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March 23, 2017

Specklinia icterina






20174916 prjc

Paphiopedilum dianthum var. album





Award 20171134

Atlanta Judging Center

March 12, 2017

Coryanthes gernotii

Award number:  20174253 pnw
Name:  Coryanthes gernotii
Parents:

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
7.5
7.0
Dorsal Sepal
4.0
2.0
Petals
0.8
5.0
Lateral Sepals
4.0
6.0
Lip / Pouch
4.0
See below





Description: Four flowers on one inflor. and two immature infl.; sepals and petals beige with metallic mid vein on dorsal, epichile 3cm light orange with red spots, mesochile 5cm orange, hypochile 3cm orange, column green substance firm; texture matte

Gastrorchis steinhardtiana







atlanta 20171056

March 05, 2017

Epidendrum sp. Colombo











Award number:  20174249 pnw
Name:  Epidendrum sp.
Parents:

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
0.5
0.8
Dorsal Sepal
0.1
0.3
Petals
-
0.2
Lateral Sepals
0.2
0.2
Lip / Pouch
0.2
0.2





Description: Approximately 400 flowers and 200 buds on 38 branching inflorescences, eight to 20 flowers or buds on each; plant caeptose, stem 12cm round, leaves 1.0cm x 0.2cm conduplicate alternate; inflorescence terminal; flowers spreading, green; sepals reflexing lanceolate; petals hair like; lip oval bicalose; substance non-distinct; texture shiny. 

Epidendrum sp. Manizales




Award number:  20174251 pnw
Name:  Epidendrum sp. 
Parents:

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
2.6
3.3
Dorsal Sepal
0.5
1.4
Petals
0.1
1.4
Lateral Sepals
0.6
1.5
Lip / Pouch
1.5
1.4




Description: 12 flowers and 21 buds on six inflorescences up to 12.5cm long stem round, infl. flat pseudo-panicle; leaves alternating lanceolate 2.5cm wide x 11.5 long, green, purple on reverse, plant 36cm tall x 14cm wide; flowers chartreuse tan; sepals light purple venation on reverse; lip three lobed with bifurcated mid-lobe, heavily suffused purple, calli white, column green basally, white distally; substance firm; texture waxy.

Andinia platysepala


Award number:  20174243 pnw
Name:  Andinia platysepala
Parents:

Horizontal / Width
Vertical / Length
Natural Spread
0.5
1.0
Dorsal Sepal
0.5
0.5
Petals
-
-
Lateral Sepals
0.2
0.5
Lip / Pouch
-
-





Description: Two flowers and 33 buds and closed flowers on 22 growths 10cm to 37cm long; leaves 0.8cm x 0.8cm oval, flower yellow with red markings; petals yellow, column red; texture sparkling; substance firm.