National Capital Judging Center
October/NCOS Show Awards
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    Dtps Alyssa Powers ‘Tara’; HCC/78pts.

    Parentage: (Doritis pucherrima x Dtps Plum Baby)

    Exhibited by  The orchidPhile; Stamford, CT.

    Description:  Twelve flowers and one bud unevenly
    arranged on one 54cm inflorescence; magenta sepals and
    petals full and flat favor Doritis parent; lip deep violet; anther
    cap white; substance firm; texture diamond dust.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  5; Vertical:  
    4.2; Dorsal Sepal Width:  1.7; Dorsal Sepal Length:  2.3;
    Petal Width:  2.5; Petal Length:  2.3; Lateral Sepal Width:  
    2; Lat. Sepal Length:  2.1; Lip Width:  1.9; Lip Length:  2.2;
    Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0;
    Pouch Length:  0


    Acianthera sonderiana ‘Turnberry’; CCM/81pts.

    Parentage: (sp. x )

    Exhibited by David Smith; Finksburg, MD.

    Description:  Approximately 1680 yellow flowers on 560
    inflorescences averaging three flowers per inflorescence
    displayed completely around a clean globular plant averaging
    27cm in diameter surrounding a wooden branch mount;
    substance medium firm; texture semi-gloss.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  0.2;
    Vertical:  0.58; Dorsal Sepal Width:  0; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  0; Petal Width:  0; Petal Length:  0; Lateral Sepal
    Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip Length:  
    0; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  
    0; Pouch Length:  0

    Paphiopedilum Iko Iko ‘All Night Long’; HCC/79pts.

    Parentage: (Red Czar x charlesworthii)

    Exhibited by  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD.

    Description:  Two lacquered flowers and one bud on three
    20cm inflorescences; dorsal sepal exceptionally round and
    flat, dark plum on central third shading to brilliant grape
    purple on distal two thirds; synsepal striped plum fading to
    white distally and pinched at apex; petals and pouch very
    dark plum appearing almost black; staminode pale purple
    with small green central boss; substance medium firm; texture
    glossy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  10;
    Vertical:  8; Dorsal Sepal Width:  6.5; Dorsal Sepal Length:  
    5.4; Petal Width:  2; Petal Length:  5.2; Lateral Sepal
    Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip Length:  
    0; Synsepal Width:  3.5; Synsepal Length:  4; Pouch Width:  
    2.8; Pouch Length:  4.4
    Dendrobium Norma Jackson ‘Ellen's Twisty Purple’; CCM/86pts.

    Parentage: (Jacquelyn Thomas x aiko Sukimoto)

    Exhibited by  Floradise Orchids; Gordonsville, VA.

    Description:  One hundred twenty-two flowers and 49 buds on eight
    inflorescences up t 63 cm on length on an immaculate plant with sixteen
    canes up to 109cm tall; typical antelope Dendrobium flowers with curled
    sepals and petals concolor burgundy; lip solid deeper burgundy; anther
    cap white; substance firm; texture glossy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  5; Vertical:  4.7; Dorsal
    Sepal Width:  0.7; Dorsal Sepal Length:  3; Petal Width:  0.90; Petal
    Length:  3; Lateral Sepal Width:  0.80; Lat. Sepal Length:  2.7; Lip
    Width:  1.1; Lip Length:  2; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0;
    Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
    Dtps The Pride of Ben Yu ‘Ben Yu’; AM/83pts.

    Parentage: (Dtps. Minho Valentine x Dtps. King Shiang's Beauty)

    Exhibited by  The OrchidPhile; Stamford, CT.

    Description:  Eleven flat flowers and one bud on one arching bifurcate
    inflorescence; sepals and petals white heavily overlaid deep rose-pink and
    veined darker rose-pink; petals irregularly edged white in a pleasing
    feather brushed effect; sepals have additional marginal light pink edges; lip
    dark rose-pink; substance firm; texture velvet.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  10; Vertical:  8; Dorsal
    Sepal Width:  4; Dorsal Sepal Length:  4.7; Petal Width:  6; Petal Length:  
    4.7; Lateral Sepal Width:  3.3; Lat. Sepal Length:  5; Lip Width:  2.7; Lip
    Length:  3.5; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0;
    Pouch Length:  0

    Zelenkocidium Thunderhead ‘Penn's Creek’; AM/80pts.

    Parentage: (Zed. Alohi x Onc. Cloud Ears)

    Exhibited by  Woodstream Orchids; Huntingtown, MD.

