Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20185029
Award Date: November 17, 2018
Awarded As: Dendrobium jiewhoei
Obtained from Ten Shin Gardens Co, LTD - Taiwan; reference Peter O'Byrne indicates possible synonymy with Denrobium calcariferum; see: Malesian Orchid Journal Vol. 3, 2009, pg 119 - ff
Fifteen lightly fragrant, slightly cupped, trumpet-shaped flowers and six buds on seven pendent inflorescences and sever flowers cans of a robust 30 cm wide by 30 cm tall twenty-two growth plant grown in back in an 11 cm clay pot; sepals cream, striped magenta, light pink overlay apically, reverse light magenta overlaid light cream proximally striped deeper magenta; petal slightly reflexed, white overlaid cream proximally and and pink apically, striped light magenta; lip white, light lemon overlay proximally, magenta vein centrally; spur magenta; substance light; texture sparkling satin; awarded for compact, well-proportioned flowers that show promise in cultivation; native to Borneo (Sarawak); confirmed by SITF
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 29 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 9
Plant > Leaf Length: 8.0 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 2.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): <0.1
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: contiguous
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: non-visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 6.0 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: alternate
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 1.2 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.2 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.7 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: magenta
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: matte
Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.5 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.5 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.1 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.1 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.6 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 1.2 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.7 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 1.3 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.9 cm
Flower > Column Length: 0.3 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.3
Flower > Column Color: cream yellow
Flower > Anther Cap Color: cream yellow