Provisional Awards

San Marino, CA, September 8, 2018

Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis ‘Skeksis’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
Plant Name: Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis ‘Skeksis’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 4.0 cm Vertical: 11.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 4.0 cm Length: 6.5 cm
Petal Width: 0.4 cm Length: 0.7 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.8 cm Length: 8.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 0.9 cm Length: 1.8 cm

Description: Nineteen well arranged, open flowers on one well presented, pendulous 32.0-cm inflorescence, borne on an impressive plant with 92.0-cm long leaves; dorsal sepal hooded, chartreuse overlaid dark maroon, reverse mottled maroon-red, puberulent on distal eighth; lateral sepals fused, dark maroon, reverse maroon-red, speckled yellow-green, hispidulous distally; petals chartreuse overlaid dark maroon, reverse finely spotted maroon medially, coalescing along distal margin; lip gold-yellow overlaid maroon on distal two-thirds; column maroon; substance very firm; texture matte; repugnant odor noted.
Exhibitor: Alfred Hockenmaier
Cattleya velutina ‘Gayle’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
Plant Name: Cattleya velutina ‘Gayle’ AM/AOS 82 pts.
Parentage: Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 8.7 cm Vertical: 8.5 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.8 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Petal Width: 2.2 cm Length: 5.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 5.3 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.7 cm

Description: Ten flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals medium green, heavily overlaid light orange-brown, spotted burgundy throughout, margins medium green; lip white, finely veined medium pink, margins green-yellow, gold blotch under column; column white, dorsal surface finely spotted burgundy, blotched burgundy around and beneath anther cap; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Gayle Brodie
Encyclia Golden Sunset ‘RB Golden Lila’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
© Arthur Pinkers 2018
Plant Name: Encyclia Golden Sunset ‘RB Golden Lila’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
Parentage: (E. Renate Schmidt x E. aspera)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 3.3 cm Vertical: 3.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 0.5 cm Length: 2.2 cm
Petal Width: 0.5 cm Length: 1.8 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.5 cm Length: 2.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 1.3 cm Length: 1.8 cm

Description: Thirty-seven flowers and one bud on one graceful 90-cm arching branched inflorescence; sepals and petals green, overlaid red-brown distal half; lip cream, side lobes blushed yellow proximally, midlobe distal two-thirds delicately veined fuchsia, margins ruffled yellow, speckled red; column green proximally, yellow distally; substance firm; texture matte.
Exhibitor: Arthur Pinkers