SAN DIEGO COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY
Spring Show 2023
SHOW JUDGING SCHEDULE

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Plant Pre-Registration - At our Park Show & Sale events we use a pre-registration form to allow anyone to pre-register their orchid plant(s) for the Show. This works very well. We have a better idea of what plants to expect and are able to organize our show tables effectively. Here is the pre-registration form for our Spring Show & Sale. Please copy this MS Word file to your computer. Fill out the fields and email the completed form to our Show Chair Debby Halliday: president@sdorchids.com as soon as possible. IF you find a plant in bloom on Wednesday, please bring it in Thursday evening or Friday morning before 9AM and we will help you register it for the show. If you do not have MS Word, here is a PDF version of the pre-registration form. Please use the Word version if at all possible to speed up our data-handling.

Synopsis of Judging Sections

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Sec 1	Standard Cymbidium Hybrids - natural spread 3½" or more
Sec 2	Compact & Miniature Cymbidium Hybrids – natural spread under 3½"
Sec 3	Pendulous Cymbidium Hybrids
Sec 4	Standard Cattleya Alliance Hybrids – leaf span 12" or more from top of medium to tip of tallest leaf. For mounted plants, 12" or more from the mount to the leaf tip.
Sec 5	Compact Cattleya Alliance Hybrids – leaf span 6"-12" from top of medium to tip of tallest leaf. For mounted plants, from the mount to the leaf tip.
Sec 6	Miniature Cattleya Alliance Hybrids - leaf span under 6" from top of medium to tip of tallest leaf. For mounted plants, from the mount to the leaf tip.
Sec 7	Paphiopedilum Hybrids
Sec 8	Phragmipedium Hybrids
Sec 9	Oncidium Alliance Hybrids
Sec 10	Dendrobium Hybrids
Sec 11	Vandaceous Alliance Hybrids
Sec 12	Other Genera Hybrids
Sec 13	Phalaenopsis Alliance Hybrids
Sec 14	Specimen Plants
Sec 15	Large Species more than 6 inches tall Angraecum - Masdevallia
Sec 16	Large Species more than 6 inches tall Maxillaria - Zygopetalum
Sec 17	Small Species less than 6 inches tall Angraecum - Masdevallia
Sec 18	Small Species less than 6 inches tall - Maxillaria - Zygopetalum
Sec 19	Small Tabletop Displays - 4' x 5' or Less
Sec 20	Large Tabletop Displays by Hobbyists and Orchid Clubs - 6' x 2.5' to 8' x 5'
Sec 21	Vendor Tabletop Displays - 6' x 2.5' to 8' x 5'

Judging Registration Schedule - Section and Classes

The pdf for the "Judging Registration Schedule" document is available here.

Disclaimer: This schedule is using horticultural names instead of scientific names until the scientific names become generally accepted, e.g., "Laelia purpurata" until it is generally accepted as "Cattleya purpurata, etc."

Section 1 CYMBIDIUM STANDARD HYBRIDS					Section 2 CYMBIDIUM COMPACT & MINIATURE HYBRIDS
Flowers with natural spread of 3 1/2 inches or more					Flowers with natural spread under 3 1/2 inches
Class	A	White, Blush, Buff, Cream, Ivory			Class	A	White, Blush, Buff, Cream, Ivory
	B	Red, Maroon				B	Red, Maroon
	C	Pink, Rose				C	Pink, Rose
	D	Green				D	Green
	E	Yellow				E	Yellow
	F	Orange				F	Orange
	G	Brown, Bronze, Copper				G	Brown, Bronze, Copper
	H	Novelty - spots, splashes, stripes, peloric				H	Novelty - spots, splashes, stripes, peloric

