NZOS Awards for 2024 Year
Below is a summary of all the awards given by the New Zealand Orchid Society Judging Panel.
In total, 52 awards were issued for the 2024 judging year. The breakdown of those awards by award type is as follows.
Award Summary
| AWARD | ABBREVIATION | QTY. AWARDED |
|---|---|---|
| First Class Certificate | FCC | 1 |
| Award of Merit | AM | 21 |
| Highly Commended Certificate | HCC | 12 |
| Cultural Certificate | CC | 15 |
| Award of Distinction | AD | 1 |
| Certificate of Botanical Merit | CBM | 1 |
| Certificate of Recognition | - | 1 |
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Awarded Plants
Plant Name: Oncidium Redvale Roadmap ‘Bayswater’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: The petals and sepals have a white base, heavily overlaid with central burgundy blotches and fringed with shades of purple. The labellum has similar markings with a golden keel. The plant has very mature bulbs with healthy, clean foliage. The spike is approximately 800 mm tall. The bloom measures 110 mm in width.
Plant Name: Rhyncattleanthe Memoria Jim James ‘Hamilton’
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: The petals and sepals have a magenta base colour. The petals have a darker magenta splash on the tips and are goffered. The labellum is dark magenta with a golden-yellow throat. Three spikes are well displayed on a mature plant. The bloom measures 125 mm in width.
Plant Name: Rhyncattleanthe Nobile’s Ambar
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: The petals and sepals are an even copper-brown with a dusting of red. The flower has a waxy texture. The labellum is deep red with a butter-yellow throat. The plant is tall, with three clusters of blooms displayed well above the erect canes. The bloom measures 90 mm in width.
Plant Name: Anguloa cliftonii ‘Joao’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS, CBM/NZOS
Grown By: Anjo McKernan
Description: The sepals are clear lemon-yellow with natural furling on the sides. The lower sepals meet at the centre. The dorsal sepal is slightly out of line with the pollen cap. The petals are clear lemon-yellow with magenta markings on the inside and touches of magenta on the outer tips. The labellum is well tucked inside the flower, with a deep yellow tip and orange and magenta markings when viewed directly. The plant has clean foliage, three mature bulbs, and two new growths. The fifth flower, located behind the growths, is damaged. The bloom measures 60 mm in width.
Plant Name: Cattleya Angel Star ‘Susan‘
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: The sepals are bright crimson with darker red veining. The petals are bright crimson with red veining and a lemon base, especially near the petal base. The labellum has a yellow base with red veining and crimson along the edges and tip. The plant has clean, strong foliage, with one old leaf trimmed. The bloom measures 75 mm in width.
Plant Name: Cattleya Lindy-Lou ‘Bayswater’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: The sepals are deep rose-pink with a light orange overlay and a central rose vein. The petals are deep rose-pink with pale peach edges and fuchsia veining towards the centre. The labellum is marigold yellow with fine rose edges and a fuchsia column. The plant is well-grown with clean green foliage, and one old leaf has been trimmed. The bloom measures 87.2 mm in width.
Plant Name: Oncidium Susan Tucker ‘Albany‘
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: The sepals are bright crimson with darker red veining. The petals are bright crimson with red veining. Lemon base colour, especially at the petal base. Labellum yellow base colour with red veining and crimson on the edges and end of the labellum. Clean, strong foliage. 1 old leaf has been trimmed. Overall width of bloom – 75mm.
Plant Name: Rhyncholaeliocattleya Village Chief Green ‘Tainan‘
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Ninox Orchids
Description: The sepals are chartreuse with a red dusting. The petals are chartreuse to lime-green with a red dusting. The labellum is chartreuse to lime-green with a red dusting. The plant is clean, well-grown, and sturdy in a 14 mm pot. The bloom measures 130 mm in width.
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum faireanum ‘Lady Jess‘
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: John Mort
Description: The sepals are white with a green central overlay and maroon striping. The petals are white with a green central overlay, maroon striping, and maroon edging. The labellum is olive green with maroon striping. This is the first flowering on a small plant. The bloom measures 101 mm in width.
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Silvara ‘Taupiri‘
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: John Mort
Description: he sepals and petals are glossy white with pale yellow centres and fine pale fawn dots. The labellum is pale yellow. The staminode is yellow with a central spot. The plant has clean, shiny, mottled foliage and is well-grown. The bloom measures 101 mm in width.
Plant Name: Stellis guianensis ‘Misty‘
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Barry Baxter
Description: The small flowers are cream-coloured with a light texture. The plant grows in a 70 mm pot. Each spike has six blooms, with 12 spikes in total. There are 54 open blooms and 18 buds.
