Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20225002
Award Date: May 07, 2022
Awarded As: Dendrobium x suffusum 'Georgia's Gift' CHM/AOS
Nine flowers and seven buds held slightly above the foliage of an 8 cm tall compact plant on four upright inflorescence, one inflorescence bearing sis flowers; extended ovoid pseudobulbs, 0.6 cm diameter by 5.0 cm tall, bear 2 - 3 lanceolate leaves 1.4 cm wide by 4.2 cm long; sepals cream, faintly blushed and streaked lilac purple apically, reverse spotted and blushed darker purple, petals cream, faint purple blush centrally; lip cream, tri-lobed, spotted lilac purple, three chartreuse keels centrally; column cream; anther cap lavender, substance firm; texture matte; natural hybrid between Dendrobium kingianum and Dendrobium gracilicaule
Plant purchased from Andy's Orchids
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 7.0 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 2 - 3
Plant > Leaf Length: 4.2 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.4 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 5.8 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.6 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: extended ovoid
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 0
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: bright green
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 8.0 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: alternate
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 1.7 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: up to 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.5 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.6 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: tubular
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: dark purple-brown
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: ribbed
Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.3 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.6. cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 1.3 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.5 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.1 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.5 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 1.1 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.7 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): 3 keels
Flower > Column Length: 0.3 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Column Color: cream
Flower > Anther Cap Color: lilac-purple