National Capital Judging Center
January 2008 Results
    Bardendrum Nanboh Pixy ‘Elsie’; AM/83pts.;

    Parentage: (Bard. Terusan x Bark. scandens)
    Exhibited by: Joseph Francis; Herndod, VA.
    Description:  One hundred forty-three concolor bright lavender-pink
    flowers and 75 buds uniformly whorled and nicely arranged around
    the top of five 97cm inflorescences on a robust reed-stemmed plant;
    three keeled lip crest bright yellow with small magenta blotch at end;
    tip of column magenta; substance soft; texture glistening.
    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  3.3; Vertical:  4.2;
    Dorsal Sepal Width:  0.8; Dorsal Sepal Length:  2.2; Petal Width:  1.3;
    Petal Length:  2.2; Lateral Sepal Width:  0.8; Lat. Sepal Length:  2.1;
    Lip Width:  2.1; Lip Length:  2.1; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal
    Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
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    Habenaria carnea ‘Memoria Ruffles’; AM8/85pts.

    Parentage: (sp. x )
    Exhibited by: R. J. Griesbach; Ellicott City, MD.
    Description:  Ten full flat flowers of outstanding form and ten buds
    moderately well arranged on two inflorescences; flowers pale salmon pink
    with slightly darker highlights in sunlight; column sidelobe edges pale
    green; substance soft; texture crystallineallin.
    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  2.8; Vertical:  4.5; Dorsal
    Sepal Width:  1.3; Dorsal Sepal Length:  1.4; Petal Width:  1.2; Petal
    Length:  1.7; Lateral Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  6.2; Lip Width:  
    3.2; Lip Length:  3.8; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch
    Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0.
    Paphiopedilum vilosum ‘Margy’; AM/83pts.

    Parentage: (sp. x )
    Exhibited by: John Whiting; Somerset, PA.
    Description:  Three large flowers with form typical of species
    on three inflorescences; dorsal sepal waisted basally yellow-
    green with mahogany veins centrally coalescing to solid
    mahogany basally with 0.5cm pale green margin; synsepal
    translucent yellow-green with darker green veins; wavy petals
    yellow-green with upper half overlaid mahogany with darker
    veins and distinct dark mahogany midrib, lower half veined
    very light mahogany; pouch yellow-green uniformly overlaid
    cinnamon brown; pronounced staminode yellow-green;
    substance firm, texture glossy; noted for size of flower and
    intensity and clarity of color.
    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  11.5;
    Vertical:  13.6; Dorsal Sepal Width:  5.6; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  7.0; Petal Width:  3.3; Petal Length:  7.7; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip
    Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  3.8; Synsepal Length:  6.2;
    Pouch Width:  3.3; Pouch Length:  5.7.
    Paphiopedilum La Fontaine Creek ‘Hat Creek’;
    AM8/84pts.

    Parentage: (Machtava x Alex Szabo)
    Exhibited by:  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD.
    Description:  One stately flower held well above foliage;
    dorsal sepal white saturated bright lime green basally
    radiating outward, bright white one cm margin and dark purple
    pepper spots fading distally; synsepal lime green; petals
    yellow-green with mahogany spots above and below
    mahogany midrib; pouch butterscotch with fine mahogany
    internal spots; substance very firm; texture waxy.
    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  13.6;
    Vertical:  10.4; Dorsal Sepal Width:  9.7; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  6.9; Petal Width:  6.0; Petal Length:  7.2; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip
    Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  9.3; Synsepal Length:  7.1;
    Pouch Width:  3.0; Pouch Length:  5.0.
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    Paphiopedilum Delerious ‘Bedazzled’; HCC/75pts.

    Parentage: (Coral Sea x Geraldine)
    Exhibited by:  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD.
    Description:  One charming flower on one inflorescence and
    one immature inflorescence; dorsal sepal white saturated
    rich bright green basally radiating to two cm bright white
    halo; synsepal lime green; petals lime green overlaid soft
    mahogany distally; pouch yellow-green overlaid mahogany;
    sepals and petals have mahogany spots overall; substance
    firm; texture waxy.
    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  10.0;
    Vertical:  8.0; Dorsal Sepal Width:  5.0; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  5.2; Petal Width:  4.5; Petal Length:  5.2; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip
    Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  4.5; Synsepal Length:  5.0;
    Pouch Width:  3.0; Pouch Length:  4.2
Paphiopedilum Coromandel Glow ‘Between the Lines’;
AM/82pts.

Parentage:
(Tongariro Gold x Sunline)
Exhibited by:  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD.
Description:  One round well-balanced flower on one
inflorescence; dorsal sepal white with green halo at base;
synsepal slightly lighter green; petals green; pouch green;
substance firm; texture matte.
Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  11.1; Vertical:  
12.0; Dorsal Sepal Width:  9.5; Dorsal Sepal Length:  8.0; Petal
Width:  5.2; Petal Length:  6.7; Lateral Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal
Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  5.0;
Synsepal Length:  6.5; Pouch Width:  3.6; Pouch Length:  5.5
    Paphiopedilum Coromandel Glow ‘Eddy Lick Run;
    AM/83pts.

    Parentage: (Tongariro Gold x Sunline)
    Exhibited by:  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD.
    Description:  One full flower on one inflorescence;
    pleasingly ruffled dorsal sepal white with green halo at base;
    synsepal and evenly ruffled petals chartreuse; pouch yellow-
    green; substance firm; texture matte.
    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  11.2;
    Vertical:  16.0; Dorsal Sepal Width:  9.5; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  8.0; Petal Width:  4.7; Petal Length:  6.6; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip
    Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  6.5; Synsepal Length:  6.6;
    Pouch Width:  3.0; Pouch Length:  5.5
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