Plant Name: Epidendrum porpax ‘Bumblebee‘
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Barry Baxter
Description: The plant grows on a large cork slab. Flowers cover most of the plant, standing well above the clean, dark olive-green foliage. There are approximately 156 blooms.
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum gratrixianum ‘Hugging Bear‘
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Phillip Zhou
Description: The dorsal sepal is white with a purple flush and maroon spots. The petals are fawn with a pink flush and a maroon centre line edged with yellow. The labellum is fawn with a pink flush, showing a maroon centre line edged with yellow. The staminode is yellow with a canary dot. The plant is well presented. The bloom measures 87 mm in width.
Plant Name: Cymbidium sinense ‘He Guan‘
Award Achieved: AD/NZOS
Grown By: Phillip Zhou
Description: Granted an Award of Distinction for its unusual leaf colouring. The leaves are dark green with deep cream to yellow variegation. The plant is well grown, and the flowers are typical of the species.
Plant Name: Prosthechea calamaria ‘Waverley’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Phillip Zhou
Description: The petals and sepals are lime green near the column, fading to apple green at the edges. The labellum is off-white to cream with a lemon-yellow pollen cap. The plant is well grown with minimal marks and is well displayed. It grows in a 120 mm pot. There are 19 spikes with 95 open blooms.
Plant Name: Oncidium Inquisitive Margot ‘Violet’s Shadow’
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Noel Townsley
Description: The sepals are red-brown in the centre, fading to paler pinky-brown at the distal ends. The petals are red-brown centrally with paler pinky-brown at the edges and fine lemon edging. The labellum is lemon at the front with a faint pink-brown line and broader red-brown below the keels. The throat has golden keels and brown markings. The plant has clean foliage and is young. The bloom measures 58 mm in width.
Plant Name: Rossioglossum Rawdon Jester ‘Great Bee’
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Leroy Orchids
Description: The sepals have a golden-yellow base with irregular copper-brown striping. The petals have a golden-yellow base at the edges and distal end, with copper-brown centrally and finger-like marks on the edges. The labellum is lemon with pale copper-brown striping in the centre and on the edges. The column and keel are butter yellow with brown lines. The leaves are clean. The plant grows in a 12 cm pot. The bloom measures 123.8 mm in width.
Plant Name: Dendrochilum javieriense ‘Vicki’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Michelle Tung
Description: The blooms are lime-yellow. The plant has clean, dark green mature foliage with bronze young growths. It is well grown, filling a 28 to 30 cm shallow bowl. There are 58 spikes, 1,300 open blooms, and 700 buds.
Plant Name: Proguarleya Pure Passion ‘Queenie’
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Leroy Orchids
Description: The sepals are deep cream. The petals are cream with a deeper cream centre. The labellum is off-white with a lemon centre. The plant is well grown with clean foliage. The bloom measures 87.8 mm in width.
Plant Name: Oncidium Carolyn Woolf ‘Redvale’
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: The sepals and petals are mahogany with scattered cream striping. The labellum is white with brown spots and a central bar, featuring yellow keels and striping. The pollen cap is white with a tan centre. The plant is well grown with clean foliage and an upright spike. The bloom measures 85 mm in width.
Plant Name: Brassidium Pagan Lovesong ‘Redvale‘
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: The sepals and petals are greenish-yellow with brown markings. The wide yellow labellum also has brown markings, which are heavier towards the centre. The plant has clean, dark-green foliage. The bloom measures 115.5 mm in width.
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum lowii ‘Webby ‘n Griffy’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Aida Booth
Description: The sepals have a lime-green base with a brown centre. The petals are green with a black ring and purple paddles, with a creamy-white centre. The labellum has a lime-green base with brown veining. The plant has clean, dark-green foliage, with one leaf trimmed. The bloom measures 140 mm in width.
Plant Name: Laelia superbiens ‘Leroy’
Awards Achieved: AM/NZOS, CC/NZOS
Grown By: Leroy Orchids
Description: The petals and sepals are mauve pink with a paler central area. The labellum is deep mauve pink on the edges with fine dark magenta lines in the throat, and yellow in the centre and on the keels. The plant is well-grown with clean leaves. The plant and spikes are over 2 m tall. It grows in a 30 cm pot with growths spilling over the sides. The bloom measures 128 mm in width.
Plant Name: Angraecum sesquipedale ‘Mae Delia’
Awards Achieved: AM/NZOS, CC/NZOS
Grown By: Aida Booth
Description: The sepals and petals range from pale apple green to creamy white. The labellum is creamy white. The plant is large, mature, upright, and well grown, with clean deep green leaves. The flowers have long green tails. The bloom measures 200 mm in width.
