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Calanthe Catasetum Cattleya Cattleytonia
Cattlianthe Ceratochilus Chamaeangis Christieara
Chysisaurea Cirrhopetalum Cochleanthes Coelogyne
Coilostylis Colmanara Cycnodes Cymbidium
Cynorkis Cyrtorchis Cyrtostele

Calanthe Awards

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Award No. 1838 :-           Calanthe madagascariensis ‘Classic Indigo’ HCC/SAOC 79%               Home Button
A species from Madagascar
  • Judged by KZN Region on 11 January 2011
  • Ns 47mm hor, 32mm vert; ds 11 x 20mm; ps 10 x 18mm; ls 10 x 25mm; lip 12 x 22mm
  • 4 strong, erect burgundy stems carrying 17 flowers and 44 buds concentrated towards the apex. Flowers subtended by a conspicuous purplish bract, lip prominently displayed. Base colour white brushed with pale violet, more concentrated on reverse. Labellum royal purple with central bilaminate yellow callus. Spur, one and a half times longer and running parallel to pedicel.
  • Owner: Chris Randlehoff, Eshowe
  • Photographer: G McDonald
Award No. 1839 :-           Calanthe madagascariensis ‘Classic Tana’ CCE/SAOC 76%               Home Button
A species from Madagascar
  • Judged by KZN Region on 11 January 2011
  • Ns 44mm hor, 32mm vert; ds 10 x 20mm; ps 10 x 16mm; ls 9 x 21mm; lip 12 x 20mm; spur 32mm
  • A well grown plant in perlite and sphagnum moss, not previously seen in the region. Leaves immaculate, plicate and ruffled at the edges. Two growths, each carrying three erect, burgundy inflorescences with conspicuous bracts, with 25 flowers and 38 buds. Flower base colour white brushed with pale violet, the colour being more concentrated on the reverse; labellum royal purple with central bilaminate yellow callus; spur one and a half times longer than the flowers.
  • Owner: Chris Randlehoff, Eshowe
  • Photographer: G McDonald
Award No. 1530:-           Calanthe triplicata ‘Exotic Ice Queen’ AM/SAOC 84%               Home Button
A species from Madagascar, India to S E Asia, Malay Peninsula, Australia and Pacific Islands
  • Judged by KZN Region on 2 December 2005
  • Ns 35mm hor, 35mm vert; ds 7 x 11mm; ps 8 x 15mm; 10 x 20mm; lip 20 x 25mm
  • Sixty four flowers and thirty seven buds well presented on two erect inflorescences. Flower shape typical for the species with slightly open, starry shape. Lip lobes flat and well held. Flowers clear, pristine ,sparkling white overall, with pale yellow spot on the crest of the lip. Substance good, texture waxy and crystalline.
  • Owner: Michael Tibbs, Paarl
  • Photographer: Mrs. C Coll

Catasetum Awards

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Award No. 1381:-           Catasetum tenebrosum ‘Kyra’ AM/ SAOC 80%               Home Button
A species from Peru and adjacent western Brazil.
  • Judged by KZN Region on 6 October 2003
  • Ns 48mm hor; 47 mm vert; ds 12 x 28mm; ps 16 x 28mm; ls 16 x 26mm; lip 22 x 23mm.
  • Ten fully open flowers and thirteen buds on three slightly arching inflorescences; petals typical, reflexing slightly; sepals spreading and recurving on older flowers; sepals and petals superb dark, even chocolate maroon brown; lip base apple green overlaid bright yellow centrally; column apple green and yellow, slight brown flush on back; to be commended for three inflorescences on leading growths; three spike difference in colour of buds may be female flowers; substance heavy, texture velvety. Low number of flowers noted; presentation somewhat lacking.
  • Owner and Photographer: Toni Armstrong, Queensburgh.
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Cattleya Awards

