Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20194345
Award Date: October 19, 2019
Awarded As: Lepanthes helicocephala 'Trudy' CBR/AOS
Two delicate, stellate flowers on one inflorescence borne on the underside of slightly ovoid, bright green leaves up to 24 cm in diameter on a cleanly grown plant in a 4.5 cm round clay pot; sepals and petals translucent golden yellow; dorsal sepal margins dark rose; lateral sepal margins and central vein very light rose on apical half; angel-wing petals overlaid fuchsia superior three-quarters; bilobed lip dark rose kink; substance delicate; texture matte; recognized for rarity in culture; broad distribution across northern South America; confirmed by SITF
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 6.8 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 3.0 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 2.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: smooth
Plant > Leaf Shape: slightly ovoid
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 3.1 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: <0.1
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: round
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 0,1
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 1.9 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: distichous
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 0.1 cm
Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.9 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.6 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.5 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.7 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.5 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.2 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.1 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.1 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.15 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): bilobed at apex of isthmus