Plant Name: Pterostylis curta ‘Dabel’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Warren Spencer
Description: Sepals and petals are green with a fine white line on the hood and red markings on the lower part of the flower. The well-grown hooded orchid species fills a large bowl with about 200 blooms and buds.
Plant Name: Cymbidium Valley Olympic ‘Pink Perfection’
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Helen McDonald
Description: Petals and sepals are rose pink with a darker central line and veining. The labellum is cream with rose pink edges and lemon-yellow keels in the centre. Darker pink spots appear along the lower edge. The plant is well-grown with clean foliage. The bloom measures 81.9 mm in width.
Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Rotterdam ‘Dusty Pink’
Award Achieved: Certificate of Recognition/NZOS
Grown By: Wen Teo & Sue Chau
Description: Petals and sepals have a white background with intense pink dots near the centre. The labellum is magenta with spots at the base. The plant is well-grown with clean, green foliage. The bloom measures 69 mm in width.
Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Charming Little Gold 'Sun Kissed'
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Wen Teo & Sue Chau
Description: Petals and sepals have a green base with a brown overlay, fading slightly at the outer edges. The labellum is magenta with a white tip. The plant is well grown with clean green foliage and has two natural divisions in the pot. Sequential flowering causes color variation between older and newer blooms. The bloom measures 46 mm in width.
Plant Name: Oncidium cheirophorum ‘Kowhai’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Gaye Tatro
Description: Flowers are yellow with a firm, waxy texture. Spikes grow on all sides of the plant. The plant is well-grown with clean, green foliage. It is well displayed on a 5 cm tree fern mount inside a 9 cm tree fern pot. There are approximately 512 blooms on 16 spikes.
Plant Name: Cymbidium Ben Singer ‘Bayswater’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Sue Tucker
Description: Sepals are clear citron yellow. Petals are clear citron yellow with a light red overlay at the base. The labellum is cream with a solid maroon band along the front edge and a lemon-yellow column. The plant is well-grown with clean, green foliage. The bloom measures 72 mm in width.
Plant Name: Cymbidium Radiant Ruby ‘Aussie Gem’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Lito Teope
Description: Sepals are clear citron yellow. Petals are clear citron yellow with a light red overlay at the base. The labellum is cream with a solid maroon band on the front edge and a lemon-yellow column. The plant is well-grown with clean, green foliage. The bloom measures 72 mm in width.
Plant Name: Dendrobium Sandra’s Paradise ‘Trelawn Gold’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Sandra Moore
Description: The petals and sepals are soft yellow. The labellum is cream with maroon spots. The plant is well-grown with clean, green foliage. It is well displayed in a 30 cm pot, with approximately 345 blooms on 15 spikes.
Plant Name: Masdevallia Jeanette ‘Daintiness’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Warren Spencer
Description: Blooms are pale pink with darker pink striping and edging. The edges of the blooms roll back slightly. Spikes grow on all sides of the plant. The plant is well grown with clean green foliage. It has approximately 60 blooms and 8 buds, growing in a 25 cm container.
Plant Name: Cymbidium Gentle Zenith ‘Greenvale’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: Sepals are apple green. Petals are a lighter shade of apple green. The labellum is greenish white with light apple green on the side lobes and a wide, solid burgundy bar on the front lobe. The column is light apple green, and the pollen cap is greenish white. The flower has a firm substance and a matte texture. The mature plant features a graceful, arching stem. The bloom measures 90 mm in width.
Plant Name: Dendrobium Kiwi Fire Storm ‘Blazevale’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: Sepals are bright yellow with mahogany red flares. Petals are bright yellow. The labellum is cream with mahogany red flecks throughout. The texture is matte, and the substance is strong. The mature plant has clean, healthy foliage. It carries six upright inflorescences with 98 open blooms. The bloom measures 30 mm in width.
Plant Name: Phalaenopsis OX Firebird ‘Penelope’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: John Kernohan
Description: Sepals white background overlaid rose purple with white & magenta intermittent speckling. White & magenta feathering on tips. Petals white background overlaid rose purple with white intermittent speckling. White & magenta feathering on tips. Labellum ox blood red with cream centrally overlaid with dark ruby striping. Well grown mature plant with branching inflorescence. Overall width of bloom 100mm.
Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Alice’s Yasmin ‘Sheila’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: John Kernohan
Description: Blooms are magenta pink with darker veining and fine white edges. The labellum is solid dark magenta with a touch of cream and striping in the center. The keel area is yellow with magenta spots. The plant has 23 blooms and 6 buds. It is a well-grown mature plant with a branching inflorescence. The plant stands 1 meter tall and grows in a 15 cm container.
Plant Name: Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hsinying Aloha ‘C. H. Super’
Award Achieved: FCC/NZOS
Grown By: Wen Teo & Sue Chau
Description: Sepals have a velvety, deep magenta colour. Petals are deep magenta with a purple tint on the edges and a strong magenta central line. The labellum is deep magenta with a yellow central band. The ruffled outer edge is deep purple, and the anther cap is pink. The plant is clean and well presented. The bloom measures 123 mm in width.
Plant Name: Angluocaste Paul Gripp ‘Brenda’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Anjo McKernan
Description: The sepals are slightly pinched at the tips. Both sepals and petals are rose pink, fading to cream in the center, with fine cream edging on the petals. The labellum is white with a magenta tip and a white pollen cap. The bulbs are leafless, with a small new growth emerging from the rear of the plant. The bloom measures 119 mm in width.
Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Fumi’s Delight ‘Tony’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Anjo McKernan
Description: epals and petals are yellow in the center with pale red-brown veining, and the petals show darker shading centrally. The labellum is yellow with pale red on the staminode. The foliage is clean dark green with pale mottling, and the underside is burgundy with green speckles. The bloom measures 82 mm in width.
Plant Name: Sarcochilus Kulnura Ballerina ‘Waverley’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Phillip Zhou
Description: Sepals and petals are white with a light pink overlay and a red centre. The labellum is yellow. The bloom has a full, round shape. The young plant has multiple new growths. The bloom measures 32 mm in width.
Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Yaphon Pink Lady ‘Sister Liz’
Award Achieved: HCC/NZOS
Grown By: Phillip Zhou
Description: Sepals and petals have a creamy yellow base with maroon spots that grow denser toward the centre. The labellum is white with some spots and a yellow keel. The narrow segments reflect the recent addition of species to the parentage. The foliage is matte olive green with a red overlay. The bloom measures 50 mm in width.
Plant Name: Cymbidium Black Stump ‘Come in Spinner’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Ross & Susan Tucker
Description: Blooms are dark chocolate with dark red overtones and fine creamy-yellow edges near the tips of the sepals and along the top edges of the petals. The labellum is deep, rich chocolate red with a glossy sheen. The well-grown plant sits in a large tub, carrying 13 arching spikes with approximately 455 blooms and 10 buds.
Plant Name: Phalaenopsis Joy Sara Lady ‘Nancy’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Barbara Jenner
Description: Sepals and petals have a yellow base color covered with red-maroon spots, denser toward the center, and a pink flush near the column. The labellum is red-maroon with a white tip. The foliage is clean olive green with no blemishes. The bloom measures 56 mm in width.
Plant Name: Williamcookara Bill ‘Topaz’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Barry Baxter
Description: Sepals and petals are white at the center, blending outward to purple-pink. The labellum is creamy yellow on the sides, with dark pink in the center and at the tip. The clean plant displays blooms above the foliage. The plant shows excellent floriferousness. The bloom measures 70 mm in width.
Plant Name: Oncidium Annwood ‘Leroy’
Award Achieved: AM/NZOS
Grown By: Leroy Orchids
Description: Sepals and petals have a white base with pink and maroon splotches, and pink frilled edges. The labellum has a yellow base extending into the keel, with a pink, frilled tip covered in dark maroon spots. The plant has four healthy, well-developed bulbs and two new growths. Leaves are greenish yellow. The bloom measures 91.3 mm in width.
Plant Name: Oncidium Mackenzie Mountains ‘Kowhai’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Gaye Tatro
Description: Blooms are yellow overall with a brown pattern at the center. The labellum is yellow with a brown pattern and yellow keels. The plant has approximately 290 blooms on three branching spikes. Foliage is clean, and new bulbs are plump. The plant stands 1.2 meters tall and grows in a 20 cm container.
Plant Name: Sarcochilus Fitzhart ‘Rosella’
Award Achieved: CC/NZOS
Grown By: Mike & Leigh Leaity
Description: Sepals and petals are white with a deep rose-pink overlay and darker veining, featuring irregular white spots. The rear is white with pink spots. The labellum is yellow with red lines and red inside. The anther cap is cream. The plant has approximately 210 blooms and 10 buds on 20 inflorescences. It is a well-grown, lush green mature plant growing in a 15 cm pot. The bloom measures 30.6 mm in width.
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