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Award No. 1840 :-           Cattleya Bright Angel ‘Boscia’s Cherub’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Precious Stones x coccinea)
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 8 August 2010
  • Ns 74mm hor, 67mm vert; ds 19 x 36mm; ps 32 x 39mm; ls 17 x 34mm; lip 16 x 26mm
  • 3 flat, orange-red flowers well held on 2 inflorescences. Sepals and petals dark orange-red; lip dark red with bright yellow centre. Substance firm, texture velvety.
  • Owners: Plantae, Brits
  • Photographer: N. Cilliers
Award No. 1739 :-           Cattleya Juanita’s Song ‘4thelove’ AM/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(Nitsi x Mari’s Song)
  • Judged by Lowveld Region on 16 August 2010
  • Ns 86mm hor, 100mm vert; ds 26 x 52mm; ps 44 x 50mm; ls 26 x 52mm; lip 40 x 60mm
  • 3 flowers on a single inflorescence. (55mm)Sepals pale rosy pink; petals rose pink with slight cerise veination in centre splashed cerise on outer third; lip creamy white with soft pink margin, yellow disc with cerise splash at tip. Substance good, texture sparkling. Arrangement on inflorescence precluded a higher score.
  • Owners: Van Rooyen Orchids, White River
  • Photographer : R. van Rooyen
Award No. 1572:-           Cattleya amethystoglossa ‘Pride of Palabora’ HCC/SAOC 79%               Home Button
A species from Brazil
  • National Award 5 September 2006
  • Ns 82mm hor; 84mm vert; ds 25 x 49mm; ps 27 x 46mm; ls 25 x 50mm; lip 30 x 42mm
  • Two erect inflorescences carrying twenty six flowers and two buds. Base colour intense pink with dark spotting; lip deep fuchsia pink. Substance excellent, texture crystalline. Size precluded a higher score.
  • Owner: J Rogers, Phalaborwa
  • Photographer: M von Fintel
Award No. 1354:-           Cattleya amethystoglossa ‘Willowdale Royal Gem’ AM/SAOC 85%               Home Button
A species from Brazil.
  • Judged by KZN Region on 14 April 2003
  • Ns 100mm hor; 105mm vert; ds 25 x 60mm; ps 35 x 50mm; ls 25 x 47mm; lip 34 x 40mm.
  • Eight flowers well presented on one erect inflorescence; flowers white, with background delicately suffused with pink, and with evenly distributed amethyst spots; lip pinkish white overlaid with deep amethyst on tips of side lobes and over entire midlobe; substance heavy, texture waxy.
  • Owner and photographer: Michael Tibbs, Hermanus.
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Award No. 1738 :-           Cattleya intermedia (forma orlata Hort.) ‘Lorraine’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button A species from S. & SE. Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 11 October 2009
  • Ns 104mm hor, 109mm vert; ds 21 x 65mm; ps 20 x 60mm; ls 21 x 54mm; lip 37 x 51mm
  • 6 flowers on 2 inflorescences(60mm, 75mm). Sepals and petals light rose pink with fine magenta spots; lip pale rose pink with intense magenta on midlobe and on the edges of the side lobes. Substance firm, texture matt.
  • Owners: Christo and Aletta Page, Pretoria.
  • Photographer: C. Page
Award No. 1415:-           Cattleya labiata ‘Liam’ AM/SAOC 84%               Home Button
A species from Brazil.
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 15 April 2004
  • Ns 156mm hor; 190mm vert; ds 20 x 90mm; ps 57 x 89mm; ls 23 x 80mm; lip 51 x 87mm.
  • Twenty flowers on five inflorescences held proudly above the foliage by a double sheath; sepals and petals evenly coloured, bright lilac; petals held firmly forward, sepals not reflecting; lip basally pink, throat orange, middle section white, pink distal section encircles the white part, streaked with purple; good substance and texture for the species.
  • Owners: Leon and Wendy Davies.
  • Photographer: L Davies.
Award No. 1841 :-           Cattleya loddigesii ‘Alkmaar’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
A species from SE. Brazil to NE. Argentina
  • Judged by Lowveld Region on 1 August 2011
  • Ns 100mm hor, 81mm vert; ds 25 x 56mm; ps 38 x 50mm; ls 28 x 41mm; lip 33 x 39mm
  • 7 flowers on 2 inflorescences. Sepals slightly curved inward, saturated rich pink; full petals saturated rich pink; full lip midlobe creamy white centrally, margins lightly ruffled, saturated rich pink; prominent column cream suffused pink. Substance very firm, texture matt.
  • Owners: Afri Orchids, Alkmaar
  • Photographer: L. Grobler
Award No. 1042:-           Cattleya loddigesii var. harrisoniana ‘Streeters Choice’ FCC/AOS FCC/SAOC 90 %               Home Button
A species from Brazil.
  • Judged by Natal Region on 8 September 1997
  • Ns 92 mm; Ds 24 x 41 mm; Ps 38 x 49mm; Ls 25 x 44 mm; Lip 36 x 47 mm.
  • An extremely well flowered plant with nine flowers on one inflorescence. Flowers fractionally smaller than previous FCC but more than double the number of flowers; colour clear lilac with white on the lip; form exceptional; substance and texture good.
  • Owner: Mr M.Tibbs, England
  • Photographer:Mrs C. Coll
Award No. 1133:-           Cattleya skinneri ‘Derrek’ CCE/SAOC 78%               Home Button
Species from Central America.
  • Judged by KwaZulu Natal Region on 13 September 1999
  • Ns 90 mm; ds 11 x 50 mm; ps 30 x 55 mm; ls 15 x 50 mm; lip 23 x 45 mm.
  • Well grown plant one metre in diameter; leaves in immaculate condition, 27 inflorescences carrying 142 flowers; flowers all open and unblemished. Flower presentation prevented the plant from obtaining a higher score.
  • Owner and photographer: Mr R Rasper, Umkomaas.
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Award No. 1730:-           Cattleya ( Lc. ) Aloha Case ‘Ching Hua’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Mini Purple x walkeriana)
  • Judged by the KZN region 27 June 2009
  • NS 100mm hor, 88mm vert; ds 32 x 65mm; ps 53 x 55mm; ls 30 x 60mm; lip 39 x 54mm.
  • One inflorescence carrying two flowers, large for the breeding. Flower form slightly cupped as a result of the cymbiform sepals. Colour a good solid fuchsia, with the sepals ending in a green apex; labellum front lobe velvety deep cerise, with a yellow patch at the throat. Slight travel damage on the labellum. Substance firm, texture velvety.
  • Owner: Geoff Gibson, Everton, Durban
  • Photographer: H E Peters
Award No. 1728:-           Cattleya ( Slc .)Tiny Titan ‘Lancelot’ HCC/SAOC 76%               Home Button
(Precious Stones x (Sc.)Beaufort)
  • Judged by the KZN region 27 June 2009
  • NS 65mm hor; 65mm vert; ds 18 x 35mm; ps 25 x 35mm; ls 20 x 38mm; lip 26 x 30mm.
  • One erect inflorescence carrying three well held unsupported flowers. Overall form good, flowers flat, base colour yellow with a red flush & feathering towards the margins on all segments. The labellum has a stronger red colouring with a yellow central disc, the distal ends of the labellum recurving slightly, reminiscent of the Cattleya luteola grandparent. Substance waxy, texture glistening.
  • Owner: Gerald and Louise Lotter, Illovo, KZN
  • Photographer: H E Peters
Award No. 1717:-           Cattleya Green Emerald ‘Villa Finesse’ AM/SAOC 83%               Home Button
(Elizabeth Mahon x Thospol Spot)
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 01-February-2009
  • Ns 95mm hor, 98mm vert; ds 25 x 59mm; ps 30 x 50mm; ls 25 x 55mm; lip 40 x 50mm.
  • Three flowers on one inflorescence. Petals and sepals ivory with uneven maroon spots; spade lip with a deep fuchsia mid-lobe and side lobes flushed with pink and tipped with fuchsia; column white with fuchsia stripes on the sides. Substance firm and heavy, texture matt.
  • Owners: Irwin and Venessa Joubert, Brakpan
  • Photographer: N Cilliers
Award No. 1456:-           Cattleya Guatemalensis ‘Wolkberg’ CCE/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(aurantiaca x skinneri )
  • Judged by Lowveld Region on 24 September 2004
  • No measurements given.
  • One hundred and ten flat flowers and twelve buds on twenty six inflorescences; sepals and petals uniform lilac; lip pink, white in centre, dark lilac throat; substance average; texture satiny; minimal marking on leaves.
  • Owners: Mr and Mrs. S. Spies, Duiwelskloof.
  • Photographer: G. Middleton.
Award No. 1010:-           Cattleya Lucille Small. ‘Marshall’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Bow Bells x Dorothy Mackaill)
  • Judged by Natal Region on 28 June 1997
  • Ns 145 mm; Ds 32 x 80 mm; Ps 54 x 80 mm; Ls 10 x 73 mm; lip 60 x 60 mm.
  • Three clear white flowers of exceptional size and shape; deep yellow in throat; substance and texture good; low flower count and bunching precluded a higher score.
  • Owners: Mr and Mrs F. Tooley, Durban
  • Photographer:Mrs C. Coll
Award No. 1487:-           Cattleya Portia Coerulea ‘Patrys’ CCE/SAOC 77%               Home Button
( bowringiana x labiata )
  • Judged by Cape Region on 23 April 2005
  • Ns 101mm θ; 97mm Φ; ds 17 x 59mm; ps 35 x 60mm; ls 19 x 58mm; lip 36 x 51mm.
  • A well grown plant in good condition carrying sixty-six very pale coerulea flowers on twelve inflorescences. Substance good, and the texture had a pleasing sparkle.
  • Owner: Mr J. Bruwer, Cape Town.
  • Photographer: H. van der Hoven.
Award No. 1337:-           Cattleya Portia Coerulea ‘Patrys’ CCE/SAOC 78%               Home Button
( labiata x bowringiana .)
  • Judged by Lowveld Region on 9 May 2003
  • Ns 95mm; ds 16 x 56mm; ps 37 x 60mm; ls 17 x 58mm; lip 34 x 47mm.
  • Forty seven flowers on ten inflorescences; flowers very pale coerulea colour; sepals and petals medium blue; lip darker coerulea at apex with yellow throat; foliage in good condition; substance good; texture sparkling.
  • Owners: Fanie and Patrys Mulder, Graskop.
  • Photographer: F. Mulder.

