Eight plants were presented at the March 19 judging. We awarded a Mormodia owned by Stephen Gallagher—Mormodia Regine Viard ‘Roxie,’ which is a cross using Mormodes and Clowesia, the parents being Cl. Grace Dunn and Mormodia Jumbo Bacia.

A very small plant with intensely colored flowers, it earned an Award of Merit (AM) of 83 points. The flowers were 1½ by 1¾ inches [4.3 x 3.1 cm]. Here is the official description with some explanation of terms:

Fourteen red plum flowers and four buds arranged on one 21-cm inflorescence; sepals and petals remarkably flat; sepals lanceolate (like a lance, pointed), petals ovate (rounded); lip cymbiform (like a cymbidium lip), denticulate (tooth-edged), blushed orange centrally, callus (a central raised section of the lip) two pronged; column cream, blushed plum basally; substance firm; texture satin; pleasing ginger fragrance; plant 14cm wide by 4.5cm tall.