Grower: Carol Wood

Carol purchased this plant from Featherstone Orchids as a hybrid of Epi cochleatum x Epi lancifolium. These parents have long been known as Encyclia, and more recently as Prosthectea. Since the original naming of the hybrid, the hybridizer has restated that lancifolium used was really trulla, and that is reflected in the RHS registry. But was it, or was that simply an attempt to maintain the hybrid name – because if the parent was really lancifolium, that is synonymous to cochleata. Regardless of the naming confusion, the judges found it deserving of the first place ribbon.

Grower: Carol Wood

A well bloomed example of this grex named after our own Susan Fender by Carter and Holmes in 1992. The clone ‘Cinnamon Stick’ received its AOS award in 1994 when exhibited by the Fenders at a monthly judging in Tampa. Fenders Flora always has this clone available.

Grower: Bill Timm

This species is native to the Philippine Islands. Like many of this genus, it is grown to provide large specimen plants with arched inflorescences gracefully hanging around the circumference of the plant.

Grower: John Simms

The bright red color of this floriferous hybrid caught the judges and members attention. The current genus name is probably unfamiliar to most – It is the result of the hybrid Guaritonia Why Not x Myrmecophila thompsoniana. Yet, most of us would be more familiar with the cross expressed as Cattleytonia Why not x Schomburgkia thompsoniana.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

An Oncidium type hybrid from Milton Carpenter’s work to produce heat tolerant Oncidiums. Ted has grown the plant since 2001 and it blooms every year..

Grower: Joe Crook

A very brightly colored, well shaped hybrid of Bulb. lobbii x Bulb. claptonense. Another example of the potential frustration of orchid names. Many authorities consider the two parents as forms of Bulb. lobbii. If that approach was used to name this plant it would be considered a very good form of lobbii.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

This species is native to the Cayman Islands. The Plant when shown had seven upright inflorescence with 50 flowers and buds. This is a suitable plant for lanai or yard culture in our region.

Grower: Bob Wallace

Multiple stems of many flowers made an eye catching display. The plant carried a varietal name of ‘spot’ which does not reflect an award, but was likely used for commercial purposes.

Grower: Bob Wallace

A complex phalaenopsis developed for its smaller, intensely colored flowers on shorter inflorescences to make useful in home decor. The compact mass of flowers attracted the members’ attention.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

A delightful, small-flowered Cymbidium that grows well in our climate. The plant carried four gracefully arching inflorescences. It is a primary cross of Cym. canaliculatum and Cym. madidum.

Grower: Richard Amos

A well grown plant with ten inflorescences. Its blooming season and habit matches the characteristics of the E. tampensis parent. One of the grandparents, Psh. mariae, is nearly impossible to grow in our area, but this grandchild is a good grower here.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

This species grows from southern Mexico through Central America. The species was first described by Lindley in 1846 and moved to the genus Rhyncholaelia in 1918. Names do not change easily – many people still refer to this plant using its original genus name, Brassavola.

Grower: Bob Wallace

A small growing hybrid of Darwinara Charm x Vandafinetia Virgil which had deep purple blue flowers. It is a good plant for our area, tolerating the hot summers and cool winters.