Grower: Richard Amos

Several inflorescences filled with Encyclia like flowers each with an intense rose purple spot on the white lip caught everyone’s attention. The Cattleya heritage was from C. violacea as a great grandparent, and the purple spot may be the only visiable element left of this species. The cross was registered by R. F. Orchids in 2002.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

Three inflorescences were well-staked to give room to the 39 flowers on this familar clone. There is an CCM/AOS award to a plant of this clone with 71 flowers on 10 buds – twice what this plant had.

Grower: Chris Simco

To most of us, the genus name is probably unfamilar. Its pedigree contains 13 speices from 5 genera (as per today’s naming…). A simpler version is to describe this as a Chocolate Drop cross.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

A ‘4n’ form of this species purchased from J &L orchids in Connecticut. It is one of the few plants which has successfully transferred from growing ‘up north’ to Florida. The species is found from Brazil to Paraguay.

Grower: Orchids Etc.

Seldom do we get to see cool growing Miltonias at our meetings, and even rarer is one that is a beautiful specimen. This plant arrived after judging and was not considered for the show table awards.

Grower: Richard Amos.

A well grown plant with vibrant flowers in perfect condition. The plant received its AM award in 1993; at that time the judges noted the intense color and the superior substance and texture of the clone. Last year, another clone of the plant received a CCM/AOS with over 500 flowers.

Grower: Orchids Etc.

One stately inflorescence of six flowers impressed the judges. This hybrid of Paph. rothschildianum x Paph. kolopakingii was registered in 1996. The exhibited plant had good form and outstanding pouch color.

Grower: Ted and Marty Kellogg

Different forms of C. intermedia were exhibited as a group. Most of the plants were growing on cedar slabs.

Grower: Joe Crook

A well grown plant with nine inflorescences. This plant has the common name of ‘The Grand Dendrobium.’ One author, Pridgeon, has described the flowers as ‘grotesquely beautiful.’

Grower: Jackie Weber.

This plant had received the best Oncidium award at the Englewood Orchid Show two weeks ago. We seldom see well grown plants of this hybrid in our area, one of the reasons for the speakers selection. The clone has twice received AM/AOS awards, scoring 87 points in one judging and 89 points at another.

Grower: Orchids Etc.

This species is native to tropical South America and was first discovered by early explorers traveling the rivers. The clone ‘Muse’ received its FCC in 1983. The plant shown had large 16 ” psuedobulbs and 6 flowers flowers up to 6″ in natural spread. The flower substance is so strong as to remind one of a rigid plastic.

Grower: Orchids Etc.

Two tall, full inflorescences, of slightly different in color due to the length of time in bloom carried full extended heads of flowers. The two growths carrying the flowers were twice the size of the previous growths.

Grower: Mickey Carnell – Blue Pagoda Orchids

Several inflorscences of 4 flowers made for a stately plant. The plant had been brought in by the speaker as part of the program, but caught the judges eye for the ribbon. Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin, with 200 AOS awards between 1961 to 2007,is the most highly awarded Pahiopedilum.

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This species was presented as three plants in a long window box container. This is one of the primary species used in Paphiopedilum breeding. It has been a hybrid in more than 200 crosses, the first of which was registered in 1871 and the most recent in 2007. It is part of the lineage of over 15,000 Paph. hybrids.

Grower: Bob and Barbara Wagner

One of the third generation offspring of harlequin phalaenopsis breeding from Phal. Golden Peoker. These nearly flat, intriguing colored flowers do not resemble any coloring pattern that grows naturally, but represent the hybridizers ability to enhance mutations that may occur in large scale artificial culture.