Grower: Bill Timm

A young plant with only a couple of blossoms was selected as first place by a member for the shape and color of the flower. Miltassia Charlie Loo is a cross of Miltassia Charles M. Fitch by Brassia Edvah Loo registered in 1997.

Grower: Ross Moore

Several members selected this Paphiopedilum for its ribbon because of its dark color and upright stem. The hybrid was registered in 1924 and the plant exhibited is likely a remake using dark colored forms of the parents.

Grower: Bob wallace

While Bob purchased the plant as named, there was some question as to whether it was the species or a hybrid from the species. Either way, it provided a great display of color.

Grower: Bill Timm

Selected because it is a species not frequently seen on our show table. Close up the small flowers are green, white and yellow and intricately shaped. The species grows in SouthastAsia.

Grower: Carol Liddy

Purchased by Carol labeled as a peach form of the species, it turned out to be a deep wine color. This species is sold in a small plant sizes and requires several years to grow into a large plant with several long, foxtail inflorescences.

Grower: Dale Richter

An exceptionally well grown plant with four inflorescences, two in flower. The hybrid is a cross of Brassia verrucosa and Miltonia spectablis registered by Fitch in 1961. Carmela orchids exhibited the clone ‘Izumi’ when it was awarded in 1997.

Grower: Sherry Beck

The brightly colored flowers of ‘Lemon Chiffon’ brighten the exhibit table. The hybrid is a cross of Rlc. Fortune x C. Horace and was registered in 1982. The cross represents one of the major hybridizing lines used in creating yellow and art shade Cattleyas.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

And interesting cross of the notogenus Fredclarkeara. This hybrid is yet to be registered and was shown on its first blooming.

Grower: Bill Timm

The short inflorescence carried about 40 lilac colored flowers. The species is from Malaya and Thailand. Because of its short inflorescence, it is often grown on a slab. It likes a warm and wet environment.

Grower: Anna Sibelle

This is hybrid of Rlc Oconee and Rlc. Maitland registered in 1989. The clone ‘New City’ was awarded in 2001. The dark red color and deep red velvet lip made it a ‘Member’s Choice.’

Grower: Cynthia Vance

The two flowers of vivid color attracted the judges attention. C. Brabantiae is a hybrid of C. loddigesii by C. aclandiae originally registered in 1863. This plant is the offspring of two coerulea forms and shows no coerulea color.

Grower: Peg Hartley

This hybrid of C. percivaliana by C. Drumbeat was registered by Stewart Orchids in 1994. It is a reliable bloomer that puts on a wonderful show near Christmas time. VAOS also honored another plant of this clone grown by another grower in December 2006.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

Numerous flowers graced this miniature Cattleya. This hybrid tends to produce inflorescences sequentially and does not produce a mass of flowers at one time.

Grower: Bill Timm

A well grown example our native species. The flowering was fresh on all inflorenscences and presented a display of this species not often seen in December.