American Orchid Society

Rocky Mountain Regional Judging Center



Recent Awards: March 12, 1999


The following are pictures of awards given on March 12, 1999 at the RMRJC. They are published in this forum for information only to encourage judging participation and provide education of hybridizing trends and recognition of quality hybrids and species. All awards are provisional until published in the AOS Awards Quarterly and this information should be treated as preliminary.

Lc Thaddeus Napp 'Odyssey' AM/AOS

Lc Thaddeus Napp 'Odyssey' AM/AOS 81pts
(Lc Bonanza x Lc Colorama)
NS Horz: 13.5 cm NS Vert: 16.5 cm DS W: 2.5 cm DS L: 8.5 cm
P W: 7.0 cm P L: 9.5 cm LS W: 2.5 cm LS L: 8.0 cm Lip W: 6.2 cm Lip L: 9.8 cm
Nine rather crowded flowers on two inflorescences; sepals rose pink; petals rose pink with darker pink flaring at tips, yellow flaring along the mid-rib; lip dark pink apically, canary yellow centrally; substance firm; texture crystalline.

Exhibitor: Ed Horton, Littleton, Colorado


Paph Macabre 'Claret Mystery' HCC/AOS

Paph Macabre 'Claret Mystery' HCC/AOS 79pts
(sukhakulii x Voodoo Magic)
NS Horz: 12.2 cm NS Vert: 9.5 cm DS W: 4.8 cm DS L: 5.0 cm
P W: 2.3 cm P L: 6.9 cm LS W: 2.5 cm LS L: 3.8 cm Lip W: 3.6 cm Lip L: 6.6 cm
One very well-balanced flower on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal white with heavy maroon veining, background suffused burgundy; synsepal pale green veined maroon; petals base color apple green, suffused with maroon distally, with moderate burgundy warts and stippled veins, marginally hirsute; pouch solid dark maroon; staminode white overlaid green centrally and maroon distally; substance good; texture of dorsal and petals shiny, pouch matte.

Exhibitor: Janice Peterson, Denver, Colordao


Pot Bill Whan 'Memoria Darren Sullivan' HCC/AOS

Pot. Bill Whan 'Memoria Darren Sullivan' HCC/AOS 78pts
(Slc Yellow Doll x Blc Yellow Imp)
NS Horz: 8.6 cm NS Vert: 8.8 cm DS W: 1.6 cm DS L: 5.0 cm
P W: 2.9 cm P L: 4.9 cm LS W: 1.7 cm LS L: 4.5 cm Lip W: 3.3 cm Lip L: 4.3 cm
Seven will-arranged flowers on three inflorescences; overall color canary yellow; lip canary yellow, darker yellow centrally; substance heavy; texture crystalline; fragrance strongly of citrus.

Exhibitor: Ed Horton, Littleton, Colordao


C.. schroderae 'Bowmar' HCC/AOS

C. schroderae 'Bowmar' HCC/AOS 78pts
(species)
NS Horz: 12.0 cm NS Vert: 15.2 cm DS W: 2.9 cm DS L: 9.2 cm
P W: 7.1 cm P L: 9.9 cm LS W: 2.6 cm LS L: 8.6 cm Lip W: 6.0 cm Lip L: 9.3 cm
Two flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals white; lip white bordered very pale rose, rich golden yellow centrally, margins minutely ruffled and fringed; substance good; texture slightly crepey and diamond dusted. Reflexed dorsal precluded higher score.

Exhibitor: Ed Horton, Littleton, Colordao



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