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June 2011 Awards
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    Award #:  20115910
    Place:  NCJC
    Date:   06/03/11
    Name;:  Lycaste brevispatha, HCC, 76
    Clone:  Mega Dark

    Parentage: Species

    Exhibited by:    Woodstream Orchids
    woodstream@chesapeake.net

    Description:   Four flowers and two buds on six inflorescences.  Sepals
    tan suffused pink on front with darker brown longitudinal venation, pale
    greenish brown on reverse; petals white suffused pink with pink spots  
    more dense centrally; sepals and petals strongly recurved at terminal one-
    third; lip white suffused light pink with small pink spots more dense at
    margins; substance firm; texture waxy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.                Vert.
     Natural Spread:                                5.1                4.0        
    Dorsal Sepal:                                     2.2                2.9
    Petal:                                                 2.0                3.1
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                          1.7                3.2
    Lip (Pouch):                                       2.2                2.7


    Award #:  20115909
    Place:  NCJC
    Date:  06/04/11
    Name:  Paph. Bel Royal, HCC, 78
    Clone:   Memoria Jimmy Riegel
    Parentage:  Paph. rothschildianum x Paph. kolopakingii
    Exhibited by:  Jamie Riegel

    Description:          
    Six flowers evenly spaced and well-presented on one stately, upright
    inflorescence; sepals cream striped mahogany; petals chartreuse-green
    striped mahogany; pouch chartreuse-green tessellated red-brown;
    substance firm; texture waxy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:                  Horz.                Vert.
    Natural Spread:                                   15.5                16.0
    Dorsal Sepal:                                        4.2                   6.8
    Petal:                                                    1.0                 14.7
    Lateral Sepal (Syn):                              3.8                  6.5
    Lip (Pouch):                                          4.1                  6.7
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    Nominated for a JC (Judges Commendation), but not awarded, was this
    unusual peloric* Paphiopedilum hybrid, Armeni White.  Exhibited by Roger
    Cole.

    Considerable discussion was had by the entire judging center regarding the
    nomination for a JC award.  This offered a excellent learning experience for
    Student and Probationary Judges, the observing public, as well as a good
    review of the award for all accredited judges.

    Because, not all judges could agree on the merit of this award for this
    particular plant, the flower was not given a JC.

    After the decision was made not to give an award to this plant, the exhibitor
    commented on the possible influence of this clone as a parent in hybridizing.

    Traditional breeding within other genera using peloric plants, often produces
    hybrids with wider petals often with color only found in the lip.  
    The Width of Paph. petals is always an important consideration when
    judging any flower award.  This potential here is obvious.  Perhaps less
    obvious is the spotting found inside the lip and on the petals.
    This color spotting in the petals is not seen in other clones of Armeni White,
    unless it is near the center of the flower around the column.
    It would be a breeders hope that this overall spotting of the petals would be
    conveyed to its offspring producing spots or even pink to maroon tones
    throughout the petals.

    The potential value of this clone and it's unique peloric trait, not usually
    seen in Paphiopedilums, is definitely noteworthy and hopefully, we'll be
    seeing more from this plant in the future.

    * Peloric = Petals that take on the characteristic of the lip.
An example of a 'Normal' Pahiopedilum Armeni White