Show Table August 2010
Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month. These awards are: one for Best Species, and a First, Second and Third place award to any plant, a Speaker’s Choice award and the VAOS members vote on the plant for Members’ Choice. The following section describes each of these awards for August. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.
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First Place and Speaker’s Choice: Catasetum Spotted Dragon
Grower: Hank Irvine This Catasetum hybrid was registered by JEM Orchids of Florida in 1983. It is a cross of Ctsm. fimbriatum x Ctsm. Orchidglade. The grex has received 7 awards. The exhibited plant had two inflorescences in full flower. |
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Second Place and Members’ Choice: Catasetum Black Knight
Grower: Bill Timm A Catasetum hybrid registered by W. Neptune in 1996. It is a cross of Ctsm. expansum x Ctsm. tenebrosum |
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Third Place: Cattleya Robert Strait ‘Blue Hawaii’ JC/AOS
Grower: Bob Wallace This cross of C. walkeriana and C.Wayndora was registered in 1990. It has produced seven AOS award winners. The JC/AOS was awarded to this Clorox for the unusual color. The plant displayed had multiple heads of flowers. |
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Best Species: Gastrochilus japonicus
Grower: Bill Timm A miniature species from Asia that blooms in the late summer. The color maybe predominately green, yellow or orange. The flowers form a dense ball and are held close to the stem of the plant. |
18 plants from 8 exhibitors were shown.