| National Capital Judging Center June 2008 Awards Web Photos by James Winner: AOS Photos by James Osen |
Parentage: (sp. x ) Exhibited by R. J. Griesbach; Ellicott City, MD. Description: An impressive four growth plant with undamaged leaves measuring 39cm. wide and a robust root mass mounted on a cork plaque bearing seventy-seven flowers and 36 buds on thirteen inflorescences five of which are branched; sepals and petals white with fine lavender stripes across the central distal portion of the lateral sepals; dorsal sepal severely recurved; lip lavender at fimbriate midlobe, side lobes white tinged lavender; substance firm; texture waxy; presence of visible mineral deposits on leaves resulted in much discussion and may have reduced score, exhibitor advised that high calcium levels were necessary for proper growth of species. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 3.8; Vertical: 3; Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.7; Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.4; Petal Width: 0.7; Petal Length: 2; Lateral Sepal Width: 1; Lat. Sepal Length: 1.5; Lip Width: 0.5; Lip Length: 1.8; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0 |
Parentage: (Onc. maculatum x Odm. retusum); exhibited by John Dunkelberger; Centre Hall, PA. Description: Seventy-four flowers and 42 buds on fourteen inflorescences with one developing inflorescence distributed three-fourths around a clean 60cm. diameter plant of sixteen pseudobulbs and six new growths in a five inch pot; sepals and petals chrome yellow overlaid mahogany except at tips; lip and callus chrome yellow with wide mahogany band across midlobe; substance medium firm; texture glossy. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 3; Vertical: 3; Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.58; Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.4; Petal Width: 0.5; Petal Length: 1.6; Lateral Sepal Width: 0.40; Lat. Sepal Length: 2; Lip Width: 1.3; Lip Length: 1.8; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0 |
Parentage: (Odcdm. Roger Cole x Cda. rosea); exhibited by John Dunkelberger; Centre Hall, PA. Description: Seventeen star-shaped flowers and eleven buds on two branched arching inflorescences; lance-shaped sepals and petals rich reddish brown; fiddle-shaped lip deep burnt orange with prominent yellow crest overlaid burnt orange; column reddish brown and white basally; substance firm; texture satiny. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 3.6; Vertical: 3.3; Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.7; Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.7; Petal Width: 0.7; Petal Length: 1.7; Lateral Sepal Width: 0.5; Lat. Sepal Length: 1.9; Lip Width: 1.2; Lip Length: 1.6; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0 |
Parentage: (sp. x ); exhibited by The Little Greenhouse; Baltimore, MD. Description: Four intensely colored flowers dramatically presented on one 40cm. inflorescence; sepals white veined and reticulated with vibrant olive green; exceptionally long petals eggshell white on proximal 5cm. transitioning to light tan with darker tan midrib; exterior of pouch eggshell white with interior small reddish brown blotches and veins visible on outside surface, inner apical fold of pouch pure white outlined on rim with reddish brown markings; substance heavy; texture of sepals glossy, petals and pouch satiny. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 4.2; Vertical: 67.5; Dorsal Sepal Width: 2.6; Dorsal Sepal Length: 13.8; Petal Width: 0.90; Petal Length: 66.4; Lateral Sepal Width: 0; Lat. Sepal Length: 0; Lip Width: 0; Lip Length: 0; Synsepal Width: 4.2; Synsepal Length: 12.4; Pouch Width: 2.3; Pouch Length: 5.2 |
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Parentage: (Lambert Day x Joan Thomas); exhibited by Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD. Description: One striking very round flat flower on a ten cm. inflorescence; dorsal sepal pale yellow with dark green-yellow veins and 0.5cm. cream edge; synsepal green with darker green veins; petals upper half deep yellow and lower half yellow-green with slightly darker yellow-green veins; pouch yellow-green; substance heavy; texture waxy; noted for beautifully uniform ruffled margins on dorsal sepal and petals. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 11.5; Vertical: 9.8; Dorsal Sepal Width: 9.2; Dorsal Sepal Length: 7.1; Petal Width: 4.7; Petal Length: 6.4; Lateral Sepal Width: 0; Lat. Sepal Length: 0; Lip Width: 0; Lip Length: 0; Synsepal Width: 7.6; Synsepal Length: 6.1; Pouch Width: 3.5; Pouch Length: 4.2 |
Parentage: (Dtps. Kelsie Takasaki x Phal. Brother Lawrence); exhibited by The Little Greenhouse; Baltimore, MD. Description: Twenty-one bright yellow flowers slightly crowded on two branched inflorescences; sepals and petals with green suffusion centrally all overlaid with pale burgundy bars and spots; lip and column white; spade and side lobes of lip overlaid yellow and minuted spotted burgundy; substance firm; texture waxy. Dimensions in centimeters: Natural Spread: 7; Vertical: 6.6; Dorsal Sepal Width: 3; Dorsal Sepal Length: 3.6; Petal Width: 3.2; Petal Length: 3.3; Lateral Sepal Width: 3.3; Lat. Sepal Length: 3.2; Lip Width: 1.5; Lip Length: 2.3; Synsepal Width: 0; Synsepal Length: 0; Pouch Width: 0; Pouch Length: 0 |
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