Brassolaeliocattleya Mrs. William K. du Pont 'Rex'
Heritage Plant Auction
American Orchid Society
Member’s Meeting
Friday, October 17, 2008
Hotel Du Pont
Benefactors
Dr. Alan Bachrach
Helina Mendez
Jeff Bradley
Fred Missbach
Dr. Judy Cook
Andrea Neissen
Steven Cristoffersen
Peter Nguyen
Keith Davis
Walter and David Off
(Waldor Orchids)
Glen Decker
(Piping Rock Orchids)
Norman Fang
(Norman’s Orchids)
Carlos Fighetti
Frank Fordyce
Robert Fuchs
Mike Coronado
(R. F. Orchids)
Dr. Wilton Guillory
Hiroshi Okada
(Okada Orchid Nursery)
Tom Perlite
(Golden Gate Orchids)
Santa Barbara Orchid
Estates
Seagrove Orchids
Joseph and Anthony Silva
(Silva Brothers Orchids)
Courtney Hackney
Frank Smith
(Krull-Smith)
Norito Hasegawa
David Toyoshima
Carter and Holmes
Linda Thorne
(Seagrove Orchids)
Patti Powell James
Longwood Gardens
Cesar Wenzel
(Wenzel Orchids)
Joan Lines MacCandless
(Lines Orchids)
Mark Werther
Plato Mathews
Reggie Wright
All proceeds designated
for the
“American Heritage
Collection Fund”
Friday, October 17, 2008
Hotel Du Pont - Wilmington, Delaware
Absentee bids will be accepted for the
auction under the following rules:
■ Deadline for absentee bids placed via the AOS Web
site is Wednesday, October 15th, 5:00 p.m. ET.
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■ Shipping: Plants will be shipped with shipping and
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■ Winners will be notified of they plants they won and
final bid amounts by telephone no later than October 22,
2008.
■ Send bids to Susan Wayman at swayman@aos.org
before the close of business on October 15, 2008.
Questions? call 561-404-2031
Pierre S. duPont
Alice B. duPont
Mrs. W. K. duPont
Forward
On May 15, 1946, Pierre S. du Pont, his wife Alice Belen, and his sisterin-law, Mrs. William K. du Pont, hosted the twenty-fifth annual meeting
of the American Orchid Society at Longwood Gardens. The event was
the largest gathering of members of the orchid community up until that
time, with 934 persons present. Rodney Wilcox Jones, AOS President at
that time, called the meeting to order and stated: “Longwood—you
cannot speak the name without a picture coming before your eyes.” The
event made a great impact upon the attendees, so much so, that it was
talked about for decades throughout the orchid circles of the world.
After sixty-two years, the American Orchid Society is truly honored
once again to be a guest of Longwood Gardens and the du Pont family
with our Trustees/Members meeting being held at this magnificent
venue. The auction tonight is also a historic one. During the long life of
the American Orchid Society, never has there been such a collection of
rare and historic plants for sale, nor has there been such generosity
shown with donations of these costly treasures by so many benefactors.
I would like to thank all of those who have provided the plants for
tonight’s event.
The Heritage Plant Auction is dedicated to the memory of Pierre S. du
Pont, Alice B. du Pont, and Mrs. William K. du Pont, all of whom were
charter members of the American Orchid Society, and who gave so
much of their time, expertise, and funds, to the organization that we all
enjoy today.
All proceeds will go to the Heritage Plant Collection Fund of the
American Orchid Society, which will ensure the preservation of
historically important cultivars for those orchid students of today and
those of tomorrow.
Publisher - Jeff H. Bradley
Editor and Formatting - Joe Dietz
American Orchid Society
Heritage Plant Auction
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Lc. Adolph Hecker ‘Lynn’, AM/AOS, 1968, (C.
Porcia x Lc. Bonanza) Hecker, 1959
A rare and desirable plant with shapely, glowing
purple flowers and a diamond-dust texture. This
cattleya that made quite a splash in the late 1960’s
and was a tribute to the growing abilities of Hobbie
Hawkins of Palm Beach, Florida.
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C. Alice B. du Pont (C. Sunrise Chalet x C.
Louise Georgianna) Off and Sons, 2006
Waldor Orchids of Linwood, New Jersey, named
this grex for the wife of Pierre S. du Pont in 2006.
This magnificent white cattleya has terrific
substance and is a prolific bloomer.
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Blc. Amy Wakasugi ‘Ester Miles’, AM/AOS,
1968, (Lc. Bonanza x Blc. Herons Ghyll)
Wakasugi, 1966
Most collectors consider this cultivar to be the best
of the grex. The 7” flowers with an intense red
lavender, with an extremely heavily ruffled ruby
lip. Billy Miles of Maitland, Florida, named this
cultivar after his wife.
Lc. Areca ‘Model’, FCC/AOS, 1958, (Lc.
General Maude x C. Enid) Stuart Low, 1922
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A magnificent dark lavender cattleya with form
and shape comparable to today’s standards. The
intensity of yellow veining in the throat on a very
dark magenta lip is truly something to behold. This
cultivar was one of the “treasures” of B. O.
Bracey’s collection in Santa Ana, California. It was
very tightly held and remains so to this day. It is
very rare and is extant in only a very few private
collections.
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Lc. Arid Acres ‘Tinsel’ (Lc. Mamie Eisenhower
x C. Chickamauga) Blue Grass Orchids, 1962
This magnificent lavender cattleya was once an
important cultivar in the cut flowers market. It
blooms freely in the winter and has slight flares.
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Slc. Anzac ‘Orchidhurst’, FCC/RHS, 1938, (Slc.
