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Award No. 1293 :
Lc. Can Can 'Nitacan'
AM/SAOC
80%
(C
Nitsi x Lc Chicanery)
Judged
by Lowveld region on 20 July 2002
Ns 83 mm; Ds 15 x 48 mm; Ps 23 x 41 mm; Ls 16 x 42 mm; Lip 25 x 36
mm.
Twelve flowers and one bud on one 170 mm well displayed inflorescence;
flowers ivory colour; petals with light pink margin; lip cream with
light pink margin and an attractive dark pink blotch in centre; flowers
well spaced and elegantly displayed; substance average; texture
sparkling.
Owner:
Dr. and Mrs. R. van Rooyen, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1279 :
Plectrelminthes caudatus 'Witrivier'
AM/SAOC
81%
A
species from West Africa
Judged
by Lowveld region on 11 February 2002
Ns 68 mm; Ds 5 x 38mm; Ps 5 x 38 mm; Ls 6 x 50 mm; Lip 23 x 50 mm, Spur
240 mm
Seven non-resupinate flowers on one 450 mm pendent inflorescence; sepals
and petals olive green, pointed with recurving edges; lip clear white'
round with a sharp tip; spur green with a distinct twist; texture matte,
substance very good.
Owner:
Dr. and Mrs. R. van Rooyen, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No. 1312 :
Lycaste Cool Customer 'White River''
HCC/SAOC 79%
(Lycaste
Koolena x locusta)
Judged
by Lowveld region on 8 October 2002
Ns 75 mm; Ds 35 x 46 mm; Ps 24 x 37 mm; Ls 34 x 45 mm; Lip 25 x 41
mm.
One flower with pale green sepals and contrasting cream petals; lip pure
white with bright orange calli; flowers slightly cupped due to
L.locusta influence; substance good; texture matte.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1315 :
Paphiopedilum Linet Hamman 'Saskia'
AM/SAOC
81%
(Paph Dellaina x micranthum)
Judged
by Lowveld region on 8 October 2002
ns 117 mm; ds 35 x 45mm; ps 34x 57 mm; ls 33 x 40 mm; pouch 36 x 60 mm
One flower and one well presented bud on one inflorescence; dorsal sepal
pink with darker tessellations; pouch pink with eye-catching dark-pink
staminode; substance and texture good.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No. 1316 :
Paphiopedilum
Mint Chocolate 'Francine'
AM/SAOC
81%
(godefroyae x malipoense)
Judged
by Lowveld region on 8 October 2002
ns 104 mm; ds 41 x 34mm; ps 45x 54 mm; ls 31 x 34 mm; pouch 31 x 42 mm
A single flower with a green dorsal sepal with few brown spots basally;
petals light green with dark brown tessellations fading towards the tip;
pouch pale green; staminode white with dark maroon blotch; substance
average; texture matte.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No. 1353 :
Cyrtorchis arcuata var whytei
AM/SAOC
80%
A species from Malawi
Judged
by Lowveld region on 14 November 2002
Ns 65 mm hor; 98mm vert; ds 8 x 37 mm; Ps 5 x28 mm; Ls 9 x 46 mm; Lip
8 x 35 mm; spur 77 mm
Nineteen star shaped flowers on five inflorescences; flowers light
cream, spur apple green; substance good, texture matte; flowers slightly
crowded on some inflorescences
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1332 :
Paphiopedilum delenatii 'Angela'
AM/SAOC
87%
A species from Vietnam
Judged
by Lowveld region on 10 March 2003
ns 108 mm; ds 35 x 37mm; ps 54x 56 mm; ls 34 x 34 mm; pouch 34 x 47 mm
One beautifully displayed flat flower on a 38cm inflorescence; sepals
and petals pristine white with no pink suffusion; pouch dark pink;
staminode white, yellow centrally splotched pink basally with lavender
picotee. awarded for superb shape and form, size and contrasting colour.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1333 :
Paphiopedilum Lola Bird 'Pelican'
AM/SAOC
84%
(emersonii x
micranthum)
Judged
by Lowveld region on 10 March 2003
ns 111 mm; ds 40 x 47mm; ps 55x 80 mm; ls 32 x 45 mm; pouch 55 x 65 mm
One very beautiful flower; dorsal sepal creamy-white with a few pink
veins; petals full, round, cream with pink tessellations; pouch white
with light pink overlay; staminode contrasting dark yellow with red
veins; substance good; texture matte. A very impressive flower.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1340 :
Paphiopedilum Sanguine 'Santareme'
AM/SAOC
80%
( Lockinge x Queenanna)
Judged
by Lowveld region on 22 May 2003
ns 116 mm; ds 91 x 75mm; ps 52x 66 mm; ls 72 x 60 mm; pouch 35 x707 mm
One striking red flower on a 564 mm inflorescence; dorsal sepal dark re,
white edged slightly cupped with deep sulcus; petals deep mahogany red
flaring slightly towards the bottom margins; dark maroon spotting in the
