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My copy arrived a few minutes ago, so they are on their way.

Perhaps judging in Australia is different than judging in the US.

Don't see any besseae in that one, even flavum.

It could have been the late sunlight reflecting off the gypsum in the air. It was a long time ago, didn't have a decent camera. The White Sands change constantly, different every week, every year.

It is an amazing place. My Mother-in-law lived in Tularosa, next to the sands. We were out there one time, and at sunset on a windy day saw something that looked like a pink and orange rainbow, formed from the wind-borne particles and the setting sun.

So much for the seven + years it takes to become an accredited judge, with the research papers, monthly educational hour, the 4,000 + plants most centers see at shows and monthly judgings each year.

No AOS award to 'Byron'; only one award to this species in 1999, and it isn't this one. Perhaps it was awarded and AOS voided it later, or the owner never paid the award fee. There is no record.

Perhaps the tag got switched with the correct plant?

I have a get-out-of-jail-free card! My husband got me a C Jose Marti for Mother's Day. By the end of the year we owned 50 orchids, and it was all downhill from there. He can NEVER say anything about my addiction -- because he started it!

Will all miss you. Your knowledge, talent and good advice have been an asset to the whole orchid community.

Not registered yet. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/parentageresults.asp Easy to use.

Very nice. On some dark paphs the pigment is so dense that it warps the petals. This one doesn't do that. Wonderful dorsal, too.

I'm here!

AOS publishes OrchidsPlus, which has the full descriptions of the awarded plants and the official pictures. OrchidWiz has unofficial pics, and some award data.

Its name is Hsinying Max-walker.

And he has (had?) cool frogs.

Will they be in Iowa this weekend?

If you place the plant in the pot, add a little of you media. Hold the top of the pot, tap the bottom & sides of the pot to settle the media. It will go between the root. Repeat until the pot is full. You can get the same result with adding media then immersing the pot in water. The result...

Phrags get more complicated, or interesting with Phrag besseae. Early on, what is now considered dalesandroii was just another besseae. So there are hybrids with besseae listed as a parent that may actually be the progeny of dalesandroii.

This plant carries an HCC and a CCM, from two years ago.