First Place: Cattleya violacea

Grower: Richard Amos

This plant was a sibling cross of C. violacea made by the the evening speaker, Roy Tokunaga, of H & R Nurseries in Hawaii. Richard Amos has grown it exceptionally well- showing 9 flowers on 2 inflorescences.

The species is found in Venezuela, Guayana, Brazil, Boliva, Peru, Columbia and Ecuador. It was first described in 1816 and plants were grown in England by 1838. It is found along river banks growing on tree trunks.

Second Place and Members' Choice: Zygopetalum Kiwi Geyser 'Mendenhall'

Grower: Richard Amos

This is a 5th generation Zygopetulum hybrid. The parents are Z. Warringal Wonder x Z. B G White. The cross was registered in 1991 and five clones have recieved AOS awards. The primary species in its backround are Z. crinitum and Z. mackayi.

Third Place: Bulbophyllum Agathe

Grower: Richard Amos.

This a cross of Bulbophyllum lobbii x Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis registered in 2003. If one is familar with the parents, this sounds like a strange cross. It has much of the B. lobbii and just a few features of the B. phalaenopsis. The origins of the plant were confirmed by our speaker who had raised sister seedlings of the cross.

Best Species: Catasetum expansum 'Ecuador'

Grower: Monroe Kokin

This plant had 11 flowers tighly arranged on stem. The large cupped shaped lip is an identifying characteristic of this species. Flower color is highly variable. Probably the best know offspring of the species is C. Orchidglade, registered in 1975 and awarded 12 times by AOS.

Speaker's Choice: Trichoglottis atropurpurea

Grower: Mark Rausch

Commonly known as Trichoglottis phillippinese v. brachiata or Trichoglottis braciata, the nameof this species has been corrected to Trichoglottis atropurpurea based on a description by Reichenbach in 1877. The exhibited plant had three growths showing 16 flowers. It is a particularly nice form with almost no lighter color at the margins or tips of the sepals and petals.