SOOS Show, February 15/16, 2025
OSRBG Display
Reported by Pat Vuurman
The team of Heather Detheridge, Aleksandra Popovic, Gavin Clark and Ed Shanks created the above display pictured above for the SOOS Valentine’s Day Show, also celebrating the 60th Anniversary of SOOS.
Ribbons awarded to plants in the display were as follows:
Wendy Hearder-Moan
1st – Phalaenopsis Timothy Christopher (Phal. Cassandra x Phal. aphrodite) for small white flowered Phalaenopsis with markings
2nd – Phalaenopsis Sogo Jessica ‘Blush’ (Phal. Liu’sTwilight Rainbow x Phal. Sogo Rostris) for large white flowered Phalaenopsis with no markings
Linda Will
2nd – Phragmipedium Chuck Acker (Phrag. EricYoung x Phrag. wallisii) for long petalled Phragmipediums
3rd – Paphiopedilum Chang Shiu Alex (Paph.In-Charm Gold x Paph. Stonehenge) for yellow full round shaped Paphiopedilums
3rd – Brassocattleya Mary Dodson ((B. nodosa x C. schilleriana (1857)) for other coloured Cattleya hybrids
Ed Shanks
2nd – Dendrobium nobile for nobile type Dendrobium species
2nd – Phalaenopsis Nobby’s Amy (Phal. Be Glad x Phal. Rothschildiana) for large white flowered Phalaenopsis with markings
Aleksandra Popovic
3rd – Phalaenopsis Friend’s Red Lip (Phal.Ming-Hsing Red Lip x Phal. Saitama Alliance) for large white flowered Phalaenopsis with no markings
Joe DiCiommo
3rd – Phragmipedium Fritz Schomburg (Phrag. kovachii x Phrag. besseae) for kovachii – bessesae hybrid Phragmipediums
RBG collection
2nd – Cattleya Shirakabe (C. Barbara Spencer x C. Picasso) for large flowered lavender Cattleya hybrids
3rd – Rhyncholaeliocattleya Meadow Gold ((Rlc.Golden Crown x Rlc. Mrs. J. Leemann) for small flowered yellow Cattleya hybrids
3rd – Phragmipedium longifoliuim for species Phragmipediums
Ottawa Orchid Society Show, April 27/28, 2024
OSRBG Display
Reported by Pat Vuurman
On Friday, 26 April Pat Vuurman collected the plants and display materials for the Ottawa Orchid Society Show. Set up was accomplished using a piece of driftwood on its side with plants distributed around and over it to achieve a pleasing colour flow. Gavin’s Dendrobium farmeri was made the focal point at the top with an added accent below it with Linda’s Paphiopedilum Hung Sheng Giant.
Ben’s Cattleya Fire Magic ‘Solar Flare’ anchored the left side with Guarianthe skinneri ‘Heiti Jacobs’, Phragmipedium Mini Grande ‘Rascal’, Myrmecophila wendlandii ranked to the right and Lycaste Fire Bird in front.
In the first picture you will see the set-up using blocks to raise some plants and cloths over the pots to neutralize their colours but the wood is still visibly too noticable.
The second picture shows the dampening effect of using the moss as an accent but letting some of the wood show through. Note also that Gavin’s Dendrobium has been rotated a bit to better advantage and the circular plant name tags are about to be installed on their wire hangers.
The third picture was taken after judging was over showing the ribbons and name tags in place.
Despite having quality plants and a well designed layout, our display earned a 3rd place ribbon in its category. I believe this is more a tribute to the quality of the competition at this show than a demerit for ours. There were some fantastic displays – especially by the host society and les Orchidophiles de Montreal. Les Orchidophiles won the Best Display in Show as well as a Silver Certificate of Excellence from the AOS and it was in direct competition with us!
Further results were:
1st Ribbons:
Cattleya Fire Magic ‘Solar Flare’ (C. Tokyo Magic x C. Fire Fantasy) from Ben Boers
Mymecophila (Schomburgkia) wendlandii from RBG
2nd Ribbons:
Dendrobium farmeri from Gavin Clark
Paphiopedilum Hung Sheng Giant (Paph. Hung Sheng Pawnee x Paph. Yi-Ying Giant Wings) Linda Will
Phragmipedium Mini Grande (Phrag. humboldtii x Phrag. pearcei) from Linda Will
Thank you Gavin, Linda and Ben for allowing your plants to be included.
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London Orchid Society Show, March 16/17, 2024
Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens display
Reported by Pat Vuurman
On Friday, March 15th the OSRBG Display Team of Heather Detheridge, Cathy Tozer. Aleksandra Popovic, and led by Rob Vanderheyden went to London to set up a table top display of 25 orchid plants in a naturalistic setting. They returned on Sunday to retrieve the plants and material back to the RBG.
Numerous ribbons were earned including the Best Epidendrum for Wendy Hearder-Moan’s Epidendrum Raspberry Valley and Best Dendrobium for Lynda Vuurman’s Dendrobium aberrans. The centrepiece of the exhibit was a very large plant of Coelogyne Bird in Flight grown beautifully by Agnes Hastick. It garnered a 1st ribbon in its class plus a 3rd ribbon as a specimen sized plant – grown so well that the plant also earned an Award of Merit of 84 points and Certificate of Cultural Merit of 82 points from the American Orchid Society.