Cattleytonia Awards

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Award No. 1842 :-           Cattleytonia Elizabeth Hamilton ‘Pink Calypso’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
(Broughtonia Kingston x Maui Maid)
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 4 October 2010
  • Ns 70mm hor, 62mm vert; ds 9 x 41mm; ps 20 x 40mm; ls 9 x 32mm; lip 39 x 38mm
  • 5 flowers and 1 bud on a strong, upright inflorescence. Sepals pale pink fading to white at the base. With edges a darker shade of pink; petals a uniform rose; lip rose-magenta with darker veins and white ‘eyes’ towards the base. Substance firm, texture matt.
  • Owners: Plantae, Brits
  • Photographer: N. Cilliers
Award No. 1114:-           Cattleytonia Kevin Metcalf ‘Sa-Sa’ AM/SAOC 87%               Home Button
( C. Interglossa x Ctna. Keith Roth)
  • Judged by Cape region on 16 May 1999
  • Ns 64 mm; ds 18 x40 mm; ps 35 x 35 mm; ls 18 x 35 mm; ls 18 x 35; lip 35 x 40 mm.
  • Four flowers well presented on two inflorescences well above the foliage, flowers very round and flat due to fullness of petals and lip; intense royal purple colour of the lip and petals (peloria); lip lobes white tinged rose; column purple, substance firm, texture sparkling. This clone is from a remake of the grex by Duckitt Nurseries.
  • Owners: Mr and Mrs F. Gous, Welgemoed, Cape Town.
  • Photographer: Dr L. Vogelpoel.

Cattlianthe Awards

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Award No. 1740 :-           Cattlianthe Duckitt Ruby ‘Aldebaran’ HCC/SAOC 78%               Home Button
(Kalahari Sunset x Trick or Treat)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
  • Ns 60mm hor, 65mm vert; ds 14 x 36mm; ps 15 x 35mm; ls 14 x 36mm; lip 20 x 36mm
  • 12 flowers on an upright inflorescence(140mm), dark burnt orange overall; lip intense red, yellow centrally to the column. Substance firm, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling.
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1741 :-           Cattlianthe Duckitt Ruby ‘July Glow’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
(Kalahari Sunset x Trick or Treat)
  • Judges by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
  • Ns 50mm hor, 60mm vert; ds 10 x 35mm; ps 16 x 30mm; ls 12 x 37mm; lip 15 x 31mm
  • 18 flowers and 10 buds on an erect inflorescence.(310mm) Flowers dark watermelon pink overall; lip golden yellow with maroon blotches on lower third. Substance firm, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1742 :-           Cattlianthe Duckitt Ruby ‘Jupiter’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Kalahari Sunset x Trick or Treat)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
  • Ns 62mm hor, 59mm vert; ds 13 x 40mm; ps 19 x 34mm; ls 15 x 36mm; lip 19 x 31mm
  • 12 flowers on an upright inflorescence (210mm), fire red overall with orange on the inside of the lip, spotted with burgundy laterally. Substance firm, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1743 :-           Cattlianthe Duckitt Ruby ‘Wilfie’ AM/SAOC 84%               Home Button
(Kalahari Sunset x Trick or Treat)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
  • Ns 56mm hor, 68mm vert; ds 14 x 38mm; ps 18 x 30mm; ls 14 x 34mm; lip 19 x 32mm
  • 15 full, round flowers on an erect inflorescence(155mm). Overall colour of flowers dark burnt orange; lip paler orange with dark spots centrally and dark burnt orange on the lower part. Substance very firm, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1744 :-           Cattlianthe Duckitt Ruby ‘Yellow Champ’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Kalahari Sunset x Trick or Treat)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
  • Ns 60mm hor, 65mm vert; ds 11 x 41mm; ps 16 x 40mm, ls 11 x 40mm; lip 14 x 37mm
  • 16 flowers well arranged on a single erect inflorescence(240mm). Flowers uniform golden yellow with mahogany blush centrally in lip. Substance firm, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1745 :-           Cattlianthe Duckitt Ruby AQ/SAOC               Home Button
(Kalahari Sunset x Trick or Treat)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
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  • 12 plants of varying colours ranging from yellow through orange to dark red; varying lip colours.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt.
Award No. 1843 :-           Cattlianthe Trick or Treat ‘Darling’ AM/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(Cattleya Icarus x Chit Chat)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 August 2010
  • Ns 59mm hor, 57mm vert; ds 11 x 36mm; ps 16 x 31mm; ls 13 x 31mm; lip 14 x 26mm
  • 6 flowers on an upright inflorescence. Flowers intense fluorescent orange; lip orange with intense red pattern centrally. Substance firm, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1746 :-           Cattlianthe Tricki Jewel ‘Magic’ HCC/SAOC 78%               Home Button
(Cattleya Tangerine Jewel x Tricksi)
  • National Award on 22 September 2009
  • Ns 55mm hor; ds 15 x 32mm; ps 20 x 29mm; ls 19 x 30mm; lip 17 x 25mm
  • 15 reasonably flat flowers on 3 inflorescences(92mm). General colour light orange overlaid with cerise orange; petals darker than the sepals; lip clear golden yellow with a dark red picotee edging. Substance good, texture crystalline.
  • Owners: Van Rooyen Orchids, White River.
  • Photographer: M. von Fintel

Ceratochilus Awards

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Award No. 1009:-           Ceratochilus biglandulosus ‘Rage’s Contention’ HCC/SAOC 76%               Home Button
A species from Java and Sumatra.
  • Judged by Natal Region on 17 May 1997
  • Ns 32 mm; Ds 7 x 15 mm; Ps 5 x 14 mm; Ls 8 x 15 mm; spur 4 mm.
  • One flat flower gracefully held on a pendant 10 cm plant; sepals full and broad; petals somewhat narrow; lip very small; petals and sepals clear ice-white, lip and glands dark bottle green. Substance fair; texture crystalline. A most attractive and charming flower on a uniquely attractive miniature plant.
  • Owner and Photographer:Mrs C. Coll, Durban
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Chamaeangis Awards

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Award No. 1031:-           Chamaeangis hariotiana ‘Oakhill’ CCE/SAOC 81%               Home Button
A species from Madagascar.
  • National Award judged on 2 September 1997
  • Ns 8 mm; Ds 1 x 2 mm; Ps 1 x 3 mm; Ls 1 x 4 mm; Lip 2 x 15 mm.
  • One thousand, three hundred and fifty seven flowers on thirty-five inflorescences on an extremely well grown and flowered plant; amazing to have all the flowers open and only a few damaged.
  • Owner: Mr R. Ellis, East London
  • Photographer: R. Duker

Christieara Awards

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Award No. 1029:-           Christieara Fuchs Confetti ‘Sunset’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
( Ascocenda Wilas x Aerides lawrenceae)
  • National Award judged on 2 September 1997
  • Ns 50 mm; Ds 19 x 30 mm; Ps 18 x 25 mm; Ls 24 x 24 mm; Lip 13 x 25 mm.
  • Twenty-two flowers and nine buds on a cut spike; flowers orange-yellow base colour overlaid strawberry which becomes stronger at apices; lip magenta; petals small, shape average; flower arrangement good.
  • Owner: R.F.Orchids, Homestead, Florida USA
  • Photographer: R. Duker

Chysisaurea Awards

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Award No. 1382:-           Chysisaurea ‘Abigail’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
A species from Mexico to Peru.
  • Judged by KZN Region on 11 October 2003
  • Ns 67mm; ds 19 x 46mm; ps 19 x 41mm; ls 19 x 26mm; lip 20 x 30mm.
  • An exceptionally well grown plant carrying seventeen flowers on two arching inflorescences , flowers well proportioned with sepals slightly recurving; petals projecting forward [this being typical of the species]; segments a rich creamy yellow overlaid with copper rose on the apical half; labellum broad and flat, creamy yellow, barred and veined maroon, with five parallel white keels at base of throat; substance heavy, texture matte; irregular flower presentation and unobtrusive damage to some flowers precluded a higher score.
  • Owners: Frans and Gail Tooley, Westville.
  • Photographer: F Tooley.