Section 3 CYMBIDIUM PENDULOUS					Section 4 CATTLEYA ALLIANCE STANDARD HYBRIDS
HYBRIDS					Leaf span 12" or more from top of medium to leaf tip
					For mounted plants, 12" or more from the mount to the leaf tip
Class	A	White, Blush, Buff, Cream, Ivory			Class	A			White, White with Colored Lip
	B	Red, Maroon				B			Pink, Lavender
	C	Pink, Rose				C			Wine, Deep Purple
	D	Green				D			Yellow
	E	Yellow				E			Red
	F	Orange				F			Orange
	G	Brown, Bronze, Copper				G			Green
	H	Novelty - spots, splashes, stripes, peloric				H			Blue - Coerulea
						I			Bronze
						J			Sunset Color
						K			Novelty - spots, splashes, peloric

Section 5 CATTLEYA ALLIANCE COMPACT HYBRIDS					Section 6 CATTLEYA ALLIANCE MINIATURE HYBRIDS
Leaf span 6" - 12" from top of medium to leaf tip					Leaf span under 6" from top of medium to leaf tip
For mounted plants, from the mount to the leaf tip					For mounted plants, from the mount to the leaf tip
Class	A	White, White with Colored Lip			Class	A	White, White with Colored Lip
	B	Pink, Lavender				B	Pink, Lavender
	C	Wine, Deep Purple				C	Wine, Deep Purple
	D	Yellow				D	Yellow
	E	Red				E	Red
	F	Orange				F	Orange
	G	Green				G	Green
	H	Blue - Coerulea				H	Blue - Coerulea
	I	Bronze				I	Bronze
	J	Sunset Color				J	Sunset Color
	K	Novelty - spots, splashes, peloric				K	Novelty - spots, splashes, peloric

Section 7 PAPHIOPEDILUM HYBRIDS					Section 8 PHRAGMIPEDIUM HYBRIDS
Register on pouch color					Register on pouch color
Class	A	White, Near White			Class	A			White, Near White
	B	Yellow, Gold				B			Yellow, Gold
	C	Maroon, Vinicolor				C			Maroon, Vinicolor
	D	Green				D			Green
	E	Brown, Tan, Copper				E			Brown, Tan, Copper
	F	Pink, Rose				F			Pink, Rose
	G	Orange, Red				G			Orange, Red
	H	Novelty or color not included above				H			Novelty or color not included above

Section 9 ONCIDIUM ALLIANCE HYBRIDS					Section 10 DENDROBIUM HYBRIDS
Class	A	Brassia			Class	A	Australian Type - White
	B	Miltonia				B	Australian Type - Pink
	C	Miltoniopsis				C	Australian Type - Yellow, Gold
	D	Oncidium, Gomesa				D	Australian Type - Green, Light Green
	E	Odontoglossum				E	Australian Type - Novelty and Multi Colors
	F	Psychopsis				F	Latouria Type
	G	Tolumnia				G	Nobile Type - White
	H	Other Single Genera Hybrids:				H	Nobile Type - Pink, Lavender, Purple
		Baptistonia,Cochlioda,Cohniella,				I	Nobile Type - Yellow, Gold
		Cyrtochilum, Eyrcina, Ionopsis, Lockhartia,				J	Nobile Type - Other Colors
		Macrocinium, Rhynchostele, Rodriguezia,				K	Phalaenopsis or Antelope Type - White
		Rossioglossum,Trichopilia, etc.				L	Phalaenopsis or Antelope Type - Pink, Lavender, Purple
	I	Inter-generic hybrids: Aliceara, Brassidium,				M	Phalaenopsis or Antelope Type - Green
		Bratonia, Cyrtochidium, Miltassia, Odontioda,				N	Phalaenopsis or Antelope Type - Yellow, Gold
		Odontobrassia, Odontochdium, Odontonia,				O	Phalaenopsis or Antelope Type - Orange
		Oncostele, Rhychonia, etc.				P	Phalaenopsis or Antelope Type - Novelty or Other Colors
						Q	Other Types - New Guinea other than Latouria Type

