Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20194328
Award Date: July 20, 2019
Awarded As: Collabium chinense 'Irene' CHM/AOS
Four flowers and three buds on one erect, basal, racemose, 14 cm long inflorescence; 14 cm wide by 17 cm tall plant grown in sphagnum moss in a 21 cm clay pot; plicate, ovate leaves green spotted purple emerge from a tubular sheath on terete pseudobulbs; sepals and petals apple green, faint darker longitudinal striations; lip white, faint apple green centrally, proximal half striated purple; column white; aesthetically pleasing flower and plant commended for its culture as well as educational value since genus is not widely cultivated; native to China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Taiwan; confirmed by SITF; purchased from Andy's Orchids, this specific plant came out of Laos.
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 16.0
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1 - 3
Plant > Leaf Length: 14.0
Plant > Leaf Width: 8.5
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: ovate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 0.5 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 3.5
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.7
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: cylindrical
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 2.0 cm
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: green
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 16.0
Inflorescence > Arrangement: alternate
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 9.0
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 1.0
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.3
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.3
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 1.7
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.6
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.7
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical/connate
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: matte; deep longitudinal ribs
Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.6
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.5
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.1
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.2
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.4
Flower > Petals Length: 1.0
Flower > Petals Width: 0.3
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 1.1
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 1.2