Cirrhopetalum Awards

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Award No. 1302:-           Cirrhopetalum auratum ‘Rage’ BC/SAOC 81%               Home Button
A species from Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra and Malasian Pennisula.
  • Judged by KZN Region on 10 October 2001
  • Ns 4mm; ds 3 x 21mm; ps 2 x 3 mm; ls 4 x 12mm.
  • A miniature plant with ovoid pseudobulbs approximately 16mm high, length of leaf average 52mm; twenty flowers carried on two umbels, of typical Cirrhopetalum shape; colour a clear even yellow.
  • Owner and Photographer: Carmen Coll, Durban.
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Award No. 1393:-           Cirrhopetalum eberhardtii ‘Tzarina’ AM/SAOC 84%               Home Button
A species from Indo China.
  • Judged by Lowveld Region on 17 October 2003
  • Ns 17mm hor; 48mm vert; ds 9 x 12mm; ps 3 x 8mm; ls 8 x 39mm; lip 3 x 9mm.
  • Two hundred and ninety nine flowers beautifully arranged in umbels on sixteen inflorescences; flowers chartreuse; dorsal sepal heavily overlaid with larger spots and fine filaments; lateral sepals fused showing outside surface; outer edges of petals with maroon bristles; lip beet coloured and hinged; substance good, texture fleshy; plant well grown on mount, leaves clean and arrangement of inflorescences very pleasing.
  • Owners: Van Rooyen Orchids, White River.
  • Photographer: Dr R van Rooyen.
Award No. 1328:-           Cirrhopetalum tingabarinum ‘Rage’s Parasols’ CCE/SAOC 87% CHM/SAOC 90%               Home Button
A species from Indo China.
  • Judged by KZN Region on 10 February 2003
  • Ns 4mm hor; 43mm vert; ds 4 x 5mm; ps 3 x 3mm; ls 3 x 41mm; lip 2 x 4mm.
  • Thirty four flowers and thirty seven discernable buds on eleven inflorescences arranged evenly around the virtually blemish free, superbly grown and well established plant not seen before in the judging region. Flower shape typical umbel format as for the genus; with flowers evenly presented on the inflorescences; dorsal sepal burnt orange; lateral sepals even apricot orange; petals and lip also slightly darker apricot orange; with hinged lip having a shiny texture. Substance average; texture velvety. For CHM – awarded for horticulturally desirable miniature habit of the plants (26cm across) very free flowering; remarkable colour which introduces new scope for breeding in the genus.
  • Owner and photographer: Carmen Coll, Durban.
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Cochleanthes Awards

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Award No. 1073:-           Cochleanthes Amazing ‘Rage Agrees’ HCC/SAOC 79%               Home Button
( flabelliformis x amazonica )
  • Judged by Natal region on 23 March 1996
  • Ns 79 mm; ds 10 x 33 mm; ps 10 x 32 mm; ls 10 x 31 mm; lip 35 x 41 mm.
  • Two flowers on two inflorescences on a well grown plant, sepals and petals slightly recurving and twisted; lip full and flat; sepals and petals ivory; lip base creamy white with contrasting dark purple veins; flowers pleasingly fragrant.
  • Owner and Photographer: Mrs C. Coll, Durban.
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Coelogyne Awards

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Award No. 1747 :-           Coelogyne Burfordiense ‘Chantal’ AM/SAOC 81%, CCE/SAOC 78%               Home Button
(asperata x pandurata) (place both photographs)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 7 December 2009
  • Ns 105mm hor, 73mm vert; ds 20 x 70mm; ps 12 x 52mm; ls 15 x 54mm; lip 20 x 40mm
  • 73 flowers and 63 buds on 12 arched inflorescences averaging 630mm in length arranged around the plant, seven inflorescences still in bud. Leaves unblemished. Flowers chartreuse green throughout with darker green veins; lip with dark mahogany veins on the side lobes and solid colour on the central disc with yellow tubercules.
  • Owner: Cathy McKeown, Ballito
  • Photographer: G McDonald.
Award No. 1336:-           Coelogyne fimbriata ‘Carol’ CCE/SAOC 85%               Home Button
A species from the Himalayan foothills; S China; Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
  • Judged by KZN Region on 16 April 2003
  • Ns 36mm hor; 30mm vert; ds 9 x 20mm; ps 15 x 15mm; ls 8 x 20mm; lip 12 x 17mm.
  • An immaculate superbly grown plant 69cm in diameter carrying fifty four flowers and seventy nine buds on eighty nine inflorescences; flowers and buds cover the entire plant; form and colour typical for the species; peripheral flowers opened before the center section.
  • Owner: Bill Cuthbert, Pinetown.
  • Photographer: C. Silver.
Award No. 1307:-           Coelogyne rochussenii ‘Susan Beukes’ CCE/SAOC 82%               Home Button
A species from Thailand and Indonesia.
  • Judged by Cape Region on 23 May 2002
  • Ns 30mm; ds 5 x 25mm; ps 4 x 25mm; ls 6 x 28mm; lip 7 x 25mm.
  • A massive, robust, well established plant with large pleated leaves in a hanging basket, carrying 33 elongated pendent and overlapping inflorescences. The plant was 970mm across and 1460mm vertically; carrying 1312 flowers and 15 buds displayed alternately on pedicels 20mm apart. Sepals and petals yellow- beige, lip side lobes pale chocolate brown; mid lobe with four elongated pale yellow keels with brown tips; apical lobe white, arrow shaped with pointed tip. Smallish flowers and spotting on some leaves precluded a higher score.
  • Owner: Volkmar Scmidt, Cape Town.
  • Photographer: Dr L. Vogelpoel.
Award No. 1748 :-           Coelogyne speciosa sub p. incarnata ‘Orange Beauty’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
A species from Sumatra to Java
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 8 August 2008
  • Ns 55mm hor, 48mm vert; ds 22 x 62mm; ps 3 x 52mm; ls 18 x 56mm; lip 32 x 53mm
  • 1 flower and 3 buds on 2 spikes. Sepals and petals orange, an unusual colour for this species; lip hirsute and chocolate brown, midlobe edged and fringed with white; column creamy white. Substance firm, texture waxy.
  • Owner and Photographer: Frikkie Marais, Pretoria
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Coilostylis Awards

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Award No. 1498:-           Coilostylis parkinsoniana (syn Epidendrum parkinsonianum) ‘Heidi’ AM/SAOC 84%, CCE/SAOC 84%               Home Button
A species from Central America
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 10 July 2005
  • Ns 130mm hor, 170mm vert; ds 7 x 83mm; ps 10 x 78mm, ls 10 x 81mm; lip 41 x 80mm
  • Five inflorescences carrying fifteen well displayed flowers. Sepals and petals yellow-green, lip crisp white; column yellow. Substance firm, texture waxy.
  • Owner and photographer: Henriette Stroh, Pretoria
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Colmanara Awards

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Award No. 1469:-           Colmanara Wildcat ‘Everlasting’ AM/SAOC 83%               Home Button
(Odtna. Rustic Bridge x Odcdm. Crowborough)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 17 October 2004
  • Ns 57mm θ; 60mm Φ; ds 11 x 25mm; ps 12 x 23mm; ls 11 x 29mm; lip 30 x 26mm.
  • Fifty-seven flowers and five buds well presented on an erect multi-branched inflorescence 1230mm in length; sepals and petals canary-yellow with chocolate- brown bars and blotches; lip cream overlaid with fine red spotting on skirt; central part of lip with maroon blotches. Substance firm, texture matte. The undulating margins and ruffled lip precluded a higher score.
  • Owners: Mr and Mrs. H. Steyn, Ballitoville.
  • Photographer: C. Coll.