Section 11 VANDACEOUS ALLIANCE HYBRIDS					Section 12 HYBRIDS OF OTHER GENERA
Flowers with natural spread 1.5 inches and larger					Class	A	Angraecoid Alliance
Class	A	White				B	Bulbophyllum
	B	Red, Maroon, Wine				C	Catasetum Alliance
	C	Purple				D	Dracula
	D	Orange				E	Epicattleya
	E	Yellow				F	Epidendrum
	F	Pink, Lavender				G	Encyclia
	G	Coerulea (Blue)				H	Lycaste, Anguloa Angulocaste, Ida
	H	Novelty				I	Masdevallia
						J	Pleurothallis Alliance (except Masdevallia and Dracula)
Flowers with natural spread smaller than 1.5 inches						K	Prosthechea
Class	I	White				L	Sobralia
	J	Red, Maroon, Wine				M	Zygopetalum Alliance
	K	Purple				N	All other hybrids
	L	Orange
	M	Yellow
	N	Pink, Lavender
	O	Coerulea (Blue)
	P	Novelty
Vanaceous Alliance Hybrids may contain Aerides, Amesiella, Ceratochilus, Chiloschissta, Gastrochilus, Holcoglossum, Neofinitia, Papilionanthe, Renathera, Thynchostylis, Robiquetia, Sarchochilus, Schoenorchids, Sedirea, Tricoglottis, Tuberolabium, Vanda, etc.

Section 13 PHALAENOPSIS ALLIANCE HYBRIDS					Section 14 SPECIMEN PLANTS
Class	A	White, White with Colored Lip			Class	A			Hybrids
	B	Pink, Lavender				B			Species
	C	Yellow				C			Specimen orchid valued for its foliage - need not be in flower
	D	Rust, Orange
	E	Red
	F	Magenta, Deep Purple, Wine
	G	Green
	H	Equestrius type - many clumped small flowers
	I	Bellina, violacea types
	J	Novelty - spots, splashes, harlequin

Section 15 LARGE SPECIES
SPECIES more than 6" tall from top of medium to leaf tip.
For mounted plants, from the mount to the leaf tip
Section 15
Class	A	Angraecum, Aerangis *(see footnote)
	B	Brassavola, Rhyncholaelia
	C	Brassia, Ada
	D	Bulbophyllum
	E	Catasetum, Clowesia, Cycnoches, Mormodes
	F	Cattleya
	G	Coelogyne
	H	Cymbidium
	I	Dendrobium
	J	Dendrobium - Australian
	K	Dendrochilum
	L	Dichea
	M	Dracula
	N	Encyclia
	O	Epidendrum
	P	Laelia- anceps, dayana, pumila, purpurata, etc.
	Q	Laelia - Rupiculous
	R	Lycaste, Anguloa, Ida, Neomoorea
	S	Masdevallia
		*Angraecoid Alliance: Angraecum, Aerangis, Aeranthes, Eurychone, Microcelia, Mystacidium, etc.

Section 16 LARGE SPECIES
Species more than 6" tall from top of medium to leaf tip.
For mounted plants, from the mount to the leaf tip
Class	A	Maxillaria
	B	Miltonia
	C	Miltoniopsis
	D	Myrmecophilia & Schomburgkia
	E	Oncidium, Odontoglossum & related species
	F	Paphiopedilum
	G	Phalaenopsis, Doritis, Sedirea
	H	Phragmipedium, Cypripedium
	I	Pleurothallis Alliance except Masdevallia and Dracula
	J	Prosthechea
	K	Sobralia
	L	Stanhopea
	M	Zygopetalum, Zygosepalum
*	N	Vandaceous Alliance - natural spread of flowers more than 1.5". Vandas are judged by flower size, not by length of leaves. See footnote.
	O	Other epiphytic, lithophytic species (Barkeria, Chysis, Dymorphorchis, Eria, Gongora, etc)
	P	Terresterials not covered elsewhere (Calanthe, Disa, Eulophia, Gastrochis, Habenaria, Ludisia, Neobenthamia gracilis, Phaius, Spathoglottis, Stenoglottis, etc.)

