Since the Covid-19 pandemic has eliminated our April monthly meeting, members have generously shared photos of their blooming orchids so we could present a “virtual” Show and Tell. Enjoy!
Anne-Marie Blancquaret-Bruyninckx Bulbo. bicolor (4)
Phrag. QF Kahulu (Pam LaRocco) 
Paph. Judge Philip x rothschildianum (Pam LaRocco) 
Paph. lowii (Pam LaRocco) 
Paph Jerry Spence (Pam LaRocco) 
Epi. Miura Valley (Karen Bloom) (4) 
C. Fire Fantasy x Sl. Polestar
(Karen Bloom) (2)
Phal no name (Heidi Boel) (1) 
Mtdm. Red Brick Road (Heidi Boel) (2) 
Bllra. Tropic Lily ‘Hilo Space Ship’ (Heidi Boel) (2) 
Den. Mini Snowflake (4) and Epi. Wedding Valley ‘Yubanl’ (Heidi Boel) (3) 
Dgmra. Shimbuma ‘Purple Rain’ (Heidi Boel) (2) 
Phal. no name (Deanna Day) (1) 
Phals unk. (Deanna Day) (3,1) 
Coelogyne nitida (Deanna Day) (4) 
Mini Phal unk. (Pam Larocco) 
Mini phal no name (Pam LaRocco) 
L. lilliputiana (Pam LaRocco) 
Phal no name (Paula Head) (2) 
Janet Crafts Phals no name (4, 4) 
Janet Crafts (3) 
Catt. no name (Janet Crafts) (1) 
Cym.no name (Janet Crafts) (3) 
No name
Phals. (Deanna Day) (3, 1)
Onc. Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrance’ (Michelle Gross) (2) 
Phal no name (Michelle Gross) (3) 
Phal. no name (Michelle Gross) (4) 
Cym. no name (Larry Atwood) (4) 
Cym. no name (Larry Atwood) 
Lc. Ladybug (Jan Smith) (4) 
Phal. Miva Breugel (Jan Smith) (3) 
Phal no name (Jan Smith) (3) 
Phal. no name (Jan Smith) (2) 
Dtps. Little Gem Stripes (Jan Smith) (2) 
Dtps Little Gem Stripes (Jan Smith) 
Jan Smith 
Phal no name (Sal Locasio) (3) 
Phal no name (Sal Locasio) (1, 2) 
Phal no name (Sal Locasio) (1,2) 
C. skinneri ‘Casa Luna’ (Deanna Day) (4)
The numerals at the end of each entry represent the number of points each plant was awarded, based upon the category in which the grower has previously placed themselves (Beginner, Intermediate, Established). [blue (4), red (3), white (2), participation (1)]
There was a tie for the first place standard (Fanelli) plant: Deanna’s C. Skinneri and Larry’s cymbidium unknown.
The miniature (Topmiller) first place went to Heidi’s Den Mini Snowflake and second to Anne-Marie’s Bulbo. bicolor.
Many thanks to our judge, Pam, who made a valiant effort to continue to award points under suboptimal circumstances. This certainly does not substitute for our “in person” Show and tell, but hopefully everyone enjoys seeing what is blooming in others’ collections.
Continue to send me your photos of blooming plants and I will enter them in next month’s virtual show and tell. If you can send a close-up of a flower and a picture of the entire plant, it would be helpful to our judge.
To see Anne-Marie’s description of her care of the Bulbo. bicolor and photos of its’ development, click here:
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