Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20235025
Award Date: May 06, 2023
Awarded As: Dracula erythrochaete 'Blanca' CHM/AOS
Three flowers and two buds on five horizontal to upright inflorescences to 23.5 cm emerging singly from the base of carinate, narrowly elliptical obovate entire leaves 2.0 cm wide by 23.0 cm tall on a 19 cm wide by 23 cm tall plant grown in sphagnum in a 8.0 cm plastic basket; sepals cream finely speckled burgundy slightly coalescing apically, caudae burgundy, 3.2 cm long; petals cream, minute; lip hinged, mobile, spatulate, slightly cupped, margin dentate, light peach; upright habit of inflorescences very attractive, a desirable trait when compared to prior awards; submitted as Dracula gaskelliana which is considered synonymous.
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 23.5 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 23.0
Plant > Leaf Width: 2.0 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire`
Plant > Leaf Shape: narrowly elliptical-obovate when flattened; natural appearance more linear lanceolate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: very short ramicaul
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.3
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 23.5 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: successively single flowered
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 20.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 2.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 0.7 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 0.7 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 1.3 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.7 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: slightly curved
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: burgundy
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 9.5 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 3.0 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 4.7 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.5 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Length: 3.2 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Cauda Width: 0.1 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 5.2 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 1.3 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Length: 3.2 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Caudae Width: 1.0 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.2 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.1 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.5 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): slightly cupped, 3 linear keels reminiscent of mushroom gills; dentate on margin
Flower > Column Length: 0.2 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.15 cm
Flower > Column Color: cream