Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20235029
Award Date: July 01, 2023
Awarded As: Encyclia x darieniana 'Memoria Konstanty Maciaszek' CHM/AOS
Eleven stellate flowers and 2 buds on a staked, arched 75 cm inflorescence emerging from the apex of the newest mature pseudobulb on a seven ovate predominately unifoliate pseudobulb plant, narrowly lanceolate leaves to 25 cm with two emerging new growths grown in a bark mix in a 8 cm diameter plastic pot; sepals and petals, narrowly spatulate, very light chartreuse, suffused dusky raspberry pink, striated deeper dusky raspberry pink; lip spatulate, slightly folded at apex, cream, overlaid soft pink, striated fuchsia centrally and apical half, side lobes cream suffused pink, striated light fuchsia apical half; column cream, overlaid light pink apical half, anther cap fuchsia; substance medium, texture matte; recognized for pleasing overall coloration and bright, contrasting lip; native to Cuba
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 29.5 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: primarily unifoliate once mature; younger growths sometimes bifoliate
Plant > Leaf Length: 24.5
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.9
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: narrow lanceolate to subulate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 0
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 5.0 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 3.0 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: ovate
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 0
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: none visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 75.0 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: alternate, branched, arched
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 45.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 1.5 to 3.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 2.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.9 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: brown
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: slightly ribbed
Flower Natural Spread Length: 5.0 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.5 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.6 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.7 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 2.6 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.8 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 2.6 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 2.8 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 2.0 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): 2 distinct keels along isthmus
Flower > Column Length: 1.2 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Column Color: cream suffused pink apical half
Flower > Anther Cap Color: fuchsia