Grower: Jackie Weber

June is L. purpurata month! Four L. purpurata plants were on the show table. Unlike other orchid names, the ‘varietal’ name refers only to the color pattern of the flowers; ‘carnea’ means white with flesh-colored veining and lip.

Jackie’s plant had eight flowers on two inflorescences.

Grower: Patti and Arnie Rapoport

Bl. Richard Mueller hybrids are known for there rapid growth and freeblooming ways. The Rapoports’ plant had 19 flowers on 6 inflorescences. The hybrid has not been registered.

Grower: Monroe Kokin

This L. purpurata had twelve flowers on three inflorescences. Because of the identification of a ‘clone x sibling’ we know we have a seedling which could be classified by its color. The deep purple lip creates a striking contrast with the white of the sepals and petals.

Grower: Don Mitchell

Don’s plant had over 40 inflorescences distributed around the plant. As a Florida native species, this is always a favorite when presented as a well grown specimen.

Grower: Fender’s Flora (Bill and Susan Fender)

Bill indicates that he has grown many clones of this species and this is one of the most impressive. The plant had 13 flowers on 13 inflorescences. It is an excellent example of the large, frilly lip that made this species an important part of breeding the large lip Cattleya type flowers.

Growers: Bill and Betsy Scevola

This plant had 18 inflorescences with 10-20 flowers per inflorescence creating a massive floral display. It is a cross of Encyclia cordigera x Enc. Atroniceus registered in 1997 by Hawaiian Fl. Nursery. The parent, Enc. Atroniceus, was a cross registered by Jones and Scully in 1960.

The Enc. cordigera parent has also been known as Epi.(Enc.) atropurpurea and many other synonyms.

Grower: Jane Camoratta

This hybrid Dendrobium has not yet been named. It combines the spidery shape of Dend. tobaense with the full fower of Dend. formosum to create a well-balanced. white flower with an intensely colored lip. The exhibited plant had three flowers and nine buds on three canes.

Grower: Monroe Kokin

Shown with two flowers on one inflorescense, this plant is an excellent example of the high quality, interesting offspring produced by Paph. rothschildianum. The cross of Paph. malipoense x Paph. rothschildianum was registered in 1995 by Paphanatics. The most recent award to this grex was an FCC of 92 points in 2002 to a plant with five flowers and three buds on three inflorescences.

Grower: Richard Amos

An interesting form of this species that grows in Florida and much of the tropical Americas. It is reported to have a strong ‘honey’ fragrance. This clone was recognized with the Judges Commendation award by the AOS in 1986 for the “clarity of unspotted yellow color of the sepals and petals and white lip…”

Growers: Bill and Connie Timm

Bill and Connie received a CCM for the culture of this clone in 1991. This plant was the Best Species of the Month award winner in April 2003.

Grower: Jo Davis

A small leafless orchid growing on a small piece of hardware cloth, this plant had eight infloresences averaging 8 flowers and 6 buds each.

The speices is native to India.

Grower: David Mitchell

This beautiful yellow orange flower is the result of crossing Blc. Boulton D’Or by C. Warpaint.

Grower: Bob Hague, Tree Dweller Orchids

Over a meter long, the inflorsecence of this plant held 11 flowers high above our heads. The species is native to Madagascar. It has only been registered as a parent in two hybrids, one in 1917 and one in 1981.

Grower: Chris Simco, Betty Anne Brumley

This plant is a division of the Lc. John Mossman exhibited on the show table in April 2003. The plant retains its strong appeal, winning the Members’ Choice award two years in a row.

Grower: Katie Caldwell

This is a cross of Ascda. Jiraprapa by Ascda. Kenny Gold registered in 1999. Three of the four grandparents represent complex lines of Vanda/Ascocenda breeding. The fourth grandparent is V. denisoniana, which has contributed strongly to both the clear color and shape of the flower.