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Writhlington BOC Congress 2018 Judging Results Writhlington BOC Congress 2018 Judging Results Title Plant Stand Owner st Paphiopedilum species 1 Paphiopedilum lowii British Paph. Soc. Chris Jones 1 2nd Paphiopedilum stonei British Paph. Soc. Allan Burdis st Paphiopedilum Hybrid 1 Paphiopedilum Wössner Black Wings Asendorfer Hilmar Bauch 2 nd 2 Paphiopedilum Dollgoldi Asendorfer Hilmar Bauch st Phragmipedium species 1 Phragmipedium longifolium East Midlands Arthur Deakin 3 nd 1 2 Phragmipedium x tetzlaffianum Asendorfer Hilmar Bauch st Phragmipedium Hybrid 1 Phragmipedium Cardinale ‘Sophie’ Devon Colin Hughes 4 nd 2 Phragmipedium Bel Royal Asendorfer Hilmar Bauch st Dendrobiinae species 1 Dendrobium cuthbertsonii Darlington Jean Barker 5 nd 2 Dendrobium cuthbertsonii Darlington Jean Barker st Dendrobiinae Hybrid 1 Dendrobium Nagomi Darlington Jean Barker 6 2nd Dendrobium Hibiki Bournemouth Geoff Hands st Laeliinae species 1 Cattleya labiata OSGB Martin Rendall 7 2nd Guarianthe bowringiana v. coerulea ‘Blue Skies’ Asendorfer Hilmar Bauch st Laeliinae Hybrid 1 Cattlianthe Mem. Francis Takakura East Midlands Arthur Deakin 8 2nd Cattlianthe Sagarik Wax ‘Fragrant Sky’ Scotland Tony Britton Lycastinae & 1st Maxillaria meleagris OSGB Sally Mill 9 Maxillariinae species 2nd Maxillaria arachnitiflora OSGB Sally Mill Lycastinae & 1st Maxillaria Alan Digby OSGB Neville Dunn 10 Maxillariinae Hybrid 2nd Maxillaria (arachnites x striata ) URG 2 OSGB Sally Mill Title Plant Stand Owner st Oncidiinae species 1 Gomesa praetexta Akerne Orchids Kenneth Bruyninckx 11 2nd Gomesa forbesii Akerne Orchids Kenneth Bruyninckx st Oncidiinae Hybrid 1 Oncidium Espiritu Santo North of England David Crook 12 2nd Oncidesa Sweet Sugar South West David Saunder Pleurothallidinae Species/hybrid 1st Pleurothallis allenii OSGB Sally Mill 13 (Not including masdevallias) 2nd Pleurothallis x1 tuerckheimii OSGB Sally Mill 1st Masdevallia striatella ‘Chris’ Darlington Jean Barker 14 Masdevallia species 2nd Masdevallia abbreviata North of England David Crook 1st Masdevallia Confetti Somerset, Wilts & Dorset Paul Higgs 15 Masdevallia Hybrid nd 2 Masdevallia Exquisite Mary Darlington Bob Cant st Vandeae species 1 Vanda luzonica Devon Sue Lane 16 (not including Phalaenopsis) 2nd Gastrochilus japonicus Darlington Jean Barker Vandeae Hybrid 1st Vanda Mario Vega Solorzano EMOS Brian Kirkland (not including Phalaenopsis) 17 nd 2 Vanda Blue Magic South West Jacky Gillingham st Phalaenopsis species 1 Phalaenopsis equestris ‘Holm’ East Midlands Brian Kirkland 18 2nd Phalaenopsis lindenii East Midlands Kim Pask st Phalaenopsis Hybrid - incl uding 1 Phalaenopsis Brother Golden Jaguar Devon Sue Lane 19 intergenerics. nd 2 Phalaenopsis Zuma Limelight Devon Clive Lloyd st Cymbidiinae species 1 Cymbidium erythraeum ‘Paradisio’ Cheltenham Arnold Cleavley 20 2nd Cymbidium elegans Hinkley Noel Cope st Cymbidiinae hybrid 1 Cymbidium Chen’s Ruby Hinkley Noel Cope 21 2nd Cymbidium Pakket Sunrise South West Terry Sealey Title Plant Stand Owner Coelogyninae 1st Coelogyne ovalis North of England Reg Harrison 22 species or hybrid 2nd Coelogyne fimbriata Thames Valley Larry Bracewell Bulbophyllum 1st Bulbophyllum Elizabeth Ann ‘Bucklebury’ Somerset, Wilts & Dorset Andy McEwan 23 species or hybrid 2nd Bulbophyllum Elizabeth Ann ‘Bucklebury’ Cheltenham & District Rose Price Any other species 1st Liparis condylobulbon ‘Roger’ Devon Sue Lane 24 (excluding hardy orchids) 2nd Stenoglottis longifolia Bournemouth Mary Pharaoh Any other Hybrid 1st Polystachya Kens World East Midlands Mike Armstrong 25 (excluding hardy orchids) 2nd Catasandra Jumbo-Express Bournemouth Mike Powell st 1 Any Hardy Orchid 1 Pterostylis x furcillata Akerne Kenneth Bruyninckx 26 2nd Sprianthes cernua Darlington Jean Barker Award Stand Owner Liparis condylobulbon ‘Roger’ Sue Lane 1 Grand Champion species Bulbophyllum Elizabeth Ann ‘Bucklebury’ Andy McEwan 2 Grand Champion Hybrid Liparis condylobulbon ‘Roger’ Sue Lane 3 Grand Champion Orchid 1 x indicates a natural hybrid 2 URG indicates an Un-Registered Grex Any names/corrections to Jean & Chris Barker please as soon as possible [email protected] Writhlington BOC Congress 2018 Trophy Winners Award Stand 1 Best Display Amateur East Midlands Orchid Society 2 Best Display Professional Akerne Orchids 3 Reserve Best Display Amateur Darlington Orchid Society 4 Reserve Best Display Professional Peter White 5 Highly Commended Display Amateur Helen Millner 6 Highly Commended Display Amateur Devon Orchid Society 7 Highly Commended Display Amateur Orchid Society of Great Britain .
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