Saturday, February 28, 2009

New Website for Chicago Judging Center

Arnold Klehm announced the Chicago Judging Center's new page for their AOS award nominations. http://www.pbase.com/the_aos_cjc/orchids

Dendrobium x usitae 'Orange Fire'


Dendrobium x usitae 'Orange Fire' - © 2009 Greg AllikasThis beautiful natural hybrid from the Philippines was awarded at the Miami Show this week.

CHM/AOS, 83pts
(Den. bullenianum × Den. goldschmidtianumi)
Exhib: Ching Hua Orchids
Miami International Orchid Show
February 26, 2009
NS=1.5, NSV=1.1; DSW=.4, DSL=.9; PW=.5, PL=.9; LSW=.6, LSL=1.3; LW=.5, LL=1.1

note: all awards are provisional until published in AQ+

Thursday, February 26, 2009

New Phrag from Colombia

The December 2008 'Lankesteriana' published the description for Phragmipedium manzurii, native to the Department of Santander According to the article this time the taxonomist ( Paula Viveros) travelled to Colombia in order to identify the orchid, instead of the other way around, *G*!

Here's a link to Patricia Harding's picture on Jay Pfahl's Orchid Species Encyclopedia. Kinda cute, doncha think? Two toned.

Phrag. manzurii is in the Micropetalum section of Phragmipedium

Monday, February 23, 2009

Two Shows - Two Awards

© 2009 Greg Allikas - www.orchidworks.com Paphiopedilum Vintage Venus 'K.C. Lim'
HCC/AOS, 79pts
(Paph. venustum x Paph. Vintage Harvest)
Exhib: Kerry Richards
Martin County OS; 1-30-09
NS=12.0, NSV=7.8; DSW=5.4, DSL=5.2; PW=3.8, PL=6.0; LSW=3.2, LSL=4.4; LW=2.7, LL=5.4



© 2009 Greg Allikas - www.orchidworks.com Paphiopedilum Vintage Venus 'Christina Richards'
AM/AOS, 82pts
(Paph. venustum x Paph. Vintage Harvest)
Exhib:Springwater Orchids
Boca Raton OS; 2-14-09
NS=10.6, NSV=7.9; DSW=5.2, DSL=5.0; PW=3.0, PL=5.1; LSW=3.3, LSL=3.4; LW=2.9, LL=5.1

New Judges Forum

© 2009 Greg Allikas - www.orchidworks.com
Welcome to the AOS Judging Blog. This will serve as a forum to post judging news, taxonomic updates, other nomenclature issues and a general exchange of ideas. Anonymous posts are not allowed, but anyone with a verified Google or other accepted account will be able to comment or create posts. Play nice.
pictured above:
Cattleya lueddemanniana var. coerulea
'Graf's Vero Blue'AM/AOS, 85pts
Exhib: Plantio La Orquidea
Boca Raton OS Show; 2-14-09
NSW=18.0; NSV=17.5; DSW=2.9, DSL=10.2; PW=7.1, PL=10.3; LSW=2.6, LSL=8.5; LW=4.6, LL=4.0