Another OrchidWiz Request

[Heather]

I'm not turning up any awards for besseae var. dalessandroi. Am I just missing them somewhere or....?

Thanks in advance!

 

[NYEric]

Didn't they give it it's own specie?

 

[Heather]

yeah, but it still doesn't turn anything up for me, either as a variety or as a species.

 

[silence882]

I believe it has only recently gotten a Certificate of Botanical Recognition, which has not yet been published in Awards Quarterly. So once the name becomes official [to the AOS], it can start being used for awards.

--Stephen

 

[Heather]

Grazi....you always come through for me Stephen!

 

[Rick]

Who got the CBR?

 

[silence882]

Tom Kalina got the CBR on Phrag dalessandroi 'Fox Valley' in November, 2005 at the monthly judging in Chicago. It was validated by Dodson.

--Stephen

 

[Rick]

Thanks

Now we know where to go for the real deal.

 

[Ernie]

Tom Kalina got the CBR on Phrag dalessandroi 'Fox Valley' in November, 2005 at the monthly judging in Chicago. It was validated by Dodson.

--Stephen

Yep, I was on the team that did that award. Not too special a flower (an nice d'al), but we felt the waters needed to be tested as to how the taxonomists would treat it. It certainly breeds differently than straight besseae and has a different growth habit. Very important horticulturally.

-Ernie