2006 southland orchid show
As it has every year since its inception, OSSC again participated
in the Southland Orchid Show, held the Huntington Library, Art
Collection, and Botanical Gardens. This was the second year to hold
this show in this venue, and many of the little problems that
cropped up the first year were dealt with effectively by the
Southland Orchid Show Committee. This year's theme was "All Hallowed
Orchids", and our volunteers realized the theme with a mad scientist
laboring in his lab to create the perfect, but truly monstrous,
orchid. The show ran from Friday, October 20 through Sunday, October
22.
OSSC’s display garnered many awards and ribbons, including the
following:
- The Orchid Digest Show Trophy for Best Display, awarded by
the Orchid Digest Corporation
- The Ernest Hetherington Trophy for Best Display of Show
- The Fordyce “Red” Marsh Memorial Trophy for Best Species
Orchid of Show, awarded to Alfred Hockenmaier's Pleurothallis plectinata.
Pictures showing the construction and completion of this display
can be found
here.
In addition to the society’s awards, there
were a number of individuals’ plants in the OSSC display
that won ribbons in the judging. A listing of all 29
awarded plants follows, and the society offers its
collective congratulations to all 5 of our winning plant
growers!
| Plant |
Awards |
Owner |
| Pleurothallis plectinata |
The Fordyce "Red" Marsh Memorial Trophy for Best Species
Orchid of Show, CCM/AOS, CBR/AOS, 1st |
Alfred Hockenmaier |
| Dgmra. Winter Wonderland 'White Fairy' |
Best of Class, 1st |
Charles & Norma Johnson |
| Vuyl. Melissa Brianne 'Shady Lady' |
Best of Class, 1st |
Charles & Norma Johnson |
| Brs Unnamed (Brs. Rex x
verrucosa) |
Best of Class, 1st |
Hoa Nguyen |
| Onc. onustum |
Best of Class, 1st |
Hoa Nguyen |
| Onc. Sniffin 'Jennifer Dauro' |
Best of Class, 1st |
Hoa Nguyen |
| Den. Unnamed (Den. Betty Gold x Gooldii Blue No. 2) |
Best of Class, 1st |
Tommy & Maria Yee |
| Paph. Unnamed (Paph. Pulsar x Cyberspace) |
AM/AOS, 1st |
Paphanatics |
| Lc. Tristar Bouquet (Lc. Rosette Warland x C. Chocolate
Drop) |
1st |
Charles & Norma Johnson |
| Lc. Angel Heart 'Nora' |
1st |
Hoa Nguyen |
| Paph. Clair de Lune |
1st |
Paphanatics |
| Paph. Unnamed (Paph. Nightfire x charlesworthii) 'Jamboree
Rose' |
1st |
Paphanatics |
| Paph. Unnamed (Paph. Ruby Mist x Macabre) 'Jamboree Spots' |
1st |
Paphanatics |
| Bc. Unnamed (B. cordata x C. Box Alba) |
1st |
Tommy & Maria Yee |
| Slc. India Rose Sherwood 'Kiilani' |
1st |
Tommy & Maria Yee |
| Ascda. John De Biase
|
2nd |
Alfred Hockenmaier |
| Blc George Kings 'Serendipity' (Mendenhall x Lou Gilmore) |
2nd |
Charles & Norma Johnson |
| Blc. Golden Slipper 'Caliph of Bagdad' |
2nd |
Hoa Nguyen |
| Blc. William John Nawa 'Lisa' |
2nd |
Hoa Nguyen |
| Paph. George Bernard Alex (Paph. tonsum x violascens) |
2nd |
Paphanatics |
| Paph. Hot Spots |
2nd |
Paphanatics |
| Paph. Unnamed (Paph. Emulate x Dragon Flag) |
2nd |
Paphanatics |
| Paph. Unnamed (Paph. Ruby Leopard x Macabre) |
2nd |
Paphanatics |
| Colm. Wildcat 'Perfume Lily' |
2nd |
Tommy & Maria Yee |
| Scaphosepalum verrucosum |
3rd |
Alfred Hockenmaier |
| Brsdm. Henry Melzer 'Fangtastic' (Brsdm. Longlen 'Bill
Switzer' x Brs. Rex) |
3rd |
Charles & Norma Johnson |
| C. bowringiana |
3rd |
Hoa Nguyen |
| Paph. Pinocchio |
3rd |
Paphanatics |
| Paph. Unnamed (Paph. henryanum x tigrinum) |
3rd |
Paphanatics |
| Paph. Unnamed (Paph. Ruby Cicada x (Laser x Ruby Leopard)) |
3rd |
Paphanatics |
| Paph. Unnamed (Paph. concolor x Wellesleyanum) |
3rd |
Paphanatics |
Under the direction of OSSC Ribbon Judging Chair Alberto Ossa,
the following members (and some spouses!) contributed to the
creation (and eventual dismantling) of OSSC’s display:
- Alberto Ossa
- Astrid Ferency
- Benny & Esther Lahav
- Bill Henderson
- Carol Beule
- Estee Magid
- Hoa Nguyen
- Krystine Chapparo
- Linus Bittner
- Michael Scarbrock
- Rita Desilets
- Robert Keasler
- Ted Augustyn
In addition, the following members contributed plants toward our
award-winning display:
- Alfred Hockenmaier
- Astrid Ferency
- Carol Beule
- Charles & Norma Johnson
- Hoa Nguyen
- Krystine Chapparo
- Linus Bittner
- Michael Scarbrock
- Ned Daniger
- Paphanatics
- Robert Keasler
- Ted Augustyn
- Tommy & Maria Yee
One last group of people needs to be recognized: the OSSC members
who volunteered to help run the show by working in the "plant hotel"
and information booths. OSSC supplied almost 1/3 of all the
manpower dedicated to these tasks, and their names are listed here:
- Ted Augustyn
- Linda Bailey
- Krystine Chapparo
- David Dassey
- Rita Desilets
- Astrid Ferency
- Mary Hoffman
- Hoa Nguyen
- Bobbi Palmatory
- Susan Roberts
- Jeff Shewmon
- Norma Skinner
- Maria Yee