American Orchid Society

Rocky Mountain Regional Judging Center



Recent Awards: October 2, 1999

Escalante Orchid Society Show
Santa Fe, New Mexico


The following are pictures of awards given on October 2, 1999 at the Escalante Orchid Society Show. 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.


Odontoglossum pardinum 'San Damiano' CBR
species
NS Horz: 3.2 cm NS Vert: 4.3 cm DS W: 0.6 cm DS L: 2.5 cm
P W: 0.7 cm P L: 2.1 cm LS W: 0.5 cm LS L: 2.6 cm Lip W: 0.7 cm Lip L: 1.8 cm
Two psuedobulbs, 3.0 x 6.2 cm, in a 15 cm pot; 1 pseudobulb leafless, 1 with three leaves, 3.0 x 55 cm; 14 flowers and 59 buds on one 51 cm long inflorescence with eleven branches; flowers pale green, attractively spotted brownish-maroon, cupped and recureved, all segments randomly twisted and undulating at margins; lip pale green, spotted maroon, white basally.
Exhibitor: Dr. Joseph Walker, Cedar Crest, New Mexico


Odontoglossum portmanii 'San Damiano'
species
NS Horz: 5.5 cm NS Vert: 6.3 cm DS W: 0.9 cm DS L: 3.2 cm
P W: 0.8 cm P L: 2.6 cm LS W: 0.8 cm LS L: 3.4 cm Lip W: 0.8 cm Lip L: 2.1 cm
A well-grown compact plant, 25 cm. across in a 10 cm. pot; five pseudobulbs, 2 cm long by 1.6 cm wide, leaves 2.6 cm wide by 12.5 cm l.ong; four flowers and 23 buds on four 25-30 cm long, attractively arching inflorescences; sepals chartreuse overlaid tan over central 2/3; petals chartreuse overlaid warmer tan over central 2/3; lip chartreuse heavily overlaid warm tan, with two distinct white keels basally, distal edge of lip fringed in white; column white; substance firm; texture waxy.
Exhibitor: Dr. Joseph Walker, Cedar Crest, New Mexico




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