Feb 2003 Plant Table

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Show Table – February 2003

Monthly meetings include a show table of members’ plants. Six ribbons are awarded each month: four awards are selected by an alternating team of three VAOS member judges. These awards are: one for Best Species, and a First, Second and Third place award to any plant. The monthly speaker chooses the Speaker’s Choice and the VAOS members vote on the plant for Members’ Choice. The following section describes each of these awards for February 2003.

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Best SpciesAward: Epidendrum stamfordianum ‘Pinkie’ AM/AOS

Grower: Bill and Connie Timm

Multiple spike plant with an impressive cascade of blooms. Plant and flowers in very good condition.

This variety recieved its AM award in 1967. Over thirty varietal forms of Epi. stamfordianum have been awarded with about half of the awards for culture. Plants receiving a CCM have had over 1000 flowers with one plant estimated to have 4000 flowers.
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First Place and Members’ Choice Awards: Blc. Meditation ‘Silver Sword’

Grower: Ed and Elaine Fox

A well grown plant with eleven flowers open and several buds.

The cross Blc. Meditation was registered in 1974. It is a complex hybrid with 7 cattleya species (dominated by the use of C. dowiana, C. warscewiczii, C. trianiae) a single Brassavola species (B. digbyana) and a single Laelia species (L. purpurata).
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Second Place Award: Oncidium maculatum

Grower: Bill and Betsy Scevola

Numerous flowers and buds on seven spikes.

This species, from Central America, received its first AOS award in 1963. The twenty four awards to this species include one as recent as 2001. The species has been used in numerous hybrids.
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Third Place Award: Phal. Luchia Stripes

Grower: Barbara and Bob Wagner

One spike with seven nicely arranged flowers. The flowers striping is well marked and uniform, the very outer edge of the sepals and petals are white and define the flower shape.

This cross of Phal. Ruey Lih Stripes x Phal. Coral Lake was registered in 1998.
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Speaker’s Choice Award: Slc. Firelighter

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

Slc. Firelighter’s parents are Slc. Bright Angel x Sl. Orpetii. Three large flowers (3.5 inch spread) on a small (under six inches) plant. This plant was purchased from H& R Nurseries in a 2″ pot in March 2001, and was blooming for the second time when exhibited.

Judges: DaveMitchell, Howie Schneider, Shirley Hoffman

May 2010 Plant Table

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Show Table May 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 May. Plants are named as presented with minor editing corrections. To view a larger image, click on the photograph.

First Place and Members’ Choice: Cattlianthe Jewel Box ‘Scheherazade’ AM/AOS

Grower: Bill Timm

A classic red Cattleya, this hybrid was registered in 1962 and is a cross of Guarianthe aurantiaca x Cattleya Anzac. The first award to a clone was in 1964. The ‘Scheherazade’ clone was granted an HCC in 1969 and the AM was earned in 1971. The plant was cloned and widely distributed. It has proven to be a vigorous grower earning 14 AOS cultural awards, once with 450 flowers.
Second Place and Speaker’s Choice: Doriteanopsis Little Gem Stripes

Grower: Bob Wallace

A very well grown, floriferous plant of this multifloral Phalaenopsis. The clonal name was not given, but it looks at lot like the clone ‘OX 1425’ which has an AM award from the AOS. The cross was registered in 1997.
Third: Epicattleya (Guaricyclia) Charlie Brown ‘Red Star’

Grower: Bob Wallace

Many bright red flowers made this the third place winner. The name maybe be problematic. There are two Charlie Brown’s in the Cattleya hybrid group. The one named above and Enanthleya Charlie Brown. While their parentage differs, both can produce offspring similar to the one shown.
Best Species: Dendrobium lindleyi

Grower: Carol Wood

Carol has owned this plant for six years and this is the fifth time it has bloomed. Each successive blooming has produced a larger ball of flowers which last about a week. The species is also known as Den. aggregatum, an older name that was applied in error to this species.

18 plants from 8 exhibitors were shown.

Meeting Info

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The Venice Area Orchid Society meets on the first Wednesday of each month.

Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at the:
Venice Community Center
326 South Nokomis Avenue
Venice, Florida
Meeting format usually includes:

  • a brief business meeting
  • a presentation by an authority
  • refreshments
  • presentation of the growers
  • table—plants brought in by members for appreciation.
  • a one dollar orchid raffle (often including a dozen or more plants and an equal number of happy winners).

Growers Meetings are informal question and answer sessions focusing on the questions of beginning orchid growers. They are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m at the Venice Community Center. Guests are always welcome.
For information on VAOS meetings and membership, please contact