Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20194329
Award Date: August 17, 2019
Awarded As: Jumellea fragrans 'Irene' CHM/AOS
Six charming stellate flowers on six self-supported, axillary 7.0 cm long inflorescences borne on a 28 cm wide by 30 cm tall branching, monopodial plant mounted using a small sphagnum moss pad on a 20 cm tree fern plaque; leaves lanceolate averaging 1.0 cm wide by 8.0 cm long; roots rambling; flowers ivory white, each segment uniquely conformed; dorsal sepal narrow, reflexed; lateral sepals narrow, strongly reflexed; petals narrow, curved, held horizontally; lip elongate, diamond-shaped, creased centrally; light green spurs average 6 cm in length; column green; anther cap light lime green; substance medium; texture matte; species native to Reunion and Mauritius; confirmed by SITF
Reference Material - Orchid Review Vol 117 no 1287 Sept 2009 P 137
AOS Bulletin - July 1967 p. 587 and June 1980 p 622
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 25 cm
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 6 - 9
Plant > Leaf Length: 7.5 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.0 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: landeolate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): NA/clasping
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Length: 2 - 25 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Width: 0.3 - 0.4 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Margin: flattened/elliptical
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 1.7 cm
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: light green
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 4 cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: axial, single flowered
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 4 cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: na
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 7.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 7.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 7.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 7.5 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: light green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 8.9 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 4.8 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 3.0 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 3 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.4 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 2.9 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.3 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 3.0 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.8
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): 6 cm spur - hockey stick shaped
Flower > Column Length: 0.2 cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.2 cm
Flower > Column Color: light green
Flower > Anther Cap Color: light brown