* Vandaceous Alliance Species: Aerides, Amesiella, Ceratochius, Chiloschista, Gastrochilus, Holcoglossum, Gastrochilus, Holcoglossum, Papilionanthe, Renathera, Rhynchostylis, Robiquetia, Sarcochilus, Schoenorchis, Sedirea, Tuberolabium, Vanda.

Section 17 SMALL SPECIES
SPECIES less than 6" tall from top of medium to leaf tip.
For mounted plants, from the mount to the leaf tip
Class	A	Angraecum, Aerangis *(see footnote)
	B	Brassavola, Rhyncholaelia
	C	Brassia, Ada
	D	Bulbophyllum
	E	Catasetum Alliance
	F	Cattleya
	G	Coelogyne
	H	Cymbidium
	I	Dendrobium
	J	Dendrobium - Australian
	K	Dendrochilum
	L	Dichea
	M	Dracula
	N	Encyclia
	O	Epidendrum
	P	Laelia- anceps, dayana, pumila, purpurata, etc.
	Q	Laelia - Rupiculous
	R	Lycaste, Anguloa, Ida, Neomoorea
	S	Masdevallia
* Angraecoid Alliance: Angraecum, Aerangis, Aeranthes, Eurychone, Microcelia, Mystacidium, etc.

Section 18 SMALL SPECIES
Species less than 6" tall from top of medium to leaf tip.
For mounted plants, from the mount to the leaf tip
Class	A	Maxillaria
	B	Miltonia
	C	Miltoniopsis
	D	Myrmecophilia & Schomburgkia
	E	Oncidium, Odontoglossum & related species
	F	Paphiopedilum
	G	Phalaenopsis, Doritis, Sedirea
	H	Phragmipedium, Cypripedium
	I	Pleurothallis Alliance except Masdevallia and Dracula
	J	Prosthechea
	K	Neofinitia
	L	Tolumnia
	M	Zygopetalum, Zygosepalum, etc.
*	N	Vandaceous Alliance - natural spread of flowers more than 1.5". Vandas are judged by flower size, not by length of leaves. (see footnote)
	II	Other epiphytic, lithophytic species (Barkeria, Chysis, Dimorphorchis, Eria, Gongora, etc)
	JJ	Terresterials not covered elsewhere (Calanthe, Disa, Eulophia, Gastrorchis, Habenaria, Ludisia, Neobenthamia, Phaius, Spathoglottis, Stenoglottis, etc.)

* Vandaceous Alliance Species: Aerides, Amesiella, Ceratochius, Chiloschista, Gastrochilus, Holcoglossum, Renathera, Rhynchostylis, Robiquetia, Sarcochilus, Schoenorchids, Sedirea, Tricoglottis, Tuberolabium, Vanda. Neofinetia see Class K above

Section 19 SMALL TABLETOP DISPLAYS - 4' x 5' OR LESS
Class	A	Orchid plants arranged for effect on a tabletop - 2 ft wide
	B	Orchid plants arranged for effect on a tabletop - 4 ft wide
	C	Orchid Cut Flower display
	D	Terrarium with Orchids
	E	Orchid themed Educational display
	F	Orchid themed Art or Craft display

Section 20 LARGE TABLETOP DISPLAYS - 6' x 2.5' to 8' x 5'
BY HOBBYISTS AND ORCHID CLUBS
Class	A	Orchid plants arranged for effect on a tabletop
	B	Orchid themed Educational display
	C	Orchid themed Art or Craft display

Section 21 LARGE TABLETOP DISPLAYS 6' x 2.5' to 8' x 5'
BY ORCHID VENDORS
Class	A	Orchid plants arranged for effect on a tabletop

Rules, Plant Registration and Awards

The pdf for the "Rules, Plant Registration and Awards" document is available here.

