VOC Orchid Show July 2007

[kmarch]

Some pics from the most recent show I judged at, the Victoria Orchid Club July Orchid Show, 2007. Enjoy!

In this post:

Cymbidium hookerianum
Cymbidium Memoria Dora Price
Cymbidium Royal Fare 'Krista'
Cymbidium Uluru 'Orange Delight'
Cymbidium Valley Olympic 'Pink Perfection'

[kmarch]

In this post:

Masdevallia Hybrid (who's name I seem to have lost)
Mclellanara Pagan Lovesong 'Ruby Charles'
Ornithophora radicans
Paph (Cadence X Winston Churchill) X (Gigi X Amanda Hill)....whew. Later I'll look to see if any of the parents have been registered.
Paph Aragon X Green Gold

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Paph Clifford Peter x Midday Sun
Paph Evenrose 'Perfection'
Paph gratrixianum (2 pics of the same plant)
Paph insigne

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Paph insigne var. sanderae
Paph sukhakulii
Phrag Cardinale
Pterostylus Nodding Grace
Zygonaria King's Ransom

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Dockrilla teretifolium - Champion Specimen Orchid and Best "Any Other" Species (2 pics)

Paph Jade Dragon - Champion Orchid (Best of Show) and HCC/AOC 77pts. Just look at that flower. Is that wild and wonderful or what?

I thought I had taken a pic of the Reserve Champion which was a nice nearly dinner plate size Cattleya but I apparently did not. I'll do better next time.

[Tobi]

Kevin,
Thanks for the wonderful pics. You're right about Paph Jade Dragon. That is
probably one of the most beautiful Paphs I have seen. I looked up the parents
(malipoense x fairrieanum) and understand now why it's so gorgeous. It also
stated that Jade Dragon can tolerate well & municipal water (calcium & magn.)
because of it's parents and actually need those minerals in it's diet. Paph
fairrieanum is to die for!!

[pikevi]

Great pictures, kmarch.

Thanks for posting them.

I don't want to encroach into your territory: Are you supposed to look at symmetry in designs as well when you judge the flowers ?

Thanks.

[sandra]

They're all outrageous and beautiful. I can't get over the Winston Churchill and Evenrose paphs. Glad you shared these.

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by pikevi

Are you supposed to look at symmetry in designs as well when you judge the flowers ?

When you say "designs" are you referring ot the patterns and markings on a flower or have you got something else in mind?

[pikevi]

I am sorry I was not very specific. I was just wondering if the markings/patterns on the opposite sides should be very close or not. I have seen perfect (almost) symmetry in some flowers in terms of size, shape and markings.

It is not that important: I was just curious.

[fred]

pikevi
It is fine being curious I am sure kevin will explaine that for you.

would i be right in saying you would like to know what an orchid Judge looks for when Judging an orchid ?

[pikevi]

Yes, fred.

As you would know most of the show items will be close to perfection and judges have to look for subtle imperfections , I'd think.

When size, physical symmetry and colour are very similar there HAS to be something to look for, to choose one over the other.

[fred]

I have found a link that will explaine this to you ( from Australia )
I am sure kevin can answer this alot better than i can


from the THE ANOS AWARD SYSTEM

http://www.anos.org.au/information/judging/judging.html


http://www.users.on.net/~gmcorbin/BO...s/nomencl.html

I just found this from the AOS
http://www.angrek.com/AAOS/Past/Previous/aosjudge.html

http://www.aos.org/aos/judging/page06.aspx

[pikevi]

Thanks fred.

I appreciate the links. Just browsed through a little. Will read up later .

[kmarch]

pikevi,

To answer your questions about markings, markings will never be 100% symetrical on a flower. For example if you look closely at the small spots towards the centre of the Cymbidium Uluru flower above you'll see the spots are not a perfect, 100% mirror image of one another. You'll probably never see that in any flower. For that reason we do not expect to see symetry of that sort in markings/patterns. What we do expect to see though is balance. Going back to Cymb Uluru, the lip markings are very well balanced, one side does not look more heavily marked than the other. The markings on this flower are very balanced. Now that I have said that, I'll add that off the top of my head I can think of at least one exception to that: harlequin Phals. Harlequin Phals have very large erratic spots and I would not deduct points if the sopts on a arlequin Phal were not balanced.

When you look at the threads Fred posted for the ANOS and AOS, keep in mind they are different judging systems with different judging priorities.

Cheers!

[pikevi]

Yes, kmarch.

I did notice that along with the apparent disparity in size between the left and right upper petals.

I hope I am not nit-picking

Thanks for explaining.