Cycnodes Awards

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Award No. 1749 :-           Cycnodes Taiwan Gold ‘Chantel’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Cycnoches chlorochilon x Cycnodes Jumbo Jewel)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 19 July 2009 No infl slength)
  • Ns 69mm hor, 64mm vert; ds 15 x 34mm; ps 23 x 37mm; ls 18 x 35mm; lip 35 x 31mm
  • 2 inflorescences carrying 31 well formed, full flowers of rich butter yellow, overlaid with lime green concentrating towards the centre of the flower. Substance heavy, texture matt.
  • Owner and photographer: L. Scott, Goodwood
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Award No. 1727:-           Cycnodes Jumbo Puff ‘Da Yuan Yellow Swan’ AM/SAOC 84%               Home Button
( Cycnoches warscewiczii x Mormodes badia)
  • Judged by the KZN region 27 June 2009
  • NS 70mm hor, 62mm vert; ds 19 x 47mm; ps 24 x 40mm; ls 22 x 38mm; lip 37 x 32mm.
  • A plant carrying all its leaves which were in an immaculate condition. Two pendulous inflorescences carrying twenty six fragrant flowers. Shape typical for the grex, with an open form and the labellum round with a strong apiculus. Base colour of flower yellow with a lime green suffusion over central parts of the sepals and petals; labellum pure yellow with a slightly paler centre portion; column butter yellow. Substance firm, texture waxy.
  • Owner: Chris Randlehoff, Eshowe
  • Photographer: H Peters
Award No. 1540:-           Cycnodes Wine Delight J.E.M. FCC/AOS, FCC/SAOC 91%, CCE/SAOC 85%               Home Button
( Cycnoches lehmannii x Mormodes sinuata)
  • Judged by KZN Region 21 February 2006
  • Ns 62mm hor, 54mm vert; ds 14 x 53mm; ps 19 x 47mm; ls 18 x 49mm; lip 31 x 39mm
  • Two gracefully arching inflorescences carrying an impressive thirty flowers on a superbly grown, vigorous and immaculately presented plant. Flowers slightly cupped [possibly still opening] dorsal and lateral sepals broad; petals held slightly forward and broad, giving a full impression with segments slightly overlapping. Petals and sepals dark and even burgundy with darker venation; lip broad and flat, dark burgundy in colour; column cream overlaid burgundy. Substance heavy, texture waxy. Flowers very symmetrical with slightly uneven arrangement, due to large number of flowers. Plant commended for stunning presentation, size and number of flowers and beautiful deep and even colour.
  • Owner: Carmen Coll, Durban
  • Photographers: C Coll and H Venter