Marathon x Lc. Dominiana) Charlesworth,
1921
This famous red cattleya breeder came to America
through Clint McDade of Rivermont Orchids and
his purchase of the Armstrong and Brown
Collection. It is impossible to study the breeding of
red cattleyas in America or abroad without
focusing upon Laurie Humphries (of Armstrong
and Brown) famous remake of the original cross
made by Charlesworth using the “Orchidhurst”
cultivar of Slc. Marathon.
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C. Athena Chagaris ‘Orchidhaven’ (C. Helen
P. Dane x C. Barbara Billingsley) Patterson,
1965
Harold Patterson’s famous white cattleya, which he
used extensively in his breeding program. C.
Athena Chagaris is a prolific bloomer and was a
very important hybrid in Patterson’s cut flower
production.
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Cym. Babylon ‘Castle Hill’, FCC/RHS, (Cym.
Olympus x Cym. Pauwelsii) H. G. Alexander,
1942
Few cymbidiums have ever attained such an exalted
status in the world of hybridizing, as has ‘Castle
Hill.’ This tetraploid has produced some of the
finest offspring of the entire cymbidium world. No
cymbidium collection either past or present would
be complete without this truly rare and coveted
plant and was one of H. G. Alexander’s personal
triumphs in breeding.
(Reserve Bid)
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Cym. Balkis ‘Silver Orb’ AM/AOS, 1953,
(Cymb. Alexanderi ‘Westonbirt’ x Cymb.
Rosanna ‘Pinkie) Lionel de Rothschild, 1932
This cultivar changed the face of post World War
II, cymbidium breeding forever. Stewart Orchids
obtained this plant from Burt Cobb who brought it
in from Europe. This cultivar was originally known
as cross C-7000. Ernest Hetherington, made this
cultivar famous throughout the world and used it
countless times in his cymbidium breeding
program at Stewart Orchids.
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C. Bob Betts ‘The Virgin’, FCC/AOS, 1960,
(‘Rivermont’ x ‘52’)
A sib cross between two Bob Betts that produced
one of the three best C. Bob Betts cultivars.
Cattleya Bob Betts was named after the celebrated
grower and hybridizer who Clint McDade of
Rivermont Orchids hired away from a private
collector. Although George Cutler of San Francisco,
California, exhibited the plant for its award, the
sibing was made at Rivermont between C. Bob
Betts ‘Rivermont’ and C. Bob Betts ‘#52’. This
cultivar, remains, a standard of excellence in white
cattleyas, and is a must for any serious collector.
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Blc. Bouton D’Or ‘Lewis’, AM/AOS, 1973, (C.
Wolteriana x Blc. Buttercup) Sowell 1968
Intense apricot flowers with flush of mauve on
edges of petals and a fantastic breeder. The
translation from the French, “Golden Button” is an
apt description of the flowers, but it does not do
justice to the intensity of this color.
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C. Bow Bells ‘Lorena Gore’, FCC/AOS, 1948,
(C. Edithae alba, ‘White Empress’ x C.
Suzanne Hye,, alba) Black and Florey, 1945
No single cattleya had such and impact on the cut
flower market after World War II than did C. Bow
Bells, named after the famous London church, St.
Mary le Bow. Up until 1946, only a handful of
white cattleyas had any substance to speak of, much
less a desirable shape. However, C. Bow Bells
changed this forever. This particular cultivar was
Gov. R. H. Gore’s finest white cattleya and one of
the two best Bow Bells to be awarded. This is an
original division from the collection of Alfred J.
Proebstle and was a gift from R. H. Gore.
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Blc. Buttercup ‘Perfection’, HCC/AOS, 1971,
(Blc. Primate x Blc. Golden Myth) Rivermont,
1961
Butter yellow flowers with reddish suffusion
through the labellum and a wonderful breeder. Odie
Helton made this grex during his tenure at
Rivermont Orchids. It is a prolific bloomer and a
showstopper!
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Paph. Bruno ‘Model’, AM/RHS, 1952,
AM/AOS, 1981 (P. Leeanum x P. spicerianum)
Veitch, 1896
A truly wonderful historic paph and a must for any
serious collector.
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C. Catherine Patterson ‘Shore Orchid Growers’
(C. Enid x C. Mrs. Frederick Knollys)
Patterson, 1952
Undoubtedly the best cultivar of Patterson’s
famous grex, this plant has always been a
showstopper at the New York Show. This
magnificent semi-alba produces massive heads of
flowers that seem to last forever. The owners of this
cultivar can not say for certain that this is Harold
J. Patterson’s famous cultivar ‘Orchidhaven,’ This
particular plant was part of the cut flower
production at Shore Orchids (thus the reason for
the name). However, it would appear that this
cultivar is one and the same as the ‘Orchidhaven’
clone, and would also explain the exceptionally fine
qualities of the flowers.
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Slc. Circle of Life ‘New Ace’, AM/AOS, 2004,
(Lc. Culminant ‘La Tuilerie’ x S. coccinea 4n)
Fordyce, 1998
A division of one of Frank Fordyce’s hybridizing
triumphs that is certain to be a part of the breeding
of compact cattleyas for years to come.
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Slc. Circle of Life ‘Red Halo’ AM/AOS, 2006
Another cultivar of the same grex, and most
certainly is another tribute to the breeding skill of
Frank Fordyce.
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Bc. Cliftonii ‘Magnifica’, FCC/RHS, 1909 &
1913, AM/AOS, 1940 & 1955, (Bc. Digbyanomossiae x C. trianaei) Charlesworth, 1908
This plant was a standard of excellence in purple
cattleyas prior to World War I, and remained so for
many years. Its history in America is older than the
American Orchid Society itself, as Albert Cameron
Burrage purchased the plant for his private
collection in 1912, from F. M. Ogilvie, shortly after
it was awarded by the RHS. By the early 1930’s
this cultivar was part of the Dixon, W. K. du Pont
and Clement Moore collections as well. Although it
cannot be compared to the hybrids that appeared
after World War II, this beautiful medium lavender
cattleya with 8” flowers and large ruffled magenta
lip has maintained a role in the serious collections
for many years.
