Judging by the number of bags of orchids being carried out, people have been missing their orchid shows! Here are a few photos from last Sunday’s event.
Grand champion bloom was Paphiopedilum Norito Hasegawa ‘Papa Aroha’, grown by Chris Whitby. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Reserve Champion was Paph. roschilidianum #2, grown by Jason Strong of Hawke’s Bay, who had five of these plants in the show, each one slightly different to the other. Photo: Sandra Simpson
The eye-catching Rhyncattleanth Young-Min Orange ‘Golden Satisfaction’ was shown by Ninox Orchids of Whangarei. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Another stunner from Ninox was this miniature Phalaenopsis, Mini Mark ‘Holm’. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Cymbidium Richard Tucker x On the Beach ‘Spot You’ won Colin Stephens first place in the section for for first flowering of a seedling. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Bulbophyllum tigridum was shown by Anjo McKernan. Native to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, this small plant had two fan-shaped flowers on it. Photo: Sandra Simpson
This unusual apricot-coloured Dendrobium is (Richard’s Glory x Graham Banks) x speciosum and was shown by Pat Kenny. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Cattleya Kiwi Beauty was shown by Ross Tucker and was registered by him in 2014. Photo: Sandra Simpson
Cymbidium Ace of Spies, a plant New Zealand-born Andy Easton registered in 2016, was shown by Jane Napper. Photo: Sandra Simpson
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