Cymbidium Awards

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Award No. 1844 :-           Cymbidium Alan Porter ‘Apricot’ HCC/SAOC 78%               Home Button
(Coratea x Red Beauty)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 August 2010
  • Ns 100mm hor; ds 39 x 66mm; ps 39 x 62mm; ls 41 x 67mm; lip 40 x 43mm
  • 5 flowers and 6 buds on an upright inflorescence. Flowers salmon apricot with darker linear markings; lip creamy yellow with intense red markings to edge; keel yellow with intense red column and cream anther cap. Substance firm, texture crystalline.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W Duckitt
Award No. 1694:-           Cymbidium bella Donna ‘Aquarella’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Kurun x Red Beauty)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 June 2008
  • Ns 111mm hor, 78mm vert; ds 39 x 74mm; ps 35 x 64mm; ls 38 x 59mm; lip 40 x 29mm.
  • A strong inflorescence carrying thirteen flowers and three buds. Base colour pale pink with darker, evenly spaced stripes; lip white with yellow crest, rose pink to the edge; column deep rose; Substance good, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: H v d Hoven
Award No. 1088:-           Cymbidium Bexley Beach ‘Dalene’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Bexley Radiance x Solana Beach)
  • Judged by Cape region on 3 September 1998
  • Ns 98 mm; ds 45 x 73 mm; ps 42 x 55 mm; ls 43 x 62 mm; lip 36 x 50 mm.
  • Eleven well formed pink flowers on one inflorescence; darker pink stripes from base of petal to apex of petal; petals and dorsal sepal have white edging; random darker spots at base of all floral segments; Lip base colour white, heavily spotted with dark burgundy.
  • Owner: Mr D.M. Volschenk, Port Elizabeth.
  • Photorapher: Mr S. Wedge.
Award No. 1700:-           Cymbidium Cape Cariga ‘Darling’ HCC/SAOC 78%               Home Button
(Cariga x Gauteng)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 11 August 2008
  • NS 90mm hor, 95mm vert: ds 45 x 70mm; ps 32 x 55mm; ls 45 x 65mm, lip 30 x 45mm.
  • An arching inflorescence carrying fourteen fully opened and well presented flowers. Flower count, form and arrangement good. Evenness of colour commendable. Slight pinching and irregularity of labellum precluded a higher score. Colour lemon yellow with a hint of green and the labellum ivory with bold maroon in a broken V-shape. Substance firm, texture matt.
  • Owner: Chris Randlehoff, Eshowe
  • Photographer: G McDonald
Award No. 1693:-           Cymbidium Cape Fair Beauty ‘Darling’ AM/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(Cass Boulton x Fairlands)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 June 2008
  • NS 90mm hor, 62mm vert; ds 36 x 52mm; ps 35 x 56mm; ls 36 x 54mm; lip 33 x 33mm.
  • One inflorescence carrying nine excellent, novelty flowers and seven buds. Base colour creamy white; lip white with yellow and dark burgundy markings on outer edge. Substance good, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: H v d Hoven
Award No. 1750 :-           Cymbidium Cape Giant ‘Darling’ AM/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(Faircape x Vanguard)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
  • Ns 128mm hor, 98mm vert; ds 51 x 76mm; ps 46 x 72mm; ls 49 x 78mm; lip 45 x 60mm
  • 14 large, well shaped flowers and 6 buds on a cut stem(500mm). Flowers white with faint veins and speckled centrally; lip heavily marked in maroon with yellow keel and pink column. Substance very heavy, texture crystalline.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1845 :-           Cymbidium Copper Darling ‘Ivory Tower’ AM/SAOC 83%               Home Button
(Red Beauty x Gauteng)
  • Judged by Lowveld Region on 1 August 2011
  • Ns 104mm hor; ds 38 x 62mm; ps 36 x 67mm; ls 45 x 63mm; lip 38 x 55mm
  • 22 flowers and 3 buds on a single cut inflorescence. Sepals and petals ivory white with soft pink blush; lip white with dark red spotted margin, blotched pink in centre and light yellow calli; column red with contrasting white anther cap. Substance excellent, texture matt.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: L Grobler
Award No. 1846 :-           Cymbidium Copper Darling ‘Tricia’s Birthday’ AM/SAOC 86%               Home Button
(Red Beauty x Gauteng)
  • Judged by Lowveld Region on 1 August 2011
  • Ns 112mm hor; ds 48 x 71mm; ps 42 x 72mm; ls 50 x 70mm; lip 42 x 60mm
  • 25 flowers and one bud on a cut inflorescence. Sepals and petals pale salmon pink with a few darker stripes; lip cream with broad red margin on midlobe and yellow calli; column red with contrasting white anther cap. Substance excellent, texture matt. Arrangement precluded a higher score.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: L. Grobler
Award No. 1503:-           Cymbidium Daddy‘s Girl ‘Petite’ CCE/SAOC 82%               Home Button
( devonianum x Mary Pinchess)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 30 August 2005
  • No measurements given
  • A well grown plant with fourteen pendulous inflorescences arranged around the plant. Flowers pale olive green, overlaid with red brown; lip solid dark red. Substance medium, texture matte.
  • Owner: Mr W Strydom, Cape Town
  • Photographer: A Vermeulen
Award No. 1635:-           Cymbidium Daddy‘s Girl ‘Petite’ HCC/SAOC 78%               Home Button
( devonianum x Mary Pinchess)
  • A National Award judged on 12 September 2007
  • Ns 38mm hor, 60mm vert; ds 8 x 35mm; ps 12 x 30mm; ls 12 x 32mm; lip 18 x 20mm
  • A well grown plant carrying five hundred and ninety five flowers and twenty nine buds on 24 inflorescences, [awarded a CCE/SAOC 82% in 2005]. Form typical of the Cymbidium devonianum parent. Base colour chartreuse overlaid with a dusting of mahogany resulting in an overall bronze tone; lip strongly contrasting in near solid burgundy. Floral and foliar damage precluded consideration for CCE.
  • Owner: W. Strydom, Cape Town
  • Photographer: M Hall
Award No. 1094:-           Cymbidium Dame Catherine ‘Spring Day’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
(Langleyense x Mary Pinchess)
  • Judged by Cape region on 1 October 1998
  • Ns 51 mm; ds 22 x 40 mm; ps 17 x 30 mm; ls 21 x 34 mm; lip 18 x 20 mm.
  • Fourteen beautiful round flowers on one inflorescence; Colour clear apple green with faint maroon midline on petals; lip cream with raspberry blotches and irregular maroon spotting on front edge; texture matt; substance firm.
  • Owners: Mr and Mrs R. Hall, Stellenbosch.
  • Photographer: Dr L. Vogelpoel.
Award No. 1691:-           Cymbidium Darling White Beauty ‘Oudepost’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Old Man River x Cape Queen)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 June 2008
  • Ns 51mm hor, 43mm vert; ds 24 x 46mm; ps 20 x 43 mm; ls 40 x 21mm; lip 23 x 30mm.
  • An excellent miniature flower. Sixteen flowers and three buds on a single inflorescence. Base colour of flower white; base colour of lip white with yellow at the base of the crest and raspberry markings on the edge. Substance good, texture matt.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: H v d Hoven
Award No. 1751 :-           Cymbidium Deo Volente Golden Girl ‘Linda’ HCC/SAOC 78%               Home Button
(Flaming Nymph x Sleeping Dawn)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 28 August 2009
  • Ns 113mm hor, 76mm vert; ds 40 x 88mm; ps 35 x 58mm; ls 41 x 60mm; lip 40 x 85mm
  • 2 inflorescences(660mm, 500mm) carrying 16 flowers. Petals and sepals uniform light canary yellow with slight green suffusion in centre of segments; lip pale yellow with bright yellow spots. Substance firm, texture slightly shiny.
  • Owner and photographer: Christo Botes, Port Elizabeth
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Award No. 1752 :-           Cymbidium Devon Shell ‘Flintstone’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
(Gladys Whitesell x devonianum)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 28 August 2009
  • Ns 47mm hor, 40mm vert; ds 18 x 38mm; ps 15 x 37mm; ls 17 x 35mm; lip 18 x 22mm
  • 5 inflorescences carrying 104 flowers and 11 buds with 4 other inflorescences carrying 93 buds. Petals and sepals olive green, petals and lateral sepals suffused with light mahogany veins; lip solid burgundy fading towards the throat. Substance firm, texture matt.
  • Owner and photographer: Christo Botes, Port Elizabeth
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Award No. 1454:-           Cymbidium Dorothy Stockstill ‘Red Wisteria’ AM/SAOC 84%               Home Button
(Phar Lap x Miss Muffet)
  • Judged on 17 September 2004
  • Ns 41mm θ; 40mm Φ; ds 12 x 27mm; ps 12 x 15mm; ls 21 x 20mm; lip 15 x 20mm.
  • A well flowered plant with six inflorescences carrying one hundred and fifty-six flowers and fifty-one buds. Petals and sepals antique-red with white edge to petals, lip superb, velvet-red; substance good; texture crystalline.
  • Owners: H Q Orchids, The Crags, Eastern Cape.
  • Photographer: E. Scarr.
Award No. 1847 :-           Cymbidium Dry Devon ‘Rina’ HCC/SAOC 77%               Home Button
(Dryad x devonianum)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 20 August 2010
  • Ns 48mm hor, 40mm vert; ds 11 x 40mm; ps 10 x 30mm; ls 11 x 30mm; lip 17 x 17mm
  • 2 upright inflorescences carrying 40 flowers and 3 buds. Segments pale green base colour with a peppering of fine burgundy spots following the veins; labellum white covered with bold burgundy blotches. A near primary hybrid containing Cymbidium devonianum with a good novelty value due to the upright inflorescence. Substance average, texture matt. Open shape precludes a higher score.
  • Owner: Bennie van Wyk, Port Elizabeth
  • Photographer: G. McDonald
Award No. 1753 :-           Cymbidium Duckitt Bicentennial ‘Frieda’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
(Red Beauty x Rod)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
  • Ns 102mm hor, 105mm vert; ds 40 x 71mm; ps 33 x 62mm; ls 40 x 70mm; lip 36 x 60mm
  • 18 full flowers of good size, and 1 bud, on a cut stem(500mm). Flowers dark pink overlaid with burgundy veins; lip dark burgundy with ivory keel, burgundy column and white anther cap. Substance very heavy, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1449:-           Cymbidium Duckitt Bicentennial ‘Ox Blood’ AM/SAOC 83%               Home Button
(Red Beauty x Rod)
  • Judged on 17 September 2004
  • Ns 108mm θ; 101mm Φ; ds 45 x 69mm; ps 34 x 64mm; ls 43 x 68mm; lip 37 x 50mm.
  • Eleven flowers of good form on a cut inflorescence; sepals and petals dark, brick-red. Lack of even red pigmentation in centre of petals precluded a higher score. Substance and texture good.
  • Owners: H Q Orchids, The Crags, Eastern Cape.
  • Photographer: E. Scarr.
Award No. 1754 :-           Cymbidium Fairlands ‘Marielle’ HCC/SAOC 75%               Home Button
(Fareguard x Baltic Snow)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 4 July 2009
  • Ns 115mm hor, 95mm vert; ds 40 x 72mm; ps 39 x 66mm; ls 45 x 67mm; lip 31 x 47mm
  • 17 large, full, slightly cupped flowers and 12 buds on a cut stem(500mm). Flowers ivory white with slight green veins; lip ivory with maroons markings, yellow keel and pink column. Substance firm, texture crystalline.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1323:-           Cymbidium Golden Elf ‘Thekweni Lemon Cream’ AM/SAOC 83%               Home Button
( ensifolium x Enid Haupt.)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 14 January 2003
  • Ns 80mm; ds15 x 50mm; ps 13x 42mm; ls 13 x 44mm; lip 22 x 28mm.
