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At the AOS Western Canada Judging Center’s Orchid Society of Alberta Outreach Judging on September 30, 2023, the following AOS awards were granted:

(please note that all awards are considered provisional until paperwork and payment is processed by AOS and published in OrchidPro)

 

  1. Phalaenopsis Penang Girl ‘Calade’                         HCC/AOS  75pts (20237180)

(Phalaenopsis violacea x Phalaenopsis venosa)

Exhibitor:  Calade Orchids

  1. Paphiopedilum Hung Sheng Jupiter ‘MAST’                      AM/AOS  82pts (20237181)

(Paphiopedilum Benkei x Paphiopedilum adductum var. anitum)

Exhibitor:  Tien Klassen

Attached are the official award photographs for your reference (pictures’ file names correspond to award number above).  The pictures’ sizes have been reduced to fit into this email (full size/resolution pictures have been sent to the exhibitors).  If you require full size images please let me know.  We would like to extend a sincere thank you to Abu Salleh, the photographer helping us with the AOS awards photography.  Please acknowledge the photographer if you are using the photographs in your newsletters.  Please note that AOS award photographs are for exhibitors’ personal use, and are permitted to be used for AOS and affiliated societies purposes and programs.  Not for magazine, advertising, publishing, or internet use without the express written consent of the photographer. 

If you require further details for these awards (description, dimensions, etc) please let me know and I will forward the information.

 

Plants exhibited (in no particular order):

Phalaenopsis (Rheingold x pallens)                                     nominated, not scored

Alicerara (no name)

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana

Vanda (JVB x Jiad Gold)                                                        nominated, not scored

Phalaenopsis Penang Girl ‘Calade’                                       nominated, scored and awarded HCC/AOS  75pts

Oeceoclades ugandae                                                          nominated, not scored

Cymbidium goeringii ‘Tian Cho’                                           nominated, not scored

Paphiopedilum helenae

Cattleya Cruella

Cattleya Caudebec ‘Carmela’ AM/AOS

Paphiopedilum henryanum x sib                                         nominated, not scored

Huntleya meleagris “Dalbert’                                              nominated, not scored

Paphiopedilum Hung Sheng Jupiter ‘MAST’                             nominated, scored and awarded AM/AOS  82pts

Prosthechea radiata ‘Jeff’s Select’ AM/AOS

Paphiopedilum Fumi’s Delight                                             nominated, not scored

Paphiopedilum Lyro Petite Fleur

Paphiopedilum Samantha Lowry

Paphiopedilum leucochilum                                                  nominated, not scored and declared green

Rhyncholaeliocattleya Golden Circle x Cattleya alaorii

Dendrobium Hiang Beauty                                                   nominated, not scored 

Judges in attendance:

  • Monica De Wit
  • David Edgley
  • Abu Salleh
  • Jennifer Atkins (student)
  • Ellie van der Hoven (student)
  • Hendrik van der Hoven (student)

 Photographer: Abu Salleh

The AOS Western Canada Judging Center meets every second Saturday of the month at 11:30am, except where noted

At the AOS Western Canada Judging Center’s monthly judging on September 9, 2023, the following AOS awards were granted:

(please note that all awards are considered provisional until paperwork and payment is processed by AOS and published in OrchidPro)

 

  1. Bulbophyllum claptonense h.f. flavum ‘Kittiwake’   AM/AOS  86pts (20237178)

Exhibitor:  Leda Bower

 

  1. Bulbophyllum Krairit Vejvarut ‘Kittiwake’                     AM/AOS  83pts (20237179)

(Bulbophyllum longissimum x Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis)

Exhibitor:  Leda Bower

 Attached are the official award photographs for your reference (pictures’ file names correspond to award number above).  The pictures’ sizes have been reduced to fit into this email (full size/resolution pictures have been sent to the exhibitors).  If you require full size images please let me know.  We would like to extend a sincere thank you to Alexey Tretyakov, the photographer helping us with the AOS awards photography.  Please acknowledge the photographer if you are using the photographs in your newsletters.  Please note that AOS award photographs are for exhibitors’ personal use, and are permitted to be used for AOS and affiliated societies purposes and programs.  Not for magazine, advertising, publishing, or internet use without the express written consent of the photographer.

 

If you require further details for these awards (description, dimensions, etc) please let me know and I will forward the information.

