Sweepstakes Trophy for Best Orchid Of Show
Tom Osborn’s Cattleya skinneri
Spring Show Trophys and Awards 2023
SDCOS Trophys 2023
| Trophy Awards for Orchids | Description of Award | Name of Winning Orchid | Exhibitor | Click Thumbnail |
| Abernathy Trophy | Most Unusual Large Species | Dendrobium tobaense | Debby Halliday |
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| Batchman Trophy | Best Cymbidium Hybrid | Cymbidium Ernesto Y. Gonzaga 'Amber Glow' | Ed Danielewicz |
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| Bean Trophy | Best of Vanda Alliance Hybrid | Vanda Newberry Apricot 'DO' | Orchid Design |
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| Bertsch Trophy | Best Colored Cattleya Alliance Species including Laelia & Sophronitis | Cattleya coccinea (community stick) | John Snyder |
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| Bishop Trophy | Best Miniature Cattleya Hybrid | Cattleya Rosa Navarro (Lc. Blue Rose 'Dark Blue' x Lc. Love Knot) | George Pflaum |
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| Bliss Trophy | Best Large Orchid Species | Cattleya maxima 'Chadwick' | John Oswalt |
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| Canale Trophy | Best Colored Cattleya Alliance Hybrid | Cattleya Fire Magic (Lc. Tokyo Magic x Slc. Fire Fantasy) | Newport Harbor Orchid Society |
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| Casa Herbrita Trophy | Best Sophronitis Hybrid | Sophrolaeliocattleya (Slc.) Jewel Box 'Scheherazade' | Debby Halliday |
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| Casamajor Trophy | Best Slipper Orchid Hybrid | Paphiopedilum Pride of York | Debby Halliday |
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| Casey Trophy | Best Oncidium Alliance Species | Oncidium trilobum | Peter Tobias |
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| Cobb Trophy | Best Vanda Alliance Species | Holcoglossum repustre | Kira Jones, Newport Harbor Orchid Society |
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| DeMaria Trophy | Best Dendrobium Species | Dendrobium pendulum | Dave Rimlinger |
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| Doros Trophy | Best Phalaenopsis Alliance Species | Phalaenopsis bastianii | John Oswalt |
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| Dugger Trophy | Best Oncidium Alliance Hybrid | Tolumnia Pretty in Pink | Debby Halliday |
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| Foster Trophy | Best Standard Cattleya Hybrid | Bc. Sunny Delight | Ruben Colmenarez |
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| Geer Trophy | Best Specimen Plant | Cattleya skinnerii | Tom Osborn |
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| Hadacheck Trophy | Best Dendrobium Alliance Hybrid | Dendrobium Matos | Orchid Design |
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| Laughter Trophy | Best Phalaenopsis Alliance Hybrid | Phalaenopsis Brother Sara Gold x Phalaenopsis Soga Berry | Arnold Gum |
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| Miller Trophy | Best Slipper Orchid Species | Paphiopedilum villosum | Debby Halliday |
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| Moore Trophy | Best White or Semi-Alba Standard-sized Cattleya Hybrid | Cattleya Vickie Andrews 'RJM' | Anita & Jerry Spencer |
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| Pfister Trophy | Best Small Orchid Species | Mediocalcar versteegii | Dean Shoffeitt, Newport Harbor Orchid Society |
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| Siv Garrod Trophy | Most Unusual Small Species Orchid | Chiloschista parishii | Rachel Burns |
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| Sprague Trophy | Best Compact Cattleya Alliance Hybrid | Cattleanthe (Ctt.) Rocky Road (Slc.Granata Sunrise 'SVO Tequila Sunrise' x Slc. Rockette 'Little Rock') | George Pflaum |
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| Sweepstakes Trophy | Best Orchid in Show | Cattleya skinnerii | Tom Osborn |
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| Van Kekerix Trophy | Best of Pleurothallid Alliance Species (incl. Masd & Drac) | Dryadella zebrina | Jane Wesley Brooks |
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National Orchid Societies' Awards 2023
| National Orchid Societies' Awards | Description of Award | Exhibitor | Trophy |
| American Orchid Society Show Trophy | Best Outstanding Exhibit in Show of plants or cut flowers with points for general arrangement, quality, variety, and labeling of flowers. Awarded by the American Orchid Society Judges. | Newport Harbor Orchid Society |
