2022 Show—A Grand Success | Houston Orchid Society | Conservation | Preservation

May 12, 2022
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Houston Orchid Society Exhibit, awarded 84 pts. Crowd-pleasing, four-by-four-meter floor exhibit with approximately 150 entries; colors ranging from whites on the left to brilliant yellows, yielding to reds and purples and pinks on the right. Central focus an Oncidium sphacelatum placed high on a garden gate, featured trophies for Best Dendrobium Alliance flower (D. thyrsiflorum), Best Cattleya (Plum Love), Best Cypripedium (Phrag. Sorcerers’ Apprentice), Best Large Miscellaneous (Catasetum); Best-Grown trophies in four classes: Oncidium [the same], Dendrobium [D. aphyllum], Miscellaneous [Eulophia adamensis], Cypripedium [the same Phrag.], and Vanda. Also awarded the Orchid Digest Trophy.

Photos: Malcolm McCorquodale

Dear Houston Orchid Society members,

Thank you all for making our 2022 Spring Show a great success! With everyone doing a small part, we ended up with a huge accomplishment!

It was wonderful to see the energy everyone had at this event along with all the fantastic plants, even with the show taking place in May. Congratulations to all the ribbon winners, the Show Trophy winners, and the five plants that received AOS awards!

See you all either at the orchid field trip this weekend or at our June meeting.

—Holly Miller and Jay Balchan

HOS President Sarah Bentley (left) holds the AOS trophy for Most Outstanding Orchid Exhibit, and HOS VP Shows Brad Miller holds the Show Trophy granted by The Orchid Digest Corporation.

Congratulations

I would like to congratulate all of you at the show, but especially Randy Johnson and the wonderful registration crew. They went the extra mile, and more.

And five AOS quality awards were granted and another for the HOS exhibit. Bravo!

—Fr. Ted Baenziger

View AOS quality awards granted at the show