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Phal. Cordova ‘Orchidphile’, AM/AOS, 1992,
(Phal. Golden Buddha x Phal. Zuma Garnet)
Zuma Canyon, 1980
Truly one of the most outstanding red phalaenopsis
in the world and a fantastic breeder. This is the best
clone of the cross made by Amado Vazquez at
Zuma Canyon.
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Lc. Culminant ‘La Tuilerie’, AM/AOS, 2007,
AM/RHS, GM/WOC, (Lc. Isle de France x Lc.
Gaillard) Vacherot and Lecoufle, 1957
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Ascocentrum, curvifolium f., luteum ‘R. F.
Orchids’, CHM/AOS, 1983, AM/AOS, 1989
Beautiful bright, clear yellow flowers on tall
inflorescences. This is an extremely rare color form
of the species. A division of the original awarded
plant from northern Thailand brought to the U.S.
in the early 1980’s by Robert Fuchs.
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Bc. Deesse ‘French Lace’, AM/AOS, 1964, (Bc.
Ferrieres x C. Lamartine) Vacherot and
Lecoufle. 1947
The grex Bc. Deese was registered by the venerable
French firm of Vacherot and Lecoufle in 1947, and
was one of the first fine post World War II brassos
to produce large flowers with excellent form and
substance. There were many cultivars to come out
of this cross, and some have better overall form than
‘French Lace,’ nevertheless, none can surpass its
exquisite wide and heavily ruffled brasso lip. This is
an original division from the mother plant
belonging to Vacherot and Lecoufle.
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Lc. De Loris Ziegfeld ‘Snowbird’, AM/AOS,
1961, (Lc. Princess Margaret ‘#2’ x C. R.
Cadwalader ‘Lager’s) Patterson, 1941
When Haydn Sparks of Miami, Florida, first
exhibited this splendid semi-alba form of Harold J.
Patterson’s cross in 1957, the plant was only
awarded an HCC. However, in 1961, former AOS
President, Bill Farrell, of Bremerton, Washington,
was able to have the award elevated to an AM. The
chalky white flower with an intense purple lip and
soft yellow eyes was the only cultivar of this grex to
be a semi-alba. Laeliocattleya De Loris Ziegfeld
‘Snowbird’ was considered to be a standard of
excellence in semi-alba cattleyas for many years,
not to mention the manner in which it stands out
in any collection due to the sharp contrast between
the intensely white petals and the deeply colored
lip.
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C. Dubiosa ‘Perfection’, AM/AOS, 1963, (C.
harrisoniana x C. trianaei) Maron, 1890
These four and one-half inch waxy flowers were one
of many hits coming out of the celebrated Florida
orchid firm of Jones and Scully.
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C. Earl ‘Imperialis’ FCC/AOS, 1980, (C.
Empress Bells x C. General Patton) Suyara,
1961
Another famous white FCC from the early 1960’s,
and a must for any historic collection.
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Bulb. Elizabeth Ann ‘Buckleberry’, FCC/AOS,
2006, (Bulb. longissimum x Bulb.
rothschildianum) Chambers, 1969
This plant which originally came from Stewart
Orchids, received an AM first when exhibited by
Rita Cohen and later, Dr. Judy Cook took it to a
new level with both an FCC and a CCE. It is
certainly a must for any serious bublbophyllum
collector.
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C. Enid coerulea ‘Blue Lou’ (C. mossiae x C.
warscewiczii)
The famous figure skater and orchid grower Jerry
Rayfield considered this cultivar to be the finest
coerulea form of C. Enid. This plant is indeed a
very rare treasure and can be found in only a
handful of private collections. It is a must, for a
collector of blue flowered orchids.
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Phal. equestris ‘Royal Ruby’, FCC/AOS, 1993
This cultivar is truly one of the finest equestris in
the world and a hallmark in the collection of Carlos
Fighetti. This is the first of two phalaenopsis
equestris to receive an FCC by the AOS. It was
made by Herb Hager at the Orchid Zone by a sib
cross between two very dark clones of equestris.
This is a keiki of the original plant. Any
phalaenopsis collection of merit should have this
closely held plant.
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Blc. Ermine ‘Lines’. AM/AOS, 1952, (Blc.
Aurea x C. Amabalis) Flandria, 1935
This is the famous butterscotch yellow flower that
John Lines made famous across the world. These
mid-size flowers produce a magnificent display.
Ermine ‘Lines’ is truly one of the best of the early
attempts at breeding yellow cattleyas and is still
highly regarded and a rare treasure in collections
today.
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Lc. Eva Robinson ‘Ingham’, FCC/AOS, 1950,
(Lc. Ishtar x C. Angus) Black and Florey 1943
Mable Ingham of Haddam, Connecticut, made this
immense 9” flower famous both in America and
abroad when she received an FCC of 93 points in
June of 1950. The deep rosy mauve petals are
accented with a distinctive dark splash at the tips of
the petals. The flowers are so large and splashing
that the plant became highly coveted throughout
the orchid world. Maurice Lecoufle once
commented that Lc. Eva Robinson ‘Ingham’ was
one of the most popular of the plants he cloned, as it
was not widely held in private collections. Only a
very small number of private collectors still hold
the plant in their collections.
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Slc. Falcon ‘Westonbirt’, FCC/AOS, 1964,
FCC/RHS, 1922, (Lc. Aureole x S. coccinea)
Holford, 1917
Few plants in the history of orchid hybridization
have been so coveted as Slc. Falcon ‘Westonbirt’
and it’s sister cultivar, ‘Alexanderi.’ Sir George
Holford’s celebrated grower, H. G. Alexander,
made this cross which produced two cultivars
whose color was truly cardinal red. In the many
years of breeding since “the Falcons” arrived, no
one has produced a cross of finer and clearer true
red. In the 1950’s “the Falcons” were demanding
$750.00 per bulb. The ‘Westonbirt’ clone has the
best form, and only a handful of growers can boast
of having this cultivar in their collection. Although
countless attempts were made in breeding with
“The Falcons,’ however, it proved to be a difficult
breeder. Nevertheless, the color and the historical
merit of this cultivar is unsurpassed by few other
orchids.
