Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20215008
Award Date: December 04, 2021
Awarded As: Gastrochilus rutilans 'Susan' CBR/AOS
Eight flowers presented on a 3.5 cm umbellate inflorescence emerging from between the leaves of a monopodial 5-leaved, many rooted plant clinging to a wood branch; leaves linear lanceolate, acute, entire, 1.5 cm wide by up to 10.0 cm long; sepals and petals light green basally, goldenrod yellow distally; saccate lip white, blush yellow underside, delicately fringed distally; column cream, two small wings goldenrod yellow; substance firm; texture matte; recognised for distinctive and attractive inflorescence habit;
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 14.0 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 5
Plant > Leaf Length: 10.0 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: linear-lanceolate, acute
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 1.0 - 2.0 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.7 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: cylinder
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 3.5 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: unbellate
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 3.0
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: <0.1
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.0 cm pedicel
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.0 cm pedicel
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.15 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylinder
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: ribbed
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.5 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.2 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.6 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.2
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.7 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): saccate; ciliate along distal margin