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First Class 15 Odontoglossum Alliance

June 2009 Open Plant of the Night

Mclna. Pagan Lovesong ‘Ruby Charles’ (Odcdm. Tiger Butter x Brs. Verrucosa).
This cultivar is the finest in a hybrid where there were over fifty awarded varieties. The grex was a groundbreaking hybrid between an Odontocidum
And Brassia where the seedlings all exceeded the parentage in both flower quality and vigor of growth. This particular variety will grow well under warm or cool conditions, producing a 3-4 foot (900mm - 1200mm)  branched inflorescence with 5” (150mm) flower

Owner: R Oppedisano

The next meeting will be Thursday 23rd July 2009
Our Guest Speaker will be Stan Condon - Paphiopedilums
Visitors welcome

Looking forward to seeing you all there and until then, good growing....

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First Class 34 Paphiopedilum Hybrid or Species

June 2009 Novice Plant of the Night

Paph Unknown

Owner - Harry Harris

First Class 1 Standard Cymbidiums

Cym Mint Ice

Owner - N & D Tzelis

First Class 2 Intermediate Cymbidiums

Cym Shoalhaven 'Touch of Class'

Owner - N & D Tzelis

First Class 3 Miniature Cymbidiums

Cym Fairy Rouge 'Lavender Falls'

Owner - N & D Tzelis

First Class 4 Cattleya Exhibition Type

Blc Dream Trader 'Rudak'

Owner - P & J D'Olier

First Class 6 Cattleya Mini Up to 65mm

Pot Free Spirit 'Camela'

Owner - N & K Koutsoukis

First Class 7 Cattleya 65 - 110mm

Blc Monalani Rainbow

Owner - C Fenwick

First Class 8 Paphiopedilum Exhibition Type

Paph Neridah 'Rudak'

Owner - N & K Koutsoukis

First Class 14 Oncidium Intergenerics

May 2009 Open Plant of the Night

Col Wildcat 'MT-4'

Owner - B & A Acquaro

Our plant of the night was colmanara wildcat MT-4 owned by Bobby and Antonia Acquaro.The judges were John Keenan and Garrie Bromley

Colmanara belongs to the oncidium alliance and is a man made genera created by crossing miltonia, odontoglossum and oncidium.

Wildcat was created by crossing odontonia Rustic Bridge with odontocidium crowborough and was made by Rod Mc Lellan Co in 1992.

There are many named clones of this hybrid most with shiny dark flowers of chestnut to maroon brown with yellow green tips and a wine red lip.

First Class 35 Miscellaneous Orchids-Species or Hybrids

May 2009 Novice Plant of the Night

Col Wildcat 'Bloody Ruby'

Owner - Harry Harris

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Our Speaker for the night Garrie Bromley