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Cym. Featherhill ‘Heritage’, AM/RHS,
AM/AOS, 1964, (Cym. Spartan Queen x Cym.
Babylon ‘Castle Hill’) Mary B. Ireland, 1956
Cymbidium Featherhill ‘Heritage’ was one of the
very important post World War II, American
hybrids. The cross was registered by the famous
cymbidium grower, Mary B, and it was one the
“American” triumphs in breeding.
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C. Fitz Eugene Dixon, AM/AOS, 1932, (C.
Portia x C. walkeriana) Dixon, 1922
This is a division from the original Dixon plant and
produces massive numbers of bright purple flowers
on upright stems. This plant was purchased from F.
E. Dixon by the famous collector, Alfred J.
Proebstle of Brazoria, Texas. It was one of the best
multi-flora cattleyas prior to World War II.
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Blc. Fortune ‘Golden Throne’, HCC/AOS, 1966,
(Blc. Xanthette ‘Chartreuse’ x Lc. Mem. Albert
Heinecke ‘Sutter’s Fort’) Stewart, 1963
Ernest Hetherington’s famous cross that changed
the face of yellow cattleya breeding. Prior to Blc.
Fortune, there were few clear yellow flowers that
did not deform or fade, however, Fortune did
neither. The improvement in yellow brassocattleyas
with this grex was substantial. Although there
were many cultivars from this grex to receive
acclaim, ‘Golden Throne’ was and still is
considered by Ernest to be the best of the best. This
cultivar was used extensively in his breeding
program at Stewart Orchids and is one of the
parents of Blc. Goldenzelle.
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C. gigas ‘Bedford’
This cultivar produces large semi-alba flowers of
excellent form and substance. ‘Bedford’ was
discovered much later than ‘FMB,’ however; some
collectors today consider this cultivar to be far
superior to its more famous sister. It is highly
coveted by serious collectors today and commands a
great price when one can find a division for sale..
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C. gigas ‘Frau Melanie Beyrodt’ FCC/RHS,
1904
One of the two finest semi-alba forms of C gigas
ever found in the jungles of Columbia. Long before
this cultivar appeared in private collections in
America, it was a treasured plant in Europe. The
celebrated orchid hybridizers, Harold J. Patterson of
H. Patterson and Sons, and B. O. Bracey of
Armacost and Royston, made this cultivar famous
as a result of their extensive use of this plant in
their breeding programs to produce semi-alba
summer bloomers. Cattleya gigas ‘FMB’ for short
has always been considered to be a necessary part of
any serious collection of cattleya species.
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C. gigas ‘Marjorie’
This cultivar is a fine semi-alba form from
Christoffersen’s collection named after his mother.
Steven collects only the best and this is a division of
the original plant, which can be found in only a
couple of private collections!!
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C. Granier’s Pride ‘Patty’, AM/AOS, 2004, (C.
Minerva x C. walkeriana) Granier, 2002
One of Ervin Grainer’s many celebrated cultivars.
The flowers have lavender sepals and petals and, a
trilobed, ruffled lip. There is a faint amethyst
picotee on the side lobes of the very full lip. The
flowers have a sparkling texture.
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Lc. H. G. Alexander, FCC/RHS, 1942, (Lc.
Moloch var. majestic x Lc. Momus) Alexander,
1942
Eight inch clear mauve flowers that are as good
today as they were in 1942, and a very rare
treasure from the past. The intense purple of the
sepals and petals is matched only by the velvety
texture of the lip with an intense, creamy white
“blotch” on either side of the lobe. The Master of
cattleya breeding thought so much of this cross that
he named it after himself. To quote the “Orchid
Review” of 1942, “this new hybrid is undoubtedly
one of the very finest of the many
Laeliocattleyas…in every respect this is a very fine
orchid and worthy of the name it bears.” This plant
is truly rare and exists only in a handful of private
collections today!
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Paph. Harrisianum, FCC/RHS, (Paph.
barbatum x Paph. villosum) Veitch, 1869
This is the first paphiopedilum hybrid ever made
and this cultivar is a division of the plant originally
awarded by the RHS so long ago. For the historical
collector, this cultivar is a must!
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Slc. Hazel Boyd ‘Orchid Alley’s Lipstick’,
AM/AOS, 1983, (Slc. California Apricot
‘Orange Circle’ x Slc. Jewel Box ‘Beverly’)
McLellan, 1975
One of the first exceptionally fine mini-catts to be
introduced to the orchid market; a cross made by
Frank Fordyce during his tenure at McLellan.
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Slc. Hazel Boyd ‘Orchid Alley’s Tangerine’,
AM/AOS, 1985
Another fine cultivar of this grex!
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Paph. Hellas ‘Sunset’, HCC/AOS, 1985, (Paph.
Desdemona x Paph. Tania) H. G. Alexander,
1940
A magnificent golden orange flower that is far
superior to the ‘Westonbirt’ clone.
Phal. Henriette Lecoufle ‘Boule de Neige’,
FCC/RHS, 1969, (Phal. Lachesis x Phal.
Ramona) Vacherot and Lecoufle, 1967
Vacherot and Lecoufle’s famous white breeding
plant that won it’s award with 100 flowers on
branch stems. It has been tightly held for years.
This cultivar passes it “branching” quality to its
offspring as well as its exceptional shape and
substance. Very few outside the Lecoufle family
have ever owned this plant!