center of the flower intensifies the red colour; staminode yellow,
pubescent towards the base; substance excellent; texture glossy.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1341 :
Paphiopedilum Wossner's Jade 'Frans'
AM/SAOC
81%
(niveum x
malipoense )
Judged
by Lowveld region on 22 May 2003
ns 104 mm; ds 46 x 51mm; ps 44x 58 mm; ls 38 x 38 mm; pouch 35 x 68 mm
One delicate, soft white flower on a thin 222 mm inflorescence; petals
white overlaid with light green with faint darker tessellations; dorsal
sepal ice green; staminode white with soft green web-like marking in the
center and a spotted cerise band at the base; lip white with rolled in
margins, dusted with cerise basally; substance papery; texture
crystalline.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1347 :
Paphiopedilum Macabre 'Merlot'
AM/SAOC
82%
(Voodoo Magic x
sukhakulii )
Judged
by Lowveld region on 14 July 2003
ns 127 mm hor;106mm vert; ds 53 x 55mm; ps 21x 71 mm; ls 26 x 45 mm; pouch
29 x 55 mm
One dark vinicolour flower; dorsal sepal white, striped dark burgundy;
sepals almost black with burgundy tips; pouch very dark maroon;
staminode white with green veins; substance good, texture glossy
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1348 :
Paphiopedilum Cheery Day 'Chirpy'
AM/SAOC
82%
(Cherokee x Lambert
Day )
Judged
by Lowveld region on 14 July 2003
ns 96 mm hor;96 mm vert; ds 75 x 55mm; ps 56x 44 mm; ls 51 x 44 mm; pouch
28 x 48 mm
One intensely coloured flower on a 16 cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal
vivid apple green with deeper green veins and slight white margin;
synsepal vivid apple green; petals yellow-green; pouch yellow-green and
glossy; substance very good; texture glossy
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1349 :
Paphiopedilum malipoense var jackii 'Jackpot'
AM/SAOC
82%
A species from Vietnam
and China
Judged
by Lowveld region on 31 July 2003
ns 105 mm hor; 93 mm vert; ds 32 x 58mm; ps 38x 66 mm; ls 26 x 50 mm; pouch
38 x 45 mm
One charming flower on a thin 51cm tall inflorescence; dorsal sepal
apple green with few brown striations near the base; petals apple green
heavily tessellated with brown near base; pouch apple green with brown
spots on the inside; staminode white with contrasting red veins;
substance poor, texture papery.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1359 :
Aerangis Artikot
'Rotsvas''
AM/SAOC
82%
articulata x kotschyana
Judged
by Lowveld region on 31 July 2003
Ns 50 mm vertical; 40 mm hor; Ds 7 x 21mm; Ps 9 x 20 mm; Ls 7 x 25 mm; Lip
14 x 20 mm, Spur
121 mm
Twenty two flowers and thirty six buds on two pendulous inflorescences;
flowers paper white with light cream anther cap; substance very good,
texture sparkling; dislodged pollen on one flower precluded a higher
score.
Owner:
Van Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No. 1367 :
Wilsonara Hambuhren Stern "P.M.Burg'
HCC/SAOC 77%
Oncidium tigrinum x Oda Lippestern
Judged
at National Show 23 September 2003.
Ns 84 mm hor; 96 mm vert: ds 20 x 42 mm; ps 22 x 40 mm; ls 20 x 47 mm; Lip
30 x 38
mm.
Fifteen flat flowers on two inflorescences; petals with a grey white
background heavily overlaid with burgundy maroon blotches; lip pale
yellow with a orange brown crest; substance good; texture matte.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No.
1373 :
Ascocenda Suksamran Beauty 'P.M.B.'
HCC/SAOC 77%
Vanda Gordon dillon x
Ascda Yip Sum Wah
Judged
at National Show 23 September 2003.
ns 57 mm; ds 26 x 30mm; ps 25 x 25 mm; ls 25 x 34 mm; lip 9 x 10 mm
Sixteen flowers and twelve buds on two erect inflorescences on a healthy
plant; petals and sepals broad and flat with slight 'windows'' colour on
all segments intense cerise pink with slightly darker tessellations on
lateral sepals; lip magenta; substance good; texture sparkling.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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Award No. 1393 :
Cirrhopetalum
eberhardtii
'Tzarina'
AM/SAOC
84%
A species from Indo China.
Judged
by Lowveld region on 17October 2003
ns 17 mm hor; 48 mm ver; ds 9 x 12mm; ps 3x 8 mm; ls 8 x 39 mm; lip 3 x
9 mm
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.
Owner: Van
Rooyen Orchids, White River
Photographer:
Dr. R. van Rooyen.
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