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This is the biggest/best grown wilhelm/gardnerii I've ever seen.
I would definitely check the AOS records to see if its good for a CCE:clap::clap:
Given the taxonomy issues, you'd have to research under all the possible names.
The flowers don't have to be the biggest or best quality for a cultural award, but just the best grown with representative flowers.
Rose/Rick, I don't know about the AOS standard. I know that my gardinerii can give 2-3 flowers, a small multigrowths but has never given multispikings. But yours looks like that the flowers also display a good shape, good color and good spiking habit. Can't see the size of it. But if you happen to meet a judge, ask him/her first about the quality. If the quality,size, shape, color etc are also good, then why not ask for a quality award as well as the Cultural award. You might get both. Good luck.
If you see UweM's post in the thread of "glanduliferum Revisited" he has attached a link to Notes by Dr. Leslie Garay, who is a splitter and recognized Paph gardinerii as a species.
And Rose, for the sake of Conservation please self it. I selfed mine 2 years ago and now have about 150 seedlings, still in compots. And I rate yours better than mine.