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Blc. Herons Ghyll ‘Nigrescens’, AM/AOS,
1961, AM/RHS, 1960, (Blc. Norman’s Bay
‘Low’ x Lc. Ishtar ‘Low’) Low, 1955
A famous cross made by Stuart Low and Co.
crossing Norman’s Bay with one of its parents. The
petals and sepals of the flowers are an intense rosemagenta with a very deep royal purple lip. This
cultivar, exhibited by Bill Richardson of Bal
Harbour, Florida, became an instant collector’s
item across the country.
C. Horace ‘Maxima’, AM/AOS, 1966, (C.
trianaei ‘Rex’ x C. Woltersiana) Flandria, 1938
This is a division of THE original plant that came
from Flandria in Belgium. Although Flandria
registered C. Horace in 1938, it never gleaned any
RHS awards, probably due to the fact that a large
portion of Flandria’s collection was sent to America
during World War II for safekeeping. This
magnificent and historic breeder became
synonymous with the phrase “overlapping petals,”
a rarity in those days. C. Horace ‘Maximum’ a
synonym of ‘Maxima,’ was first awarded an HCC
in 1963, and was shone by Hugo Freed, of Arthur
Freed Orchids, of Malibu, California. Three years
later in 1966, the Westenberger Orchid Company
of San Fernando, California received an AM on
this cultivar. The first known record of this plant in
the United States appears in the collection of Joseph
Urmston. This division is exceedingly rare as it has
a proven provenance coming directly from
Flandria.
Paph. Huddle ‘Georgetown’, AM/AOS, 1976,
(Paph. Hellas x Paph. F. C. Puddle)
Greendyke, 1963
A highly collectible complex white paphiopedilum.
From the collection of Merritt Huntington of
Kensington Orchids.
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C. intermedia var. alba ‘Stephen’s Pride’,
FCC/AOS, 2001
This is a division of Dr. Wilton Guillory’s famous
FCC plant that he has never released. This cultivar
represents the finest alba form of the species ever to
be awarded by the AOS. ‘Stephen’s Pride’ has
raised the bar for all future forms of C. intermedia.
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Phrag. Jason Fischer ‘Suzanne’, AM/AOS,
1998, (Phrag. Mem. Dick Clements x Phrag.
besseae) Orchids Ltd., 1996
Winner of the W. W. Wilson award in 1998, and
the first division of this highly coveted plant ever to
be released.
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Slc. Jewel Box ‘Beverly’, AM/AOS, 1970, (C.
aurantiaca x Slc. Anzac ‘Orchidhurst’) Stewart
Orchids, 1962
This is the rarest and most desirable of all of the
cultivars and proven to be the best breeder. This is
an original division from the collection of the beer
heir, Rudy Pabst. This plant was named for his
wife Beverly Shlitz, also of beer fame. Ernest
Hetherington made this magnificent cross and its
fame surpassed that of all of the red cattleyas of the
day. A truly historic plant in the world of red
cattleya breeding!
C. Joyce Hannington ‘Shore Orchid Growers’
(C. Barbara Dane x C. Snowdon) Dane, 1945
This plant is most probably the cultivar ‘September
Morn,’ however; it was an important flower in the
cut flower production of the famous Shore Orchids
in New Jersey. Both C. Joyce Hannington and C.
Bow Bells were registered at the end of the war in
1946 and there has always been controversy as to
whether the two grexes were the same thing. Joyce
Hannington was the wife of the celebrated grower
for the Dane Estate and this grex along with C.
Bow Bells, changed the face of modern-day white
cattleya breeding forever.
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Cym. Jungfrau ‘Dos Pueblos’, AM/AOS, 1958,
(Cym. Alexanderi x Cym. Eagle) H. G.
Alexander, 1933
This cultivar was from the remake of Cymbidium
Jungfrau, which Sam Moser of Dos Pueblos made.
The ‘Dos Pueblos’ clone was far superior to the
famous FCC/RHS clone known as ‘White
Empress’. This cultivar was one of the finest white
cymbidiums available in the 1950’s and a must for
any collector.
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C. labiata ‘Cooksoniae’, FCC/RHS, 1895
This is one of the two most famous of the semi-alba
cultivars of Cattleya labiata. This cultivar was
awarded its FCC by the RHS in 1895, to Mr.
Cookson, a year before C. labiata Mrs. E.
Ashworth. The plant produces a magnificent
display of very erect flowers and is most certainly a
must for the serious collector.
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Paraphalaenopsis labukensis ‘Haley Suzanne’
AM/AOS, 1993
This plant has never been cloned and this is the
original awarded plant!
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Lc. Lee Langford ‘Copper Queen’, HCC/ODC,
1958, (Lc. Calizona x Lc. S. J. Bracey) Ozella,
1948
Of all of the early art shade cattleyas that appeared
after World War II, few could compare with the
color and shape of Lc. Lee Langford. This cultivar
has been used countless times in breeding programs
and is a very rare treasure indeed. There are very
few plants of this cultivar in private collections
today. When one does appear for sale, the price that
this cultivar commands is great. The late Murray
Spencer of breeding fame considered ‘Copper
Queen’ to be a major breakthrough in the breeding
of art shade cattleyas.
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Cym. Lillian Stewart ‘Coronation’, FCC/RHS,
AM/AOS, 1984, (Cym. Balkis ‘Silver Orb’ x
Cym. Carisona) Stewart Orchids, 1955
Ernest Hetherington has been revered throughout
the orchid world for his many successes in
breeding, but none are more celebrated than the
worldwide sensation he achieved with Cymbidium
Lillian Stewart. This grex was named after the wife
of Fred A. Stewart, the owner of the company. This
cross produced over sixty awards, but none of the
cultivars are more highly coveted than
‘Coronation.’ It is the opinion of many cymbidium
growers that Cymbidium Lillian Stewart
‘Coronation’ remains the finest pink cymbidium in
the world; even to the present day.
