American Orchid Society

Rocky Mountain Regional Judging Center



Recent Awards: February 12, 2000


The following are pictures of awards given on February 12, 2000 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 Goldollar 'Yellow Brick Road' AM 80pts

Paph Goldollar 'Yellow Brick Road' AM/AOS 80pts
(armeniacum x primulinum)
NS Horz: 10.2 cm NS Vert: 7.8 cm DS W: 3.8 cm DS L: 3.8 cm
P W: 2.4 cm P L: 5.3 cm LS W: 2.7 cm LS L: 3.3 cm Lip W: 3.3 cm Lip L: 5.3 cm
One flower and two buds, well-presented on one 22 cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal and petals bright yellow with fine burgundy veins and dots; synsepal bright yellow; pouch clear bright yellow; substance average; texture matte.

Exhibitor: Ian Rich, Alamosa, CO


Phrag Olaf Gruss 'Raspberry-Orange Parfait' HCC 76 pts

Phragmipedium Olaf Gruss 'Raspberry-Orange Parfait' HCC/AOS 76pts
(pearcei x besseae)
NS Horz: 8.7 cm NS Vert: 7.4 cm DS W: 2.0 cm DS L: 4.0 cm
P W: 1.2 cm P L: 5.7 cm LS W: 2.4 cm LS L: 3.3 cm Lip W: 3.3 cm Lip L: 5.3 cm
Two flowers and one bud on one maroon, hirsute inflorescence; dorsal sepal and petals yellow heavily overlaid raspberry, petals with a band of fine red hairs basally; synsepal yellow lightly overlaid raspberry; pouch yellow overlaid raspberry, with darker raspberry veins, interior gold yellow spotted raspberry; staminode yellow blushed raspberry, hirsute marginally; substance average; texture velvet.

Exhibitor: Lois Dauelsberg, Los Alamos, NM


Pot Sully's Circle 'Memoria Darren Sullivan' HCC 76pts

Potinara Sully's Circle 'Memoria Darren Sullivan' HCC/AOS 76pts
(Blc Garrett Sullivan x Slc California Apricot)
NS Horz: 10.47 cm NS Vert: 9.7 cm DS W: 2.2 cm DS L: 4.3 cm
P W: 4.8 cm P L: 5.2 cm LS W: 2.3 cm LS L: 4.0 cm Lip W: 3.4 cm Lip L: 5.5 cm
One flower on one inflorescence; sepals canary yellow; petals canary yellow with peach picotee edging, splashed peach apically; lip golden yellow with more intense peach picotee edging, splashed apically warm peach; anther cap white edged red; substance firm; texture matte.

Exhibitor: Ed Horton, Littleton, CO



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