  • Twenty seven flowers and one bud well presented on three inflorescences on a small but vigorous plant; shape of flower somewhat starry but typical for C ensifolium breeding , shape is however fuller and improved compared to previous awards; flower colour overall lemon yellow with some pale yellow on midlobe of the lip; substance good; texture matte and waxy.
  • Owner and Photographer: Colin Silver, Queensburgh.
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Award No. 1848 :-           Cymbidium Hot Stuff ‘ Snowcastle’ AM/SAOC 84%               Home Button
(Vanguard x Baltic Snow)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 August 2010
  • Ns 146mm hor; ds 51 x 78mm; ps 42 x 76mm; ls 51 x 77mm; lip 48 x 56mm
  • 9 pristine, ice white, extremely flat flowers on a tall erect inflorescence. Lip white, flushed with pink picotee; keel lemon yellow and pastel pink anther cap. Substance firm, texture crystalline.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1755 :-           Cymbidium John Wooden ‘Tregarthen Danie’ AM/SAOC 84%               Home Button
(Red Beauty x Solana Beach)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 28 August 2009
  • Ns 115mm hor, 95mm vert; ds 47 x 86mm; ps 38 x 72mm; ls 44 x 67mm; lip 40 x 90mm
  • 10 flowers well displayed on a single inflorescence(930mm). Petals and sepals uniform pale pink with darker pink veins and slight spotting towards the base; lip white with a pale pink margin and attractive burgundy markings. Substance good, texture matt.
  • Owner and photographer: Christo Botes, Port Elizabeth
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Award No. 1849 :-           Cymbidium Joyce Goffin ‘Waikanae’ AM/SAOC 83%               Home Button
(Red Beauty x May Hopcraft)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 August 2010
  • Ns 130mm hor; ds 43 x 81mm; ps 38 x 81mm; ls 41 x 77mm; lip 46 x 42mm
  • 11 flowers and 4 buds well spaced and well arranged on a very strong, erect, unsupported inflorescence. Flowers deep, golden yellow with rose pink blushing on sepals and petals, fading centrally; lip golden yellow with burnt orange blushing to the edge, with red markings on the side lobes; column burgundy with cream anther cap. Substance firm, texture crystalline.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1850 :-           Cymbidium Justa Kiwi Girl ‘Red Velvet’ HCC/SAOC 79%               Home Button
(Red Panther x Yowie Flame)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 August 2010
  • Ns 96mm hor; ds 36 x 70mm; ps 29 x 71mm; ls 36 x 67mm; lip 35 x 46mm
  • 12 flowers and 4 buds on an erect inflorescence. Flowers red-brown, highlighted with creamy yellow picotee; sepals and petals with darker tessellations; lip creamy yellow with rich red markings; keel yellow, anther cap white. Substance firm, texture matt.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt
Award No. 1043:-           Cymbidium Last Tango ‘Geyserland’ AM/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(Tropic Night x devonianum )
  • Judged by Cape Region on 12 September 1997
  • Ns 55 mm; Ds 27 x 45 mm; Ps 22 x 39 mm; Ls 26 x 42 mm; Lip 22 x 25 mm.
  • Ten flowers on an arched inflorescence on a young, well grown plant; flowers somewhat cupped, but all segments broad and well balanced; sepals and petals solid chocolateburgundy; anther cap pale cream in contrast to burgundy column; substance solid; texture velvet.
  • Owner: Mr J. Bruwer,Goodwood
  • Photographer: Dr L.Vogelpoel
Award No. 1468:-           Cymbidium Last Tango ‘Geyserland’ CCE/SAOC 90%               Home Button
(Tropic Night x devonianum )
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 October 2004
  • No measurements given.
  • This was another flowering of this Award of Merit plant which was judged the Best on Show at the SAOC Conference in Pretoria in 2000. Thirty -five fully opened spikes presented seven hundred and thirty- five flowers on a very well grown plant; flowers somewhat cupped, but all segments broad and well balanced; sepals and petals solid chocolate-burgundy; anther cap pale cream in contrast to burgundy column; substance solid; texture velvety. Trimming of leaf tips precluded a higher score.
  • Owner: Mr J. Bruwer, Goodwood.
  • Photographer: J. du Toit.
Award No. 1756 :-           Cymbidium Last Yowie ‘Red Rose Anthony’ AM/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(Yowie Rose x Last Tango)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 28 August 2009
  • Ns 81mm hor, 62mm vert; ds 34 x 52mm; ps 27 x 52mm; ls 34 x 52mm; lip 32 x 80mm
  • 11 flowers well arranged on a single inflorescence(560mm) Petals slightly narrow, petals and sepals mahogany; lip white with deep burgundy spots coalescing to a solid colour at the edges. Substance firm, texture matt.
  • Owner and photographer: Christo Botes. Port Elizabeth
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Award No. 1085:-           Cymbidium Lovemore Park ‘Custard and cream’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Caithness x Solana Beach)
  • Judged by Cape region on 3 September 1998
  • Ns 107mm; ds 42 x 69 mm; ps 35 x 69 mm; ls 41 x 69 mm; lip 33 x 48 mm.
  • Twelve well-shaped round flowers with base colour cream, tinged with pink, leading to fine dark pink spots at base of floral parts; lip cream flushed with yellow centre with darker pink edging and dark burgundy spots.
  • Owner: Mr D.M. Volschenk, Port Elizabeth.
  • Photorapher: Mr S. Wedge.
Award No. 1634:-           Cymbidium Plum Crazy ‘Exotic Pinotage’ AM/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(Justa Kiwi Girl x Pontac)
  • A National Award judged on 12 September 2007
  • Ns 77mm hor, 53mm vert; ds 30 x 35mm; ps 23 x 22mm; ls 29 x 36mm; lip 27 x 40mm
  • Four semi-pendulous inflorescences carrying thirty well presented flowers of good form. Colour brushed burgundy, darker along central veins, edged with cream; lip white with dark burgundy distally; lip callus yellow. Substance good, texture matt.
  • Owner: Michael Tibbs, Paarl
  • Photographer: M Hall
Award No. 1692:-           Cymbidium Porters Dream ‘Mt. Cook’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Portuguese Passion x Sleeping Dream)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 June 2008
  • NS 88mm hor, 61mm vert; ds 38 x 63mm; ps 34 x 63mm; ls 39 x 59 mm; lip 35 x 35mm.
  • One inflorescence carrying ten pure coloured flowers and three buds. Base colour creamy white; lip with darker yellow crest and pure white column. Substance good, texture waxy.
  • Owners: Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: H v d Hoven
Award No. 1022:-           Cymbidium Rocky Creek ‘Tregarthen‘ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
(Tethys x Solana Beach)
  • National Award judged on 2 September 1997
  • Ns 115 mm; Ds 43 x 70 mm; Ps 40 x 70 mm; Ls 41 x 70 mm; Lip 30 x 60 mm.
  • Twenty-nine flowers evenly spaced on a cut spike; form good overall with slight reflexing on lower half of the petals; base colour pale pink with deeper rose stippling and veining; lip has good contrasting colour, deep maroon velvety marking with pale yellow below the crest.
  • Owner: Mr D.M.Volschenk, Port Elizabeth
  • Photographer: R. Duker
Award No. 1132:-           Cymbidium Sarafina ‘Two’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Annan ‘Cooksbridge’ x Bexley Radiance ‘Bexley ‘)
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 26 July 1999
  • Ns 67 mm; ds 21 x 19 mm; ps 40 x 19 mm; ls 22 x 41 mm; lip 20 x 33 mm.
  • 11 flowers, well arranged on a spike; sepals and petals a dark burgundy; lip a dark pinotage with two bright yellow keels; column dark with a cream anther cap giving a very striking appearance to the flower. More flowers and a more even colour on the petals would have ensured a higher score.
  • Owner and photographer: Dr G Russell, Cape Town.
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Award No. 1757 :-           Cymbidium Sarah Jean ‘Peach’ CCE/SAOC 84%               Home Button
(pumilum x Sleeping Beauty)
  • Judged by KZN Region on 28 August 2009
  • Ns 53mm hor, 48mm vert; ds 15 x 35mm; ps 14 x 35mm; ls 15 x 34mm; lip 27 x 40mm
  • A well grown plant carrying 763 flowers and 1 bud on 64 inflorescences. Plant and flowers in good condition, flowers typical Cymbidium Sarah Jean shape, soft peach in colour. Substance firm, texture matt.
  • Owner and photographer: Christo Botes, Port Elizabeth
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Award No. 1041:-           Cymbidium Strathkanaid ‘Clara’ HCC/SAOC 77%               Home Button
(Nip x Hamsey)
  • Judged by Transvaal / Free State Region on 27 July 1997.
  • Ns 83mm; Ds 21 x 41 mm; Ps 20 x 42 mm; Ls 21 x 41 mm; Lip 30 x 31 mm.
  • Twenty-five well presented flowers on two inflorescences; sepals and petals strawberry pink; lip large with burgundy markings on the edges and spreading down the throat; substance good.
  • Owner: Boskoop Orchids, Pretoria
  • Photographer: M. Rakow
Award No. 1721:-           Cymbidium tracyanum ‘TAM’ HCC/SAOC 76%               Home Button
A species from China, East and North Myanmar, North Thailand
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 19-April-2009
  • NS 127mm hor, 57mm vert; ds 22 x 71mm; ps 21 x 62mm; ls 22 x 59; lip 28 x 65mm.
  • Sixty seven flowers and two buds on 6, semi-arching inflorescences. Sepals and petals yellow-green to olive green with red brown veins; lip cream, side lobes veined and midlobe spotted. Substance firm, texture shiny.
  • Owners: Serendipity Orchids
  • Photographer: M Rakow
Award No. 1123:-           Cymbidium Teatime ‘Whipped Cream’ HCC/SAOC 75%               Home Button
( pumilum x parishii sanderae )
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 26 June 1998
  • Ns 55 mm; ds 10 x 32 mm; ps 7 x 30 mm; ls 9 x 33 mm; lip 11 x 27 mm.
  • One short spike with nine well spaced starry flowers. Flower colour ivory with faint pink blush especially on median line of petals; lip white with a few large cherry-red spots; column ivory.
  • Owner and photographer: Dr G Russell, Pretoria.
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Award No. 1697:-           Cymbidium Tracey Doll ‘Jody’ HCC/SAOC 75%               Home Button
(Dolly x Tracey Reddaway)
  • Judged by KZN on 12 July 2008
  • NS 74mm hor, 62mm vert; ds 28x 52mm; ps 21 x 46; ls 28 x 41; lip 28 x 47mm.
  • Erect inflorescence carrying fourteen well spaced flowers and two buds. Dorsal and lateral sepals typical shape and form, colour yellow with a faint green flush in the central part, pale red flush at base of segments; petals of similar colour; labellum ivory with red blotches, faint red spots on column. Substance good, texture matt.
  • Owners: Frans and Gail Tooley, Westville
  • Photographer: H E Peters
Award No. 1516:-           Cymbidium Tuffet ‘Eastridge’ CCE/SAOC 86%               Home Button
(Brook Street x Miss Muffet)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 1 October 2005
  • Ns 41mm hor; ds 12 x 32mm; ps 12 x 30mm; ls 12 x 33mm; lip 16 x 15mm
  • A well grown and well presented plant carrying forty nine inflorescences around the entire plant. Approximately 1323 flowers, brown with a vein of dark red in centre of petals; lip solid, dark red. Substance medium, texture velvety.
  • Owner: W. Strydom, Cape Town
  • Photographer: H. van der Hoven
Award No. 1851 :-           Cymbidium Vacaru ‘Twinkling’ AM/SAOC 82%               Home Button
(Vanguard x Goldrun)
  • Judged by Cape Region on 7 August 2010
  • Ns 130mm hor; ds 51 x 77mm; ps 47 x 75mm; ls 51 x 74mm; lip 45 x 51mm
  • 10 flowers and 4 buds on an erect, unsupported inflorescence. Flowers white with very pale rose pink blush on underside; lip white, tipped with maroon blotches fading to a rose pink blush on side lobes; keel yellow with maroon dots; column pink with white anther cap. Substance firm, texture crystalline.
  • Owners : Duckitt Nurseries, Darling
  • Photographer: W. Duckitt

