NZOS Awards for 2026 Year
Below is a summary of all the awards given by the New Zealand Orchid Society Judging Panel for 2026.
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Awarded Plants
Orchid Name: Paphiopedilum Butch Booth 'Richard Thomas Legg'
Award Achieved: Highly Commended Certificate
Award Number: 01-2026
Grown By: Richard Legg
Orchid Description:
The plant was presented with 2 spikes and a total of 7 blooms, and the overall bloom width was 190 mm.
Sepals are pale creamy white with a very pale green overlay and dark brown stripes. Petals light green with mid-brown spots and stripes. Labellum creamy lemon with pale maroon overlay toward the tip and deeper maroon striping. Foliage was clean and the plant was well-grown. Some blooms were damaged, which limited the award level.
Orchid Name: Aerides odorata 'Aurora'
Award Achieved: Award of Merit & a Cultural Certificate
Award Number: 02 & 03-2026
Grown By: Wen Teo & Sue Chau
Orchid Description:
The plant was presented with 3 spikes and a total of 145 blooms, with 31 flower buds, and the overall bloom width was 25.5 mm.
Sepals are pale pink with a slight, deeper pink flush toward the tips. Petals pale pink with a matching deeper pink flush toward the tips. Labellum three-lobed, pale pink, with a darker pink mid lobe and a greenish-yellow spur apex enclosing the column. Flowers show good form, are firm with a waxy texture, and sit flat with no gaps between segments. Blooms are arranged cylindrically around the raceme and carry fragrance. One leaf shows minor travel damage.
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