December 2013 San Diego AOS Awards

 Cycnodes Jumbo Ecstatic 'Sunset Valley Orchids' AM 88 pts.

 

 Dendrobium eriiflorum ‘Wonderful Willie’ CCM 85pts.

 Fdk After Midnight 'SVO Dark Beauty' FCC 91pts.

 

Fdk Enter Night 'Sunset Valley Orchids' AM 88pts.

San Diego AOS Awards for February 2013

Lyc Abou First Spring 'Peter Sobel My Delight' FCC 93pts

Paph Kemp Tower 'Sunset Valley Orchids' AM 81pts

Phal Brother Lancer 'Peloric' JC

Phal Mei Dar Blackberry 'Harlequin' HCC 78pts

Zgn Dynamite Peru 'Sunset Valley Orchids' HCC 78pts

American Orchid Society San Diego Awards - March 3, 2012

Cattleya mossiae 'Kimberly Burzell' HCC/AOS 75pts

(Bllra. Tahoma Glacier x (Oda. Toroma x Oda. Ingera))'Smile Eri' AM/AOS 80pts

Cym Moondog Memory 'Makes Me Happy' HCC/AOS 75pts

Cyr. Shirley Dunkelberger AM/AOS 80pts

Lc (Tokyo Magic x Culminant) AM/AOS 81pts

Masd ignea AM/AOS 81pts

Sarcoglottis sceptrodes 'Loren' AM/AOS 81 pts

Slc. (Fire Fantasy X Bright Circle) AM/AOS 80pts

There were eight awards granted at Balboa Park at the March 3, 2012, Pacific South Region, American Orchid Society Judging Session. That's a pretty uncommon occurance. Perhaps it was a small tribute to our friend and fellow judge, Loren Batchman, who for so many years tirelessly chaired the region and could reliably be counted on to share a carton of donuts and some fresh produce from his yard. May he rest in peace.

** Note: not all of the exhibitors had given their plants clonal names at the time the photos were taken.