R.F. Orchids Takes Top Honors at
64th Miami International Orchid Show
“Paradise Found’, R.F. Orchids’ spectacular 500 sq. ft. display in the Show, swept many of the show’s top awards on Thursday, Feb. 25. Judges bestowed
the prestigious American Orchid Society Show Trophy, AOS Gold Medal and Artistic Certificates to the amazing exhibit, which also took the trophy for
the best exhibit in the 500 sq.ft. Open Class entries and the prestigious Marion Sheehan Award for Artistic Merit. Reflecting the show theme
“Passport to Paradise”, the display replicated a hidden garden with large rock formations and tranquil pools, surrounded by hundreds of blooming
orchids. Designed “in-the-round”, the exhibit offered spectacular views from every angle.
Many individual plants in the exhibit were recognized with trophies and prestigious American Orchid Society (AOS) awards.
Fourteen of R.F. Orchids’ plants received Best-In-Show Trophies:
Best Yellow Vanda: V. denisoniana ‘Crownfox Golden Spots’ AM/AOS
Best White Cattleya: C. lueddemanniana v. alba
Best Semi-Alba Phalaenopsis: Dtps. Champion Lightning ‘Kaminali’
Best Yellow Phalaenopsis: Phal .Jeannette Brandon ‘Crownfox Lemon Ice’ AM/AOS
Best Art Shade Phalaenopsis: Dtps. Brother Love King ‘DeLeon’s Exotic’
Betst Orange Ascocenda: Ascda. Kaleidoscope ‘Confetti’
Best Yellow Ascocenda: Ascda. Fuchs Angel Frost ‘Michael’ FCC/AOS
Best Pink Vanda: V. Robert’s Delight ‘Crownfox Big Red’ FCC/AOS
Best Blue Vanda: V. Trevor Rathbone ‘Adela’ AM/AOS
Best Dendrobium Species: Den. macrophyllum
Best Oncidium Alliance Intergeneric: Bllra. Marfitch ‘Howard’s Dream’ AM/AOS
Best First Bloom Seedling: Ascda. Marianne Montoro
Best Vandacenda and Best Pink Ascocenda: Ascda. Crownfox Avocado Honey
We were honored to have the show’s Grand Champion, C. lueddemanniana ‘Crownfox Goliath’, which also won the Best Cattleya Species, the Fred Fuchs Jr.
Trophy for Best Species, and the AOS’s highest award for flower quality, the FCC/AOS. The Reserve Champion, Trichoglottis amesiana ‘Crownfox’
CCE/AOS was also in our exhibit and was honored with the AOS’s highest award for culture.
The following plants received recognition from the
AOS:
Additionally, three plants in our exhibit, loaned by our good friend Tom Coffey, received recognition: a Phrag. Fritz Schomberg received an AM/AOS and
the Best Cypripedioideae Trophy, a Paph. Janet Kunkle received an HCC/AOS, and Phal. amboinensis 'Perrin Henderson' AM/AOS was the show’s Best
Phalaenopsis Species. Congratulations Tom!
At the 2010 Guatemala
Orchid Show
Bob traveled to Central America in early February to chair the AOS judging at the Guatemala Show. Other AOS judges in the group included Carol De
Biase, Richard Brandon, Alex Maximiano and David Genovese, shown above with Silvia and Mario Palmieri of SYM Orchids in Antigua.
Santo Domingo ruins, Antigua, Guatemala (David Genovese photo)
Congratulations
Jenna Hoffman of Miami was the winner in our Valentine’s Day sale drawing! She collected her orchid collection prize from Mike a few days later.Congratulation,
Jenna, we hope you enjoy the new plants!
Now Showing
Despite this cold winter, we do have gorgeous orchids blooming in the garden! Our stunning specimen C. lueddemanniana is in full bloom, and the C.
aurantiacas are lighting up the trees. We always have beautiful vandas blooming, and our huge specimen Onc. sphacelatum plants are in spike now, to
bloom late in the month or early in April.
We have free garden tours on weekends (weather permitting) at 11am and 3pm, and we’d love for you to visit. If you need a map or directions to the
nursery, those are here on the site (“contact us”).
2010 Price List Available
Our latest price list is now available. Our regular customers will get a copy in the mail. If you’re not on our mailing list, send us your postal
address and sign up your email address so we can add you to our records. We hope to start emailing updates later this year (postage keeps going up and
up!), so please help us get our list in good order. We don’t sell or give our list to anyone. The catalog listing here on the site has been updated,
and these lists supersede all previous lists with respect to pricing and availability.
Calendar Notes
Springtime is showtime, too! Be sure to visit our sales booth if you’re planning to attend the Key West Orchid Society Show (March 5-7), the Fairchild
Tropical Botanic Garden Orchid Festival (March 12-14), or the Naples Orchid Society Show (March 19-21).
We will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 4. The nursery will reopen for our regular business hours on Tuesday, April 6.
Shown at right; Valentine’s Gala at Ocean Reef Club Valentine’s Day was Sunday, Feb. 14, and the Ocean Reef Club (Key Largo, Florida) held a gala dinner for their
members. We were honored to provide all the floral decorations for this extraordinary event
2010 Tours
Bob’s escorting a group to Medellin, Colombia in August, for the orchid show and flower festival, and we’re working on the itinerary for a fantastic
visit to Brazil in November. If you’re not already on our mailing list for tour information, please send us your postal mailing address and we’ll send
you brochure as soon as available!
A Note About Winter Shipping
At this time of year we may hold your order if we believe the
weather conditions are unsuitable for shipping. We do monitor the weather daily, and we’ll ship as soon as we think it’s safe to do
so. We appreciate your patience during weather-related delays.
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