Rules for Displays & Plant Registration

Only plants registered for judging will be eligible for judging and awards. This includes Best of Show, Best of Sections, Displays and awards for individual plants. Exhibitors must have grown all plants for at least 180 days prior to the show. If a plant is found to be infected or infested with disease or pests, it will be isolated and its exhibitor will be asked to clean it or remove it from the Show at the discretion of the Judging Chair.

DISCLAIMER: This schedule is using horticultural names instead of scientific names until the scientific names become generally accepted, e.g., “Laelia purpurata” until it is generally accepted as “Cattleya purpurata”, etc.

MEMBER & VENDOR DISPLAYS - Sections 19, 20, and 21

Orchid club members and vendors who wish to have a large or small display should fill out a display request form and email it to Show Chair Debby Halliday at president@sdorchids.com prior to April 3rd to reserve a display space.

ALL DISPLAYS WILL BE TABLE TOP DISPLAYS

Displays will be located along the north and east walls of Room 101 in the Casa del Prado building. We have chosen to limit displays to table top displays for this show.

The available tables are 6' long by 2.5' deep and 8' long by 2.5' deep.
Displays may be placed on a single table (2.5' deep) or a double table (5' deep) limited by available table space.

Small displays will be limited to one half of a table length (4') or smaller.
Large displays will be a full table length (8').

After the request is received, a position number on one of the tables in Room 101 for the display will be assigned.

Reservations are on a first-come first-served basis. There may not be places for last-minute entries.

Rules for Judging Orchid Plant Displays:

A Judging Registration form must be filled out indicating Section and Class from the Show schedule. If you are exhibiting as a Vendor or Club, that name must be included on the registration form.

All orchids must be clearly labeled in a way that is easily visible to the observer. The use of number or letter keys is permitted.

A maximum of 7 (seven) flowering orchids used in an Exhibit may be entered in competitive Sections for individual judging. These should be pre-registered along with any other plants, with your exhibit number added to the entry form. We will then provide you with two name labels. The plants will need two registration tags (one tag on the table in the proper Secetion, the other on the plant in the display). Please ensure plants are tagged, and are easily accessible for judging. Plants not easily reached might not be judged. The Judging Chair reserves the right to remove any plant entered for judging for closer inspection and accepts no responsibilty for any damage to the Exhibit resulting from this removal.

Displays will be judged on Originality, Show Theme, and Flower Quality.

All Displays must be Orchid Themed.

No flammable materials may be used.

All displays are eligible for the American Orchid Society and the Orchid Digest Trophies.

Electrical outlets will be provided as available at the discretion of the Show Chair. Displays using electrical outlets must have a master shut-off switch located at the front of the display in a non-obtrusive place so that electrical devices may be turned off for non-show hours.

Display Registration Sections are:
  Section 19: Small Tabletop Displays, 4' x 5' or less
  Section 20: Large Tabletop Displays by Hobbyists and Orchid Clubs - 6'x 2.5' to 8' x 5'
  Section 21: Large Tabletop Displays by Vendors - 6'x 2.5' to 8' x 5'

Member and Vendor Display Rules:
Participating members/vendors whose plants are in a display may enter up to 7 plants each for judging in competitive Sections. Someone from their club will need to remove the tags covering the exhibitors’ names after judging.

Plants registered for judging must have TWO identical registration forms, one form on the plant in the display and an identical form is to be put on the table in the proper Section with “SEE DISPLAY NUMBER #” written across the top of the form. Registered plants must be easily accessible for judging. Plants not easily reached might not be judged.

Plants entered for AOS judging may be removed by AOS judges for closer inspection and photography unless a sign saying "NO AOS JUDGING" is posted in the display.

Plants and flowers in displays shall only be orchids with the exception of greenery used as background and fill-in.

AWARDS & TROPHIES see Award List

NATIONAL ORCHID SOCIETIES’ TROPHIES AND AWARDS(see National Awards)
American Orchids Society Show Trophy: All displays are eligible.
Orchid Digest Trophy: All displays are eligible.
Slipper Orchids Alliance Award: Best Slipper Orchid Alliance orchid.