Judging Center: Chicago
Award Number: 20182121
Award Date: July 14, 2018
Awarded As: Maxillaria nardoides
Award description: Two cupped dark maroon flowers on 2 short inflorescences to 1cm, growing basally on a 11.5 x12cm plant tied on a 4 x18cm stick; leaves to 6.5cm growing from a 0.3 x1.5 cm ovate pseudobulb; sepals and petals maroon, sepals tipped cream apically; lip darker maroon, column cream; substance heavy; texture glossy. Plant is from Orquides Amazonicas nursery from Peru. It is referenced in Jay Pfahl's orchid species list.
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 1 cm. only one flower per inflorescence
Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.8
Flower Natural Spread Width: 0.5
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.5
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.3
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.6
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.4
Flower > Petals Length: 0.7
Flower > Petals Width: 0.3
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.4
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.3
Flower > Column Color: cream