    Description:  Nine large yellow flowers and eleven buds on
    one branched erect inflorescence; sepals and petals heavily
    marked and barred dark brown; petal marks coalesce
    centrally; lateral sepals fused for one-third of their length; lip
    sparsely marked brown; substance firm; texture matte.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  5.5;
    Vertical:  5.5; Dorsal Sepal Width:  1.6; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  2.3; Petal Width:  2.3; Petal Length:  2.7; Lateral
    Sepal Width:  1; Lat. Sepal Length:  2.2; Lip Width:  4.7; Lip
    Length:  3.5; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal Length:  0; Pouch
    Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0

    Paphiopedilum Winter Elf ‘Giant’; AM/80pts.

    Parentage: (White Legacy x Elfstone)

    Exhibited by  Marriott Orchids; Greensboro, NC.

    Description:  Two large flowers on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal
    white with yellow-green center and burgundy speckles; synsepal
    creamy green; petals creamy green with maroon speckles; pouch
    creamy green with faint burgundy speckles; substance firm; texture
    matte.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  12.4; Vertical:  10;
    Dorsal Sepal Width:  9; Dorsal Sepal Length:  6.5; Petal Width:  7;
    Petal Length:  5.7; Lateral Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip
    Width:  0; Lip Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  8.1; Synsepal Length:  6;
    Pouch Width:  3.5; Pouch Length:  5.2

    Vascostylis Viboon Velvet ‘NCN’; AM/80pts.

    Parentage: (Tubtim Velvet x Rhyncostyiis coelestis)

    Exhibited by Jerry Rogers; Wakefield, VA.

    Description:  Forty-five round flowers somewhat irregularly arranged
    on two inflorescences; white flowers lightly suffused lavender
    intensifying distally and subtly tesselated blue; lip deep violet-blue
    intensifying distally and lighter basally and lavender-blue stripes
    centrally; column cream-white; substance firm; texture matte.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  5.7; Vertical:  5.7;
    Dorsal Sepal Width:  2.3; Dorsal Sepal Length:  2.8; Petal Width:  2.2;
    Petal Length:  2.8; Lateral Sepal Width:  2.8; Lat. Sepal Length:  2.5;
    Lip Width:  1.5; Lip Length:  2.3; Synsepal Width:  0; Synsepal
    Length:  0; Pouch Width:  0; Pouch Length:  0
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    Paphiopedilum Dragon Lord ‘Winged Warrior’; FCC/91pts.

    Parentage: (Rolfei x bellatulum)

    Exhibited by  Marriott Orchids; Greensboro, NC.

    Description:  Two large, stately, beautifully balanced flowers on one
    thirteen cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal and petals ivory white heavily
    and distinctly marked black-burgundy in spots coalescing into stripes;
    synsepal ivory white sparsely marked black-burgundy in spotted
    stripes; pouch ivory white covered with distinct smaller black-
    burgundy spots; substance very firm; texture waxy; much larger than
    previous awards maintaining excellent proportions.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  11.5; Vertical:  12;
    Dorsal Sepal Width:  6.2; Dorsal Sepal Length:  5.2; Petal Width:  4.0;
    Petal Length:  8.5; Lateral Sepal Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip
    Width:  0; Lip Length:  0; Synsepal Width:  6; Synsepal Length:  5;
    Pouch Width:  2.5; Pouch Length:  5

    Paphiopedilum Cinnamon Cream ‘Seagrove Pistachio
    Whip’; HCC/79pts.

    Parentage: (Limelight x Telstar)

    Exhibited by  Seagrove Orchids; Seagrove, NC.

    Description:  Two flowers and two buds on four
    inflorescences on a vigorous multigrowth plant; dorsal sepal
    white with apple green veins; synsepal soft apple green with
    darker veins; petals apple green fading to pale yellow green
    with light veins; pouch apple green with pale chestnut
    suffusion at upper edge; staminode apple green; substance
    firm; texture glossy.

    Dimensions in centimeters:  Natural Spread:  11.5;
    Vertical:  9.5; Dorsal Sepal Width:  6.7; Dorsal Sepal
    Length:  6.4; Petal Width:  3; Petal Length:  7; Lateral Sepal
    Width:  0; Lat. Sepal Length:  0; Lip Width:  0; Lip Length:  
    0; Synsepal Width:  4.5; Synsepal Length:  5.2; Pouch
    Width:  3; Pouch Length:  5.5
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