First Place Award: Angraecum Lemforde White Beauty
Grower: Richard Amos
This is a cross of Angcm. magdalenae x Angcm. sesquipedale registered in 1984 by Lemforder. Wildcatt indicates that Lemforder registered 51 hybrids, fifty of them Phalenopsis crosses and and this one Angraecum cross. The exhibited plant had two large star shaped flowers in perfect condition. The flowers produced a strong, spicey-sweet scent.
Second Place Award: Lc. Lauren Oka 'Kristi'
Grower: Ed and Elaine Fox
Four flowers on two stems and 8 buds on other stems gave a hint of the floriferousness of this plant. The parents, Lc. Amber Glow (yellow with red lip) and C. Horace (light lavender-pink) are two well known Cattleyas. While they were registered in 1951 and 1938, the Lc. Lauren Oka cross wasn't registered until 1991. No AOS awards have been given to this cross.
Third Place Award: Cochleanthes Tsiku Chuchango(Cochleanthes amozonica x Cnths. Amazing)
Grower: Richard Amos
One flower on this plant impressed the judges -the white sepals and petals contrasted with the blue-purple striations of the lip.
This represents a relatively new line of breeding, with almost all hybrids registered in the last ten years. The cross Cnths. falbelliformis x Cnths amazonica = Cnths Amazing was registered in 1997; the current backcross had was registered in June 2003 by Tsiku Taiwan Orchids.
Species Award and Speaker's Commendation: Cycnoches peruvianum
Grower: Richard Amos
A delightful Cycnoches with three inflorescences, each with approximately thirty flowers. The lip is the white spidery shaped form in the flower, the column is extended downward with an upcurving hook shape. All the flower parts are spotted mahogany brown.
This speices was first described by Rolfe in Lindenia in 1891. It is native to both Ecuador and Peru.
Members Choice: Lc. Mari's Song 'CTM'
Grower: Jane Camarota
This striking and attention getting flower, often called a splashed petal form, was the overwhelming choice of members.
The hybrid, first registered in 1992, is a cross of Lc. Irene Finney x C. Cherry Chip. C. Cherry Chip is a C. intermedia hybrid; the splash petal form of the flowers is from the use of C. intermedia v. acquinii in the breeding.