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| Orchid Digest Show Trophy | Shall be given to recognize artistry and innovation in orchid display design and presentation. It rewards and encourages the growing of high flower quality and orchid culture excellence. Education value and rarity of plant materials may also be rewarded. Awarded by the American Orchid Judges. | Palomar Orchid Society |
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| Slipper Orchid Alliance Award | Best Slipper Orchid Alliance orchid demonstrating exceptional color and form. Awarded by the American Orchid Society Judges. | Paphiopedilum Bryce Larkin exhibited by Fred Clarke, Sunset Valley Orchids |
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SDCOS Display Awards 2023
| Display Awards | Description of Award | Exhibitor | Display |
| Alesi Trophy | Best Display Illustrating Show Theme "Orchids of the Earth" | Casa de las Orquideas |
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| Henry & Alma Marosz Trophy | Best Educational Display "Orchids of the Earth" | ‘Miniature Orchid Paintings and World Map’ by Pam Peters |
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| Forrest Robinson Trophy | Best Member Small Display | "Hanging Orchids Floor Display" by Tom Osborn |
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| Jim Wright Trophy | Most Artistic Display | Exhibit by Palomar Orchid Society |
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| SDCOS Grand Prize | Best Display in Show | "Medley of Zygopetalums and Paphiopedilums" by Sunset Valley Orchids |
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SDCOS Best of Section Awards 2023
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| 1 | Standard Cymbidium Hybrid | Cymbidium Yamanashi Fire x Cymbidium Pele | Casa de las Orquideas |
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| 2 | Medium & Miniature Cymbidium Hybrid | Cymbidium Yamanashi Fire x Cymbidium Vogelsang 'Merlot' | Casa de las Orquideas |
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| 3 | Pendulous Cymbidium Hybrid | Cymbidium Devon Jade | Alex Nadzan |
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| 4 | Standard Cattleya Alliance Hybrid | Brassocattleya (Bc.) Sunny Delight | Ruben Colmenarez |
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| 5 | Compact Cattleya Alliance Hybrid | Cattleanthe (Ctt.) Rocky Road (Slc.Granata Sunrise 'SVO Tequila Sunrise' x Slc.Rockette 'Little Rock') | George Pflaum |
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| 6 | Miniature Cattleya Alliance Hybrid | Cattleya Rosa Navarro (Lc. Blue Rose 'Dark Blue' x Lc. Love Knot) | George Pflaum |
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| 7 | Paphiopedilum Hybrids | Paphiopedilum Pride of York | Debby Halliday |
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| 8 | Phragmipedium & Cypripedium Hybrid | Phragmipedium Jason Fisher | Debby Halliday |
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| 9 | Oncidium Alliance Hybrid | Tolumnia Pretty in Pink | Debby Halliday |
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| 10 | Dendrobium Alliance Hybrids | Dendrobium Matos (Den. officinale x Den. unicum) | Orchid Design |
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| 11 | Vandaceous Alliance Hybrid | Vanda Newberry Apricot 'DO' | Orchid Design |
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| 12 | Other Genera Hybrid | Masdevallia Pixie Shadow 'Lock Raven' | Debby Halliday |
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| 13 | Phalaenopsis Alliance Hybrid | Phalaenopsis Brother Sara Gold x Phalaenopsis Soga Berry | Arnold Gum |
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| 14 | Specimen Plant | Cattleya skinneri | Tom Osborn |
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| 15 | Large Species - More than 6" Angraecum - Masdevallia | Cattleya mossiae | Tom Osborn |
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| 16 | Large Species - More than 6" - Maxillaria - Zygopetalum | Maxillaria picta CCM/AOS | Betty Kelepecz |
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| 17 | Small Species - Less than 6" - Angraecum - Masdevallia | Dendrobium cuthbertsonii | Orchid Design |
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| 18 | Small Species - Less than 6" - Maxillaria - Zygopetalum | Mediocalcar versteegii | Dean Shoffeitt / NHOS |
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| 19 | Small Displays 4'x4' or less | Orchid Tree with Hanging Orchids | Tom Osborn |
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| 20 | Large Displays (Orchid Society) | Variety of Beautiful Orchids and Waterfall | Palomar Orchid Society |
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| 21 | Large Tabletop Display (Vendor) | Zygopetalum and Paphiopedilum Medley | Sunset Valley Orchids |
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