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Here is the award description: Seventy-two flowers and 81 buds on two branched inflorescences measuring up to 69 cm on a magnificently presented plant with a very robust root system growing on a 27-cm by 50-cm cork slab; sepals and petals apple green overlaid olive; lip white, midlobes fuchsia, side lobes white, fuchsia picotee, basal [...]

I spent a great deal of time using “Phalaenopsis, a Monograph” by Eric Christenenson confirming to myself that this is P. kunsteleri and not P. fuscata.  The differences in the column and lip are subtle. 1.) “In P kunsteleri the fleshy central ridge below the stigma abuts the stigma.  In P fuscata the ridge is [...]

The parents of Phal. Ken Peterson ‘Yellow Border’ are  (Hausermann’s Goldcup ‘Everlasting’ x Golden Buddha ‘Gemstone #1′)  The primary difference between this cultivar and ‘Halo’ is petal shape.  This one is more star shaped.

DPE0468 Phal. equestris ’Leesburg’.  This cultivar is itself the offspring of  ‘Riverbend’, AM/AOS 87 points.  It looks very similar.  It is very vigorous.

This picture was taken when ‘Mr. Biggles’ was just a baby. The leaf span never got much bigger than about 6 inches but the roots took over a huge cork mount. This plant has produced an inflorescence with 50 or so flowers. They are fragrant and smell like grape candy to me.

The parents of Phal. Ken Peterson ‘Halo’ are  (Hausermann’s Goldcup ‘Everlasting’ x Golden Buddha ‘Gemstone #1′)

The parents of Phal. Bette’s Madge ‘Leesburg’  are (Jordon’s Pixie ‘Sweetheart’ x Zuma’s Pixie).

The parents of Phal. Fortune Saltzman ‘Maple Bridge’ AM/TOS are (Liu Tuen-Shen x Barbara Freed Saltzman).  This plant has since died.   Try as hard as I can I am unable to subdue the green tint to this flower.  It is greenish and therefore seems to be a good candidate for green hybridizing, but the flower color actually [...]

A very interesting little species.  Starts blooming on small plants with spikes that are hidden under the leaves.  Spikes persist for many years and grow longer each flowering season and eventually hang in nice displays below the leaves.  The spikes are geotropic.  They grow straight toward the ground no matter which way the plant is [...]

The parents of Phal. Jezebel ‘Pebbles’ HCC/AOS are (Kung’s Ann x Jane Hudson)