Maribyrnong Orchid Show September 2007

[kmarch]

Bolero and I judged the September Marrybinong orchid show last night. It was a good show. There were some really interesting and unusual orchids on display at this show, including a few species I'd never seen before. I took a lot of pics. Are you ready for this? In this post:

Clowesia warsceziana
Coel cristata var.lemoniana
Coel Jannine Banks
Cymb Brunette 'Chocolate Mint' - the fragrance of this flower was intoxicating!
Cymb Celtic Imp
Cymb Eye of the Tiger - unusual markings!
Cymb goeringii
Cymb Green Sensation 'Perfection'

[kmarch]

In this post:

Cymb Ice on Fire 'Nikita'
Cymb Ice on Fire 'Nikita' - these 2 pics are of different plants - this is currently my favorite miniature Cymbid. The miniature Cymbids are my favorite (and you can easily see why here) because they have so many flowers and multiple spikes.
Cymb Julie Hawke
Cymb Kimberley Winter
Cymb Kurralta Park 'Tennyson'
Cymb Lerwick Leane Marie 'Crikmar'
Cymb Pearl Dawson
Cymb Pendragon x Val Wright

They were late, but as you can see, Victoria's Cymbidiums have finally come into bloom!

[kmarch]

In this post:

Cymb Sarah Jean 'Annie'
Cymb Sarah Jean 'Jennifer'
Cymb Sleeping Carmen 'Waikanae'
Cymb Starquest
Cymb Valley Cauldron 'Golden Delight'
Cymb Valley Splash
Den Avril's Gold 'Highclere' - Probably one of the most famous of the Australian Hybrid Dendrobiums. It's easy to see why.
Den Burgundy Bride x Ray's Dream

Take a closer look at the 2 different Cymb Sara Jean flowers. This is a good hybrid to illustrate the variety possible in a hybrid. There are about 8-10 different cultivars of this hybrid. The most popular and common is probably 'Ice Cascade" which is pure white but this hybrid comes in colours ranging from white to burgundy and some flowers containg green as well.

[ogus]

They are absolutely gorgeous.. I like those green flowers! not like my den with 3 lips to give a cabbage look.. they indeed looks beautiful.

[kmarch]

In this post:

Den Jonathan's Glory 'DarkJoy'
Den pseudoglomeratum
Den Rudkin 'Tynan'
A display of Den speciosum at the show
Den speciosum
Den speciosum
Den speciosum
Den tetragonum

[kmarch]

In this post:

Den Zip
Dockrilla striolata x Tweetie
Dockrilla (unknown)
Dockrilla teretifolium - Grand Champion of the show - This is (I think) the third time this year a Dockrilla teretifolium was chosen Grand Champion of the show. It must be a good year for Dockrilla.

[kmarch]

In this post:

Masd Falcata
Masd Harlequin x decumana
Masd Rubicon
Masd Top Vintage 'Merlot'
Maxillaria picta
Mini-cat Hybrid

[orchid_girl]

Beautiful flowers!!! Words can't describe them

[mayres]

Kevin - Fabulous display of flowers/pics - thanks for sharing! Can you post a larger picture of the grand champion so that we can get a better look? I'd like to get a closer look of the flowers. Do you think that miniature Cymbidium that is your favorite is available in the states?

[kmarch]

And in this post:

Paph Dalla
Paph Flame Arrow x Watercolor Artist
Paph Harrisianum
Paph Honey Gorse 'Dowlands'
Paph rothschildianum
Paph Santa Margarita x Margaret Brands
Paph Satin Smoke
Paph St Pino

Check out that first Paph Dalla. It's a miniature exhibition-type! In recent years breeders have been breeding what they call "tea cup Paphs" and they are essentially very small exhibition-type. I've never been a huge fan of enhibition Paphs but I think these are brilliant!

[kmarch]

Not a lot of Phals are grown in Victoria because they can't be grown outdoors here so we don't see many at shows. This show had what was probably the best display of Phals I have seen here. The whole display was awarded the trophy for Pre-eminent Exhibition.

Phal Chain Xen Pearl
Phal Leopard Princess
Phal Long Pride Spark - look at the crazy, wonderful lip on this one!
Phal Princess of Love 'Pink Porceline'
Phal Anthura Manchester
Phal Brother Pico 'Sweetheart'
Phal Brother Pico 'Sweetheart'
Part of the Phal Display

[kmarch]

And in case you haven't yet had enough....one final post:

Phrag Mem Dick Clements
Phrag Mem Dick Clements (same plant)
Phrag St Ouen
Schoenorchis junctifolia - just look how graceful and elegant this one is, what a great species.
Woodwardara Beverly Lou
Pleurothalis truncata - do you like zillions of flowers on a small plant? This one had nearly 60 little flowers on a plant in about a 3-inch pot.

I hope you enjoyed these posts and maybe even learned a little. Let me know if you have questions!!

[orchid_girl]

I love the color of the Phrags in the last post. That reddish orange is so beautiful!! Thanks for sharing all these beautiful pics!!