Provisional Awards

San Diego, CA, October 4, 2016

Cattleya jenmanii ‘Melissa Burzell’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
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 Plant Name: Cattleya jenmanii ‘Melissa Burzell’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 15.0 cm Vertical: 17.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.5 cm Length: 9.3 cm
Petal Width: 5.5 cm Length: 9.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.2 cm Length: 9.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 5.7 cm Length: 8.0 cm

Description: Four nicely presented, flat flowers on one erect inflorescence; sepals and petals pale lavender-pink; lip cream overlaid light lavender midlobe veined light lavender proximally becoming magenta-lavender on midlobe, throat overlaid gold-yellow between veins, brushed magenta-lavender near margins on midlobe, lip reverse light lavender; column white; substance medium; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Linden A. Burzell
Mitonia regnellii ‘Starburst’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
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 Plant Name: Mitonia regnellii ‘Starburst’ AM/AOS 81 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 6.1 cm Vertical: 6.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 1.0 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Petal Width: 1.4 cm Length: 2.9 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 0.7 cm Length: 2.8 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.9 cm Length: 2.8 cm

Description: Thirty-eight flowers and sixty-three buds on twelve upright inflorescences; sepals white; petals white overlaid light lavender basally transitioning to faint lavender veins proximally; lip white overlaid dark blue-lavender transititioning to light blue lavender marginally, keels white; column cream, ventral surface yellow, anther cap tan; substance firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Deborah Halliday
Mitonia regnellii ‘Starburst’ AM/AOS 81 pts. plant
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