Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20194512
Award Date: February 08, 2019
Awarded As: Dendrochilum rhombiforme
Approximately 750 flowers and 250 buds alternately arranged and tightly held on 52 upright, 4.0 cm inflorescences, flowers held just above the 0.3 cm wide x 3.0 cm long lanceolate, medium green leaves of an 11 cm wide by 5 cm tall plant mounted on a cork slab; sepals and petals cream; column cream; anther cap orange; substance fair; texture matte; presentation of inflorescences and perfectly proportioned, micro-miniature growth habit contribute to the horticultural desirability of this species; native to;
Plant obtained from Dan Newman of Hanging Gardens in the San Francisco area - The vendor often gets plants from folks like Tom Perlite, Ron Parsons, and Cindy Hill
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 3.7 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 3.0 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 0.3
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 0.7 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.3 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: smoothe
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: contiguous
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: roots white; root tip green tinged light burgundy
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 4.0 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: alternating
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 2.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 0.1 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: <0.1 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: <0.1 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: beige
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: slightly rugose
Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.2
Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.1
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.2
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.1
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.1
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.1
Flower > Petals Length: 0.2
Flower > Petals Width: 0.1
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.1
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.1
Flower > Column Length: 0.1 cm
Flower > Column Color: white
Flower > Anther Cap Color: orange