Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20185023
Award Date: September 15, 2018
Awarded As: Paphiopedilum xhermannii
One full flower on one 26 cm arched inflorescence on a 3 mature growth 30 cm wide plant in a 15 cm pot; hooded dorsal sepal spring green, suffused and veined maroon centrally, margins undulate, proximal half strongly reflexed; synsepal light spring green faintly striped maroon; petals light spring green suffused and veined mahogany, deeper color at midrib, lighter towards heavily undulate margins, mahogany cilia proximally; pouch mauve veined deeper mauve, margins cream, mahogany cilia proximally; staminode cream yellow, dark yellow centrally ; substance waxy; texture glossy; natural hybrid native to North Vietnam; awarded both a CHM and an HCC; plant obtained from Big Leaf orchids (Peter Lin)
Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 15 cn
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 3
Plant > Leaf Length: 20 cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 1.8 cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: entire
Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate
Plant > Leaf petiole length (apex of pseudobulb or stem to leaf base proper): 1.0 cm
Plant > Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul distance between growths along rhizome:: 1.0 cm naximum
Plant >Pseudobulb/Growth/Ramicaul Root Tip Color: non-visible
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 26
Inflorescence > Arrangement: single-flowered
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 19 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 6.5 cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 6.5 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 2.8 cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.8 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 5.3 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.5 cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical, ribbed longitudinally
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: maroon-mahogany
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: horsute
Flower Natural Spread Length: 7.3 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 6.0 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 3.1 cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 3.5 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 3.0 cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 1.6 cm
Flower > Petals Length: 4.8 cm
Flower > Petals Width: 1.2 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 4.4 cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 2.3 cm
Flower > Column Length: Staminode 1.3 cm x 1.3 cm
Flower > Column Color: Cream yellow, bright yellow centrally