American Orchid Society

Rocky Mountain Regional Judging Center


Recent Awards: November 13, 1999


The following are pictures of awards given on November 13, 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.

Paph W R Lee 'Memoria Dewayne Klobas' HCC/AOS

 

Paphiopedilum W R Lee 'Memoria Dewayne Klobas' HCC 77 pts
(rothschildianum x superbiens)
NS Horz: - 8.7 cm NS Vert: - 14.0 cm DS W: - 5.6 cm DS L: - 6.8cm
P W: - 1.7 cm P L: - 12.0 cm LS W: - 3.3 cm LS L: - 5.6 cm Lip W: - 2.1 cm Lip L: - 6.3cm

Two flowers well-presented on one 44 cm inflorescence; sepals chartreuse veined maroon, petals chartreuse with maroon stippled veining, with dark maroon hirsute warts on margins; pouch smooth maroon; staminode maroon, hirsute; substance firm; texture matte.

Exhibitor: Marion Allen, Evergreen, CO

Paph Jade Dragon 'Memoria Lee Richards' HCC/AOS

Paphiopedilum Jade Dragon 'Memoria Lee Richards' 77 pts
(fairrieanum x malipoense)
NS Horz: - 4.0 cm NS Vert: - 6.6 cm DS W: - 5.1 cm DS L: - 6.1cm
P W: - 3.5 cm P L: - 5.7 cm LS W: - 3.5 cm LS L: - 5.7 cm Lip W: - 3.3 cm Lip L: - 5.0 cm

One flower on one 35 cm inflorescence; overall color apple green with deeper green veining and mahogany tesselations, finely firsute; sepals and petals with undulating margins; interior of pouch heavily spotted mahogany; lower half of staminode ruby-red; substance good; texture matte.

Exhibitor: Marion Allen, Evergreen, CO

Hksa Koolau Sunset 'Red Velvet' HCC/AOS

Hawkinsara Koolau Sunset 'Red Velvet' HCC 77 pts
(Slc Mae Hawkins x Ctna Keith Roth)
NS Horz: - 7.1 cm NS Vert: - 7.6 cm DS W: - 1.6 cm DS L: - 4.9 cm
P W: - 3.2 cm P L: - 4.5 cm LS W: - 1.7 cm LS L: - 4.4 cm Lip W: - 3.5 cm Lip L: - 4.3 cm

Nine flowers on two inflorescences; sepals and petals deep beet red, edges of petals minutely fringed; lip beet red, margin ruffled and fimbriated; column whtie heavily suffused beet red; substance firm; texture of sepals and petals satin, lib velvet.

Exhibitor: Jim Flor, Denver, CO

Paph W R Lee 'Tall Boy' HCC/AOS

Paphiopedilum W R Lee 'Tall Boy' HCC 78 pts
(rothschildianum x superbiens)
NS Horz: - 9.0 cm NS Vert: - 11.9 cm DS W: - 5.4 cm DS L: - 6.9 cm
P W: - 2.0 cm P L: - 11.9 cm LS W: - 3.4 cm LS L: - 6.2 cm Lip W: - 2.5 cm Lip L: - 6.6 cm

Three flowers well-presented on one 60 cm inflorescence; sepals chartreuse with well-defined maroon veins; patals chartreuse with well-defined maroon stippled veins and dark maroon hirsute warts at margins; pouch smooth maroon; staminode maroon, hirsute; substance firm; txture matte.

Exhibitor: Jim Flor, Denver, CO


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