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C. loddigesii var. coerulea ‘Blue Sky’,
AM/AOS, 1987
Perhaps the finest coerulea form of the species that
is a prolific bloomer and a plant coveted by
collectors.
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C. loddigesii var. harrisoniana ‘Streeter’s
Choice’, FCC/AOS, 1988
Almost every serious orchid grower recognizes this
famous cultivar. The cultivar, ‘Streeter’s Choice’ is
undoubtedly the finest and largest form of the
species. Dr. Streeter and H&R Nursery cloned only
100 meristems of this plant in the 1980’s, which
were offered for sale at a cost of $250.00 per plant.
This is one of those mature meristems.
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C. Louise Georgianna ‘Phillippe’ (C.
intermedia x C. Souvenir de Louis Sanders)
Kiesewietter, 1946
Although this cultivar was never awarded,
Maurice Lecoufle of Vacherot and Lecoufle thought
it to be the best of the cultivars, and as a result, he
named it after his son. This grex was one of two
crosses that popularized the “cocktail-size
cattleya.” Ralph Kiesewetter named this plant for
his daughter Louise, who is with us tonight at this
auction.
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Lc. Lustre ‘Westonbirt’, FCC/RHS, 1928, (Lc.
Callistoglossa ‘Holford’s’ x C.
lueddemanniana ‘Fine’) Holford, 1907
Throughout the history of orchid breeding, no
singular plant has had such an impact as has Lc.
Lustre ‘Westonbirt’. Over 700 hybrids today have
Lustre in its background. This is unquestionably
the rarest plant in the auction and is held in only
FIVE private collections in the world. When B. O.
Bracey left the employment of H. G. Alexander in
the early 1920s to come to America and work for
Walter Armacost, Bracey quickly “educated” Mr.
Armacost as to the finest plants in Europe.
However, above all the plants grown in collections
in Europe, none made such an impression upon
Bracey as did Lc. Lustre “Westonbirt.” As a
consequence, he convinced his new employer to
purchase “at a king’s ransom,” a division of this
plant from Alexander, and Bracey quickly began to
breed with the plant. There are very few fine purple
cattleyas in existence today that do not have this
specific cultivar in their background. In the entire
history of the orchid culture in America, there were
only eight collections, both commercial or private
who owned this plant, and the last remaining plant
was that belonging to Alfred J. Proebstle of
Brazoria, Texas, from which this backbulb division
comes from. Unless my count is incorrect, I don’t
believe it to be, this small division represents only
one of five remaining pieces of the incomparable Lc.
Lustre ‘Westonbirt’ remaining in the world.
(Reserve Bid)
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Bc. Madame Charles Maron, FCC/RHS, 1902.
(B. digbyana x C. gigas) Maron, 1901
Undoubtedly one of the top five treasures of this
auction. This plant is an original division from the
famous Fitz Eugene Dixon and Eleanor Weidner
Dixon Collection of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. The
plant passed from the Dixon Collection to the
private collection of Oliver Lines and his son, John
Lines of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. There are
none others in existence.
(Reserve Bid)
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Paph. Maudiae ‘Los Osos’, AM/AOS, 1984,
(Paph. callosum x Paph. lawrenceanum)
Charlesworth, 1900
This cultivar remains even today a top breeder. It is
a division of the original plant that belonged to the
late collector of orchid fame, Norris Powell.
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Blc. Memoria Crispin Rosales ‘Kensington’ (Lc.
Bonanza ‘Gaity’ x Blc. Normans Bay ‘Royal
Bride’) Bracey (1959)
One more of B. O. Bracey’s triumphs in breeding.
This became a standard in purple cattleyas from the
1950’s into the 1970’s and this particular cultivar
was part of the collection of Dr. Edgar McPeak and
Merritt Huntington of Kensington Orchids.
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Blc. Memoria Helen Brown ‘Sweet Afton’,
AM/AOS, 1976, AM/RHS, 1983, (Blc. Xanthette
‘Chartreuse’ x Lc. Ann Follis ‘Goldilocks’)
Stewart, 1967
The best green Brassolaeliocattleya that Ernest
Hetherington ever made during his tenure at
Stewart Orchids. ‘Sweet Afton’ is most certainly
one of the two best of this cross and is especially
known in orchid circles as the best breeder.
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Blc. Memoria Ralph Palcentia ‘Toreador’,
AM/AOS, 1990, AM/RHS, 2001, (Lc. Mem.
Albert Heinicke ‘Sutter’s Fort’ x Blc. Norman’s
Bay ‘Gothic’) Stewart, 1973
Another one of Ernest Hetherington’s triumphs in
cattleya breeding during his long tenure at Stewart
Orchids. The intensity and richness of the color
coupled with a wonderful shape, make this cultivar
a must for any collector. When Fred A. Stewart
Orchids first released the plant, the asking price
was $600.00 for a 4” pot.
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Paph. Michael Koopowitz AM/AOS (Paph.
philippinese x Paph. sanderianium)
Paphanetics, 1993
One needs only to list the credits of this truly
spectacular cultivar and nothing else is required:
Grand Champion of the 19th WOC, Gold Medal of
the 19th WOC, Best in Show at the 19th WOC, Best
in Class at the 19th WOC.
(Reserve Bid)
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Lc. Molly Tyler FCC/AOS, 1937, (Lc. Mrs. W.
N. Elkins x C. Leda) F. E. Dixon 1930
Truly a classic of the bi-foliates prior to World War
II. However, this cultivar simply known as “FCC”
has held its place for many decades. The plant
produces massive heads of crystalline purple
flowers that never cease to amaze the grower. It is
simply a must for a classic cattleya collection. It
was the pride and joy of Fitz Eugene Dixon and
one of the first plants he presented to Pierre du
Pont’s
Longwood
Gardens.
