal gold with faint red tip; lateral sepal gold with red stripes and fine red stipples; substance medium firm; texture matte. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 6.2; Vertical: 4.7; Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.40; Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.3; Petal Width: 0; Petal Length: 0; Lateral Sepal Width: 0.40; Lat. Sepal Length: 5.5; Lip Width: 0.20; Lip Length: 0.2; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0. |

CCM/80pts.; Parentage: (species ) Exhibited by Jos. A Venturina; BALTIMORE, MD; Description: Ten flowers and four buds on ten inflorescences measuring up to 42cm high beautifully arranged on a clean plant 20cm wide by 15cm tall grown in a a ten cm wood basket; dorsal sepal red; lateral sepal cream with red spots; substance medium firm; texture matte. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 9.5; Vertical: 0.90; Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.20; Dorsal Sepal Length: 5; Petal Width: 0; Petal Length: 0; Lateral Sepal Width: 0.2; Lat. Sepal Length: 4.5; Lip Width: 0.10; Lip Length: 0.10; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0. |

Parentage: (cristata x herrerae) Exhibited by Jos. A Venturina; BALTIMORE, MD Description: Four large star-shaped flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals white heavily marked dark raspberry; lip white heavily spotted darker raspberry, apex with dense 0.5cm long white cilia; column golden yellow; substance medium firm; texture waxy; noted for extremely large and well colored flowers presented in excellent form and condition. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 15.3; Vertical: 14.6; Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.2; Dorsal Sepal Length: 11; Petal Width: 2; Petal Length: 9; Lateral Sepal Width: 2.2; Lat. Sepal Length: 9.9; Lip Width: 1.3; Lip Length: 3.2; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0. |
Parentage: (alexandrae x johnsoniae) Exhibited by Jos. A Venturina; BALTIMORE, MD Description: One Hundred fifty flowers on twenty-five inflorescences born on a robust plant measuring 60cm in diameter and height grown in a ten inch plastic pot; sepals and petals light greenish cream with modest burgundy spotting on reverse; lip light green with burgundy strips and stipples; substance medium firm; texture matte. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 8.6; Vertical: 6.0; Dorsal Sepal Width: 1; Dorsal Sepal Length: 4.0; Petal Width: 1.6; Petal Length: 5.0; Lateral Sepal Width: 1; Lat. Sepal Length: 4.4; Lip Width: 2.2; Lip Length: 4.4; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0 |
Parentage: (Elfstone x Stefani Pita) Exhibited by Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD Description: One large flat flower on an eighteen cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal creamy white with 3.5cm green central flush peppered mahogany and thin yellow halo; synsepal green; petals green lightly brushed mahogany, upper half and midrib darker than lower half; dorsal sepal and petals lightly ruffled; pouch tan; staminode dark yellow; substance heavy; texture waxy. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 13.3; Vertical: 12; Dorsal Sepal Width: 11.5; Dorsal Sepal Length: 6.7; Petal Width: 5.2; Petal Length: 7.2; Lateral Sepal Width: 0; Lat. Sepal Length: 0; Lip Width: 0; Lip Length: 0; Synsepal Width: 8.8; Synsepal Length: 4.7; Pouch Width: 3.7; Pouch Length: 6.5 |


Parentage: (Alohi x Onc. Cloud Ears); exhibited by Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD Description: Fourteen flowers nicely displayed on one arching inflorescence; sepals yellow heavily barred chestnut; petals yellow with light chestnut marks and a blotch in center surrounded by irregular marks; lip clear yellow with small area of light chestnut spots under crest; anther cap yellow with chestnut spotted column wings; substance medium firm ;texture matte. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 5.7; Vertical: 5.4; Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.2; Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.2; Petal Width: 2.5; Petal Length: 2.7; Lateral Sepal Width: 0.66; Lat. Sepal Length: 2.2; Lip Width: 4.4; Lip Length: 3.8; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0. |


Parentage: (Alohi x Cloud Ears) Exhibited by Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD Description: Sixteen flowers and eight buds beautifully displayed on one branched arched inflorescence; sepals yellow with wide deep chestnut bars; petals yellow with deep chestnut marks and a large oval in center leaving a 0.5cm yellow border with irregular spots; lip bright yellow with irregular light chestnut spots around lower one-third and small chestnut blotches under chestnut spotted yellow crest; anther cap yellow, column wings yellow with small chestnut spots; substance medium firm; texture matte; noted for distinct markings and clear color. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 5.7; Vertical: 5.5; Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.5; Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.2; Petal Width: 2.2; Petal Length: 2.7; Lateral Sepal Width: 1; Lat. Sepal Length: 2.5; Lip Width: 4.5; Lip Length: 4.2; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0 |
Parentage: (varscewiczii x Pink Lemonade) Exhibited by Joseph J. Francis; Herndon, VA; National Capital Judging Center, 12/8/2008. Description: Fifteen fairly flat open flowers and ten buds nicely arranged on two inflorescences; sepals and petals suffused and striped pale rose- pink with a thin off-white edge; moderately fimbriated lip suffused deeper rose-pink; throat deep yellow; column and callus off-white; substance hard; texture waxy. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 5.2; Vertical: 3.8; Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.8; Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.2; Petal Width: 2.2; Petal Length: 2.3; Lateral Sepal Width: 1.8; Lat. Sepal Length: 2.7; Lip Width: 1.3; Lip Length: 2.6; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0. |