 

Plants exhibited (in no particular order):

              Phragmipedium Cardinale

              Vanda Korb Fah

              Dendrobium moniliforme Sankanou

              Cattleya Elegans x Cattleya Smile Again

              Masdevallia Cojitambo

              Phragmipedium Wössen                                                       nominated, scored out

              Dendrobium linguella

              Bulbophyllum claptonense h.f. flavum ‘Kittiwake’          nominated, scored and received AM/AOS 86pts

              Bulbophyllum Krairit Vejvarut ‘Kittiwake’                            nominated, scored and received AM/AOS 83pts

             

Judges in attendance:

  • David Edgley
  • Stanley Luk
  • Abu Salleh
  • Deborah Ward
  • Poul Hansen
  • Paul Paludet (Associate)

 Photographer: Alexey Tretyakov

 The AOS Western Canada Judging Center meets every second Saturday of the month at 11:30am, except where noted

 

AOS Judging Results September 11th

The First AOS Judging to occur after the Pandemic closure in March 2020 happened at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Sanctuary on September 11, 2021. The judging team was small and sixteen plants were submitted for judging, many thanks to all who contributed plants. The Vancouver judging venue has not reopened yet so the October judging has been cancelled and the November judging will return to the Sanctuary on November 13th.

  1. Masdevallia Felly ‘Kittiwake’                                   AM/AOS  80pts  (20217150)

(Masdevallia Golden Tiger x Masdevallia macrura)

Exhibitor:  Leda Bower

  1. Phalaenopsis San Shia Appendo                            AM/AOS  83pts  (20217151)

(Phalaenopsis appendiculata x Phalaenopsis pulcherrima)

Exhibitor:  Pat van Adrichem | Kingfisher Orchids

(pending clonal name)

  1. Phalaenopsis San Shia Appendo                            AM/AOS  80pts  (20217152)

(Phalaenopsis appendiculata x Phalaenopsis pulcherrima)

Exhibitor:  Pat van Adrichem | Kingfisher Orchids

(pending clonal name)

Plants exhibited (in no particular order):

Catasetum Fanfare ‘Shawna’                                               nominated, not scored

Holcoglossum kimballianum

              Phalaenopsis Mystic Princess ‘Shelley’

Phalaenopsis Kingfisher’s Canary Passion                        nominated, not scored

Phalaenopsis bellina ‘XL’

Phalaenopsis Mituo Purple Dragon

Masdevallia soderoi

              Renanthera philippinense

              Masdevallia Felly ‘Kittiwake’                                  nominated, scored and awarded AM/AOS 84pts

              Specklinia endotrachys

              Masdevallia (tonduzii x weberbaueri)

Phalaenopsis Purple Gem ‘Dorothy Head’ HCC/AOS

Phalaenopsis San Shia Appendo                                          nominated, scored and awarded AM/AOS 83pts

Phalaenopsis San Shia Appendo                                          nominated, scored and awarded AM/AOS 80pts

Phalaenopsis San Shia Appendo                                          nominated, not scored

Vanda Peaches

Trichoglottis brachystachya

Phalaenopsis Kingfisher’s Tiger Passion                              nominated, not scored

 

             

Judges in attendance:

Abu Salleh

Deborah Ward

Calvin Wong

 

Photographer:

Judith Higham

By Sarah Lane

This month, a number of beautiful plants were sent for judging at the Western Canada Judging Center, and here are the results, along with pictures of the incredible winners.

 

  • Stelis mystax ‘Kittiwake’, grown by Leda Bower. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.
  • A close-up view of Stelis mystax ‘Kittiwake’. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.

Leda Bower submitted the lovely Stelis mystax ‘Kittiwake’ (seen above), which received a CCM/AOS award.

Pat Van Adrichem of Kingfisher Orchids submitted the beautiful Phalaenopsis LD’s Bear Queen ‘Highlighter’ (Phal. bellina x Phal. Dragon Tree Eagle), which received an HCC/AOS award (below).

 

  • A bloom on Phalaenopsis LD’s Bear Queen ‘Highlighter’. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.
  • Phalaenopsis LD’s Bear Queen ‘Highlighter’ grown by Pat Van Adrichem of Kingfisher Orchids. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.

He also submitted the eye-catching Phalaenopsis gigantea ‘Christmas’, which received an HCC/AOS award.

 

  • A single bloom on Phalaenopsis gigantea ‘Christmas’. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.
  • A close-up view of one trailing raceme from Phalaenopsis gigantea ‘Christmas’. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.
  • Phalaenopsis gigantea ‘Christmas’, grown by Pat Van Adrichem of Kingfisher Orchids. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.

Finally, Calvin Wong of Tropical Gardens Orchids submitted the stunning Lycaste Chita Carnival ‘TG’s Strawberry Pixie’, (Lyc. John Ezzy x Lyc. virginalis), which received an HCC/AOS award.

 

  • A close-up view of a bloom on Lycaste Chita Carnival ‘TG’s Strawberry Pixie’. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.
  • Lycaste Chita Carnival ‘TG’s Strawberry Pixie’, grown by Calvin Wong of Tropical Garden Orchids. Photo courtesy of Judith Higham.

Congratulations to these exquisite plants and their growers!