Paph. Shun-Fa Golden 'Orchid Court' AM/AOS

[tenman]

My Paph. Shun-Fa Golden 'Orchid Court' AM/AOS, was awarded today at the Akron show. (malipoense x hangianum)

 

[big923cattleya]

Now that one I did have the pleasure of nominating the plant and scoring it. I also wrote the official AOS description.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Congratulations! This is probably my favorite Paph hybrid, combining two of my favorite species. My favorite part about Shun Fa Golden is that they're usually quite fragrant! I like the tessellation on your plant's flower. And am I mistaken or does it look like this will be bifloral?

 

[big923cattleya]

Oh I am sorry. This indeed was two flowers on one inflorescence. The front flower was clearly a bit better then the backside flower.

 

[tenman]

Congratulations! This is probably my favorite Paph hybrid, combining two of my favorite species. My favorite part about Shun Fa Golden is that they're usually quite fragrant! I like the tessellation on your plant's flower. And am I mistaken or does it look like this will be bifloral?

It is indeed frragrant!

 

[Justin]

Wow Tennis congrats! My malipo got one too

 

[jtrmd]

nice

 

[big923cattleya]

Justin, was that your malipoense that got an 88 point AM? Man, that was a super flower! I think the records showed well over 100 awards to this species over the years but not many over the last few years.
There was a recent FCC to a clone Crystelle which was likely Krull-Smiths plant. I was on the AOS team that judged the malipoense yesterday as well. I found it to be better in some ways then that most recent FCC. In a couple of aspects, it fell a little short! But grow that baby and bring it back! Please.
I can’t divulge the scores of the team but with an 88 point AM, you know that it was highly thought of. I nominated it for a flower quality award. I gave it a 91. I thought it was that good.
So many of the recent awards have the pouch snuggled up to the petals at kind of a right angle. The pouch on this one kind of hung down a bit where we could see a little bit of the area just within the pouch. I thought that it presented much better that way.
I did assist in the description.
Very pretty flower. Congrats to whomever owns it.

 

[Djthomp28]

Thanks for contributing these amazing flowers to our show.

 

[Justin]

Justin, was that your malipoense that got an 88 point AM? Man, that was a super flower! I think the records showed well over 100 awards to this species over the years but not many over the last few years.
There was a recent FCC to a clone Crystelle which was likely Krull-Smiths plant. I was on the AOS team that judged the malipoense yesterday as well. I found it to be better in some ways then that most recent FCC. In a couple of aspects, it fell a little short! But grow that baby and bring it back! Please.
I can’t divulge the scores of the team but with an 88 point AM, you know that it was highly thought of. I nominated it for a flower quality award. I gave it a 91. I thought it was that good.
So many of the recent awards have the pouch snuggled up to the petals at kind of a right angle. The pouch on this one kind of hung down a bit where we could see a little bit of the area just within the pouch. I thought that it presented much better that way.
I did assist in the description.
Very pretty flower. Congrats to whomever owns it.

Yes that was mine. Thank you!!!

 

[big923cattleya]

It was my pleasure just to be able to see it! Very nice. Congratulations.

 

[PhilaGardener]

Stunning! Congratulations!