Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20215009
Award Date: December 04, 2021
Awarded As: Isabelia pulchella (alba) 'Snowflakes' CHM/AOS
Twenty-seven dainty, slightly cupped, translucent concolor white flowers and two buds on 28 erect inflorescences emerging from the base of linear leaves atop tear-drop shaped pseudobulbs of a very clean 35 cm wide by 50 cm tall plant of creeping growth habit mounted on a 5 cm wide by 17 cm tall piece of tree fern; leaves entire, 0.2 cm wide by 7.5 cm long; pseudobulbs 0.6 cm in diameter by 1.0 cm tall are encased in dried sheaths; recognized for distinctive color form.
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: up to 12.0 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 1
Plant > Leaf Length: 7.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 0.2 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: linear
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 1.0 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.6 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: teardrop shape encased in dried sheath
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: up to 2.0 cm
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: very light green
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 5.0 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: erect
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 3.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.1 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 0.6 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: disc
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: very light green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: glossy
Flower Natural Spread Length: 1.4 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.7 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.7 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 1.0 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.8 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 1.1 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.6 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): flat spathulate lip lightly ruffled along margins
Flower > Column Length: 0.3 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Column Color: white
Flower > Anther Cap Color: white