Cynorkis Awards

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Award No. 1638:-           Cynorkis compacta ‘Kamdebo’ CHM/SAOC 85%               Home Button
A South African species
  • A National Award judged on 12 September 2007
  • No measurements given
  • A well established, blemish free plant carrying forty eight flowers and one hundred and thirty three buds on thirteen inflorescences on thirteen growths. Form average for the species. Flowers pristine white with fine peppering of raspberry spots on the centre of lip disc.
  • Owners: H and E v d Hoven, Hout Bay
  • Photographer: M Hall

Cyrtorchis Awards

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Award No. 1353:-           Cyrtorchis arcuata var whytei ‘Mulanje’ AM/SAOC 80%               Home Button
A species from Malawi.
  • Judged by Lowveld Region on 14 November 2002.
  • Ns 65mm hor; 98mm vert; ds 8 x 37mm; ps 5 x 28mm; ls 9 x 46mm; lip 8 x 35mm; spur 77mm.
  • Nineteen star shaped flowers on five inflorescences; flowers light cream, spur apple green; substance good, texture matte; flowers slightly crowded on some inflorescences.
  • Owners: Van Rooyen Orgidee, Witrivier.
  • Photographer: Dr R van Rooyen.

Cyrtostele Awards

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Award No. 1852 :-           Cyrtostele Purple Rain ‘Stormy Weather’ AM/SAOC 81%               Home Button
(Rhynchostele bictoniensis x Cyrtochilum edwardii)
  • Judged by Transvaal/Free State Region on 4 December 2010
  • Ns 70mm hor, 74mm vert; ds 21 x 37mm; ps 23 x 37mm; ls 19 x 40mm; lip 24 x 34mm
  • 63 flowers and 14 buds on 2 branched inflorescences. Sepals and petals cream with brick red overlay and dark red apices; lip trilobed, central lobe purple; side lobes have a light purple picotee and yellow centre; column cream with brick red markings. Substance very firm, texture matt.
  • Owners: Plantae, Brits
  • Photographer: N. Cilliers