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Bc. Mrs. J. Leeman ‘Low’ (B. digbyana x C.
dowiana) Marion, 1902
An extremely rare early yellow breeder that up
until 1945 had 130 hybrids registered using this
plant as a parent. This primary hybrid has been
written about countless times throughout the years.
This fabulous lip is legendary and the fragrance is
unsurpassed. This was a favorite plant of Mrs.
William K. du Pont and was photographed
extensively in black and white. This cultivar was
very closely held by Stuart Low. All remaining
divisions of this plant (which are only a handful)
are successions from the either the Burrage,
William K. du Pont, or Dixon Collections. A truly
historical plant indeed. (Reserve Bid)
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Blc. Mrs. William K. du Pont ‘Rex’ (Blc.
Imperialis ‘Westport’ x Lc. Elizabeth Off
‘Sparkling Burgundy’) Off and Sons, 2007
This plant is featured on the cover of this catalogue
and was registered in 2007 by Off and Sons of
Linwood, New Jersey in honor of Mrs. William K.
du Pont. One of the five plants was presented to
Longwood Gardens last year. Only one other
division of this cultivar is in private hands
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Brassavola nodosa ‘Susan Fuchs’, FCC/AOS,
1973
The finest nodosa ever awarded by the AOS. This
cultivar produces extremely large apple-green
flowers with a brilliant, pure white lip. This is a
division of the original awarded plant, collected by
Robert Fuchs near Rivas, Nicaragua in the 1960’s.
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Blc. Norman’s Bay ‘Gothic’, AM/AOS, 1960,
AM/RHS, 1953, (Bc. Hartland ‘Low’ x Lc.
Ishtar ‘Low’) Stuart Low, 1946
Of all of the Norman’s Bay cultivars from the
original English swarm, this plant has the darkest
color. With the exception of the ‘Low” cultivar,
none have been used as extensively in breeding
than ‘Gothic’. A must for any collector.
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Blc. Norman’s Bay ‘Low’, FCC/AOS, 1976,
FCC/RHS, 1952, (Bc. Hartland ‘Low’ x Lc.
Ishtar ‘Low’) Stuart Low, 1946
Without question, this cultivar is the most famous
of the Norman’s Bay original swarm and the
undisputed best flower, both in shape and
substance, as well as overall form. ‘Lows” variety
has been used countless times by breeders
throughout the world. When it first became
available after the Second World War, Miss Eileen
Low was asking, and getting $750.00 per bulb.
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Blc. Norman’s Bay ‘Lucile’, FCC/AOS, 1964,
(Bc. Hartland ‘Low’ x Lc. Ishtar ‘Low’) Stuart
Low, 1946
Of all of the cultivars of Blc. Norman’s Bay ‘Lucile’
has been admired for the exceptionally electric color
of the flowers and their substance. When Haydn
Sparks first exhibited the plant in New York in
1957 and received an AM/AOS, the judges’
remarks were focused upon the color and
exceptional substance.
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Dtps. Olympic Gold ‘FANGtastic’, AM/AOS,
2008 (Dtps. Autumn Sun x Dtps. Bronze Idol)
Orchid Zone 1999
This perfectly round and flat flower with clear
golden and non-fading yellow that intensifies in
color as the flower matures. The cross was the
legacy of Herb Hager at the Orchid Zone. This
cultivar was recently awarded to Carlos Fighetti,
and this plant is the one that was awarded.
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Paph. Orchilla ‘Chilton’, FCC/AOS, 1973,
(Paph. Paeony x Paph. Redstart) Ratcliffe, 1962
A solid red breeder from the distinguished Ratcliffe
Collection and a must for a serious breeding
program.
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Mclna. Pagan Lovesong ‘Sheila’, FCC/AOS,
1984, (Odcdm. Tiger Butter x Brs. verrucosa)
McLellan, 1978
This cultivar is the finest in a hybrid where there
were over fifty awarded varieties. The grex was a
groundbreaking hybrid between an Odontocidum
and Brassia where the seedlings all exceeded the
parentage in both flower quality and vigor of
growth. This particular variety will grow well
under warm or cool conditions, producing a 4-5
foot branched inflorescence with 5” flowers.
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Blc. Pamela Hetherington ‘Coronation’,
FCC/AOS, 1981, (Lc. Paradisio ‘Colossal’ x Bc.
Mt. Anderson ‘Very Fine’) Stewart, 1970
A true masterpiece in Ernest Hetherington’s
breeding program during his tenure at Stewart
Orchids. This magnificent pink brasso was of such
quality that Ernest named the grex after his
daughter, Pamala who is with us tonight.
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Blc. Ranger Six ‘A-OK’, FCC/AOS, 1980, (Blc.
Nacouchee ‘Fantasia’ x C. Empress Bells
‘Stephenson’) Armacost, 1964
A truly exceptional white brasso known for the
intensity of the golden yellow in the lip. This
cultivar raised the bar in white cattleya breeding. It
is a tribute to the many accomplishments in
breeding by Leo Holguin during his tenure at
Armacost and Royston.
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Paph. rothschildianum ‘Jim Krull’, FCC/AOS,
2006
Yet another triumph of Krull-Smith. This giant
flower was awarded an FCC in 2006, at an AOS
trustees meeting. It is truly in a class of it’s own.
This is a rare opportunity to own this magnificent
cultivar.
(Reserve Bid)
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Paph. sangii
A flowering size division of a very rare species.
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C. skinneri ‘Carpenteria’, FCC/AOS, 1993
This cultivar was one of Stewart Orchid’s best
species with exceptional color and form. This is a
division of the original mother plant, not a
meristem.
