SGVOH Monthly Ribbon Awards

San Gabriel Valley
Orchid Hobbyists

Monthly Plant Awards
October 2022 Plant Judging

	Plant Name	Owners Name		Plant Name	Owners Name
Species			Oncidiums
Cultural	Pleu. quadrifida	Jim Gomes	Cultural
1st	Psh. cochleata	Olga Ribardo	1st	Miltoniopsis Rouge 'Picardie'	Jim Gomes
2nd	Tri. autropurpurata	Aaron Estrada	2nd
3rd			3rd
Hon...			Hon...
Cattleyas			Paph & Phrags
Cultural	C. Unknown	Eva Lee	Cultural
1st	C. Porcia 'Mendenhall'	Greg Orozco	1st
2nd	Lc. Tristar Bouquet 'Hawaii'	Una Yeh	2nd
3rd	Lc. Wrigleyi 'Blue Lagoon'	Greg Orozco	3rd
Hon...	Bc. Chief Pink Diana	Una Yeh	Hon...
Mini Cattleyas			Std Phals
Cultural			Cultural
1st	Bc. Miracle Star 'Lime Cherry' BM/JOGA	Jim Gomes	1st
2nd	Pot Golden Circle 'OPRL' x Lc. Tropical Aurora 'SVO'	Jim Gomes	2nd
3rd	Blc. Izumi Charm x Slc. Fire Fantasy	Olga Ribardo	3rd
Hon...	Bc. Morning Glory	Maria Grimland	Hon...
Cymbidiums			Mini Phals
Cultural			Cultural
1st			1st
2nd			2nd
3rd			3rd
Hon...			Hon...
Novelty Cymbidiums			Vandaceous
Cultural			Cultural
1st			1st
2nd			2nd
3rd			3rd
Hon...			Hon...
Dendrobiums			Mini Vandaceous
Cultural	Den. Enchantment 'Lea'	Jim Gomes	Cultural	Phrds. Bangkok Sunset	Jim Gomes
1st	Den. Jacquelyn Smith	Jim Gomes	1st	Asc. Peggy Foo Prolific x V. denisoniana	Jim Gomes
2nd	Den. Unknown	Aaron Estrada	2nd
3rd	Den. Unknown	Aaron Estrada	3rd
Hon...			Hon...	V. mariae	Jim Gomes
			Other Genera
			Cultural	Bc. Yellowbird	Greg Orozco
			1st	Epicat. Purple Glory	Jim Gomes
			2nd	Aerangis Mire	Y.S. Farn
			3rd	Zygonisia Cynosure 'Blue Birds'	Jim Gomes
			Hon...	Chondranthes Amazing Grace 'Pretty in Pink'	Aaron Estrada

Completing Judging Slips............

I would like to remind every one to be extra careful when filling out your judging slips. Please print names of plants clearly, with names spelled correctly. If you are having a problem with any of the names please ask the Judging Chairman for help. Plants without parentage should be entered in the proper category as unnamed. Please continue to bring your blooming plants to share with all of the members. Sharing this great hobby with the membership is part of the joy of growing orchids.

Greg Orozco

Judging Categories:
Sometimes it is confusing where to put a display plant. Here is some help.

Is my cattleya alliance plant a Miniature or a Standard?
Standard: Total height of plant greater than 6 inches or taller.
Miniature: Total height of plant less than 6 inches.

Is my cymbidium plant a Miniature or a Standard?
Standard: Flowers 3 inches or larger and upright.
Novelty: Flowers 3 inches or less, cascading or upright.

Is my phalaenopsis alliance plant a Miniature or a Standard?
Standard: Flowers are greater than 3 inches.
Miniature: Flowers are less than 3 inches.

Please check your plants for pests & viruses before you bring them to meetings. We appreciate your willingness to share, but no one needs any mealy bugs, scale, aphids, etc.! If you see any on plants brought in, please help the plant owner to identify the pest and then isolate the infested plant(s) from the others. If you are not sure about the infestation, then check with another experienced member.

SGVOH Judging Guidelines

Members have been bringing lots of beautiful blooming plants. You should know you have two places the display your plants:

(1) If the plant has been owned for 6 months or more, the plant can be put on the Judging Display Tables.

(2) If the plant has been owned for less than 6 months, it may be displayed on the New Arrivals Display Tables. These plants will not be judged, but the owner will receive a raffle ticket for each plant displayed here.

Any plant that was judged should not be brought back for judging until 6 months and its blooms again.

Do you know . . . what genera and hybrids belong to the Cattleya Alliance (Laeliinae)? Here are a few with their abbreviations: Barkeria (Bark), Brassavola (B), Brassocattleya (Bc), Brassolaelia (Bl), Brassolaeliocattleya (Blc) Broughtonia (Bro), Cattleya (C), Cattleytonia (Ctna), Clarkeara (Clka), Diacrium (Diacm), Dialaelia (Dial), Encyclia (E), Epidendrum (Epi), Isabelia ((Isa), Iwanagaara (Iwan), Laelia (L), Laeliocattleya (Lc), Oerstedella (Oe), Otaara (Otr), Potinara (Pot), Rhyncholaelia (Rl), Shomburgkia (Schom), Sophrocattleya (Sc), Sophrolaeliocattleya (Slc), Sophronitis (S), Yamadaara (Yam)

Of course there are many more. You also may wish to know which are hybrids and what genera have been crossed to get the hybrid. One place to go on the web for this information is http://retirees.uwaterloo.ca/~jerry/orchids/index.html On that site, check out Names of Orchid Genera and their Hybrids and Intergeneric Orchid Genus Names. Each file can be downloaded in MS Word format, so you can have the information ready at hand. No computer? Go to your local library.