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C. skinneri ‘Casa Luna’, AM/AOS, 1993
This cultivar was originally collected in the late
1940’s and was part of the Hewlett Collection of
New Jersey. Gene Crocker of Carter and Holmes,
believes this original division to be the best C.
skinneri
ever
found.
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Paph. Stagecoach ‘Wheatfields’, HCC/AOS,
1978, (Paph. Sandra Mary x Paph. Kay
Renamon) Rod McLellan, 1976
A very unusual tri-color complex hybrid from the
McLellan
Company
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Vanda tessellata ‘R. F. Orchids’, AM/AOS,
1986
Exceptional rich caramel-colored flowers with a
bright lavender lip. Very fragrant, with heavy
substance and satin texture. Given to Robert Fuchs
by Thonglor Rakpaibulsombat, founder of T
Orchids in Bangkok as a first-bloom seeding. A
division of the original awarded plant.
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Bc. The Globe ‘Bracey’s’, AM/RHS, 1924, (Bc.
Cliftonii ‘Magnifica’ x C. trianaei ‘The Baron’)
Armstrong and Brown 1924
This is a division of B. O. Bracey’s original division
of this most famous and exceedingly rare breeder.
This plant was part of the collection of the
celebrated orchid grower, Alfred J. Proebstle who
acquired it personally from Mr. Bracey and I know
of no other person who still has this particular
cultivar in their collection. The story has been told
over the years that when the plant came into bloom,
Mr. Bracey would immediately remove the pollen
so that there would be no possibility of anyone else
acquiring it.
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C. Tiffin Bells ‘Orchidglade’, AM/AOS, 1984,
(C. White Blossom x C. Bow Bells) Diggelman,
1962
Although this cultivar never received an FCC, the
‘Orchidglade’ clone is truly one of the most
spectacular white cattleya. It is a very prolific
bloomer and the chalk white petals and sepals of
heavy substance are a strong contrast to the deep
gold in the throat of the lip. The form of the flowers
is magnificent and they last forever. This cultivar is
one of many representatives of the countless
examples of excellence that were produced by the
famous firm of Jones and Scully.
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C. trianaei ‘Aranka Germaske’, FCC/AOS, 1981
Without question, this is the largest and finest alba
form of Cattleya trianaei. Although there has been
some controversy in the past as to whether or not
this cultivar was truly a species, John Germaske,
the owner of this plant verified this it was indeed
jungle collected. He was so taken with the plant,
that he named it after his wife.
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C. trianaei ‘Mooreana’, FCC/RHS, 1909,
AM/AOS, 1987
There has much confusion in recent years as to
whether or not C. trianaei ‘Clement Moore, ‘Mrs.
Clement Moore’, and ‘Mooreana’ are the same
plant. cultivar. Unlike the similar circumstance of
‘The President’ and ‘A. C. Burrage,’ which are Not
the same, all three of the above cultivar names, are
in fact, one and the same. When Sir George Holford
received the FCC from the RHS in 1909, the
cultivar name was listed as ‘Mooreana.’ Edna
Richter, former Secretary of the AOS is quoted as
follows: “Another outstanding species C. trianaei
var. Clement Moore, sometimes referred to as
“Moorianum....” ( See AOS Bulletin, February
1948, p. 106). Ms. Richter unfortunately did not
have the correct spelling as the correct cultivar
name is ‘Mooreana’. This cultivar is perhaps one of
the most celebrated forms of the lavender cattleya
trianaei with flaring. These distinct flares appear at
the tips of the petals. When grown well, C. trianaei
‘Mooreana’ FCC/RHS, will produce a very
impressive blooming with very intense flares. This
division is originally from the collection of H.
Patterson and Sons.
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C. trianaei ‘Mary Fennell’, HCC/AOS, 1991
Unquestionably, this cultivar is one of the best of
the dark forms of C. trianaei ever to come out of the
jungles of South America. This plant was one of the
treasures of Fennell’s Orchid Jungle and has been
sought after by collectors for many years. This is an
original division from the Fennell collection.
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C. trianaei ‘The President’, FCC/AOS, 1949
Of all of the early and famous cultivars of cattleya
trianaei, ‘The President’ set a standard of form and
shape that few could match. This medium lavender
trianaei has extremely wide petals and a very round
overall shape. Although some have stated that ‘The
President’ and ‘A.C. Burrage’ are the same plant,
this is NOT the case. I believe that this confusion
arose from the fact that A. C. Burrage was the first
president of the AOS and somehow the names of
the plants were co-mingled. However, one only has
to read Robert Doig, (grower for R. H. Gore, who
had the largest and finest collection of famous C.
trianaei ever assembled; see AOS Bulletin, May
1948, p. 288, to see the distinctions. One can also
refer to the black and white photo taken when
George Neuser, of River Edge, New Jersey, received
the award (see cover of AOS Bulletin, June 1949)
As a consequence, I have found that most of the
plants in collections today marked ‘The President’
FCC/AOS, are in fact, ‘A. C. Burrage AM/AOS.’
This division is, however, “the real thing,” and is
originally from the R. H. Gore Collection.
Phal. Tying Shin Cupid ‘P.L.’ AM/AOS (Phal.
Sogo Lawrence x Phal. Kuntrarti Rarashati)
Kuo Liong Hung, 2004
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Milt. vexillaria
This is the first division of this plant to be released.
It was awarded “Best in Show” at the Longwood
Gardens Show in 2006.
Blc. Waikiki Gold ‘Easter Morn’, HCC/AOS,
2000, (Blc. Pink Surprise x C. forbesii) Tharp,
1978
This cultivar produces from two to five pastel
tricolor flowers. The sepals are chartreuse to
yellow-green with fine raspberry dotting at the tips.
The petals are light pink. This cultivar is
continually in growth and can flower several times
each year. Blc. Waikiki Gold ‘Easter Morn’ is
highly regarded and difficult to find.