Thank you Agnes, Wendy, Aleksandra Popovic, Ed Shanks, Jocelyn Weber, Linda Will, Martha Novoselac, Rob Vanderheyden, RBG, Lynda and Pat Vuurman for allowing their precious plants to be entered for this exhibit.
Additional results were:
1st place ribbons: Oncidium sphacelatum Wendy Hearder-Moan
Paphiopedilum Cocoa Kimura Sholt – Jocelyn Weber
Paphiopedilum Honey – Linda Will
Paphiopedilum Norito Hasegawa – Linda Will
Paphiopedilum Yi-Ying Santa Claus – Linda Will
Phalaenopsis amabilis (variegata) – Lynda Vuurman
Phalaenopsis I-Hsin Little Red Berry – Agnes Hastick
Pleurothallis prolifera – RBG
2nd place ribbons: Brassocattleya Yellow Bird – Linda Will
Paphiopedilum NoID – Jocelyn Weber
Phalaenopsis Magnificia – Aleksandra Popovic
Phalaenopsis NoID – Ed Shanks
Phalaenopsis NoID – Ed Shanks
Phalaenopsis Yishing – Aleksandra Popovic
Schomburgkia tibicinis – RBG
3rd place ribbons: Cochleanthes marginata – Pat Vuurman
Phalaenopsis Charming Full Moon – Aleksandra Popovic
Phalaenopsis Memoria Stephen Bush – Aleksandra Popovic
Here are some photos contributed by Rob Vanderheyden:
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OSRBG Show – February 24-25, 2024
by Wendy Hearder-Moan
A small but dedicated group of volunteers under the direction of Show Director Ben Boers and Head Judge Pat Vuurman once again came through and presented a successful Orchid Show.
The OSRBG display, created by Gavin Clark, Heather Detheridge, Cathy Tozer, Aleksandra Popovic, Martha Novoselac and Jacquie Arrindell received a second place ribbon in the category of displays with more than 15 flowering orchids.
Gavin Clark’s Dendrobium King Rose was the winner of Best Specimen Plant.
Here, in no particular order, are the other ribbon winners:
Aleksandra Popovic
Phal. (Yellow, no ID) – 1st
Phal. amabilis x Yakimai – 2nd
Phal. Memoria Stephen – 3rd
Phal Magnificia – 3rd
Ben Boers
C. Walkerinter var. coerulea – 3rd
Ed Shanks
Phal. no ID ‘Second Chance’ – 1st
Oncidium sphacelatum ‘Yellow Breeze’ – 2nd
Gavin Clark
Den. nobile – 1st
Coel. cummingii – 1st
Den. King Rose – 1st
Den. Ise – 2nd
Coel. flaccida – 2nd
Coel. cumminglii – 2nd
Jocelyn Webber
Paph. delenatii- 1st
Paph. Enzan Sholt x Paph. Yi-Ying Fireworks – 1st
Phrag. Leslie Garay x kovachii – 1st
Paph. Leanum – 3rd
Paph. Enzan Red Hunting x Cocoa Burrhill – 3rd
Linda Will
Zygo. Happy Bay ‘Oliver’s Twist’ – 1st
Pat Vuurman
Phrag. Memoria Dick Clements – 1st
Den. aberans- 1st
Philip Scher
Paph. Addicted Phillip ‘Rehabed’ – 1st
Clowesia Dragon’s Treasure ‘ Gilberto’ AM/AOS – 2nd
Pot. (Loud Nine ‘SVO’ Best x Thrall Magenta Fire AM/AOS ‘Double Trouble’ – 3rd
Robert Johnstone
Phrag. Ecuagenera Dream – 1st
Phrag. Praying Mantis – 1st
Paph. Fairly Sauced – 2nd
Wendy Hearder-Moan
Epidendrum Raspberry Valley – 1st
Phal. Timothy Christopher – 3rd
Awards and Trophies
At the Show, awards were given for outstanding displays and orchids in various categories. The Society thanks all those who sponsored awards, and congratulates the winners once again.
For a list of award winners, seehttp://osrbg.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Award-Winners-2024-.pdf
Phal. Popin Fireworks ‘Potin Ocicar’ (centre) winner of the IPA Trophy for Best Phalaenopsis Hybrid (the focus of the COOS display and exhibited by Gerhardt Kompter)
And a final word, from Show Director Ben Boers:
We had our show for 2024 this past February and it proved to be a great success even with the changes by RBG.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and those that brought in items for our lunch room. This was new for us as the rules of the RBG had changed. Thanks to Cindy who volunteered to take organizing the food and drinks for our volunteers. This was not an easy task with a broken arm. She thanks all those that helped her put together sandwiches etc.
Heather and her crew did a fabulous job putting the RBG display together. Gavin racked in the awards again this year with a couple of great plants. Congratulations to him.
Karen Logan had a great display of art again this year. I believe there were approximately 65 pieces. There were some very large pieces as well. Well done.
Our AOS judging crew was led by Pat Vuurman with Lynda taking on organizing the judges lunch. Linda Will and Robert Johnstone input all the plants into the computer for judging, not an easy task.
As you can appreciate it takes a lot of people to put on a show. There are always challenges to getting the show setup and running.
Thanks again to all Ben Boers
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SOOS Report – February 20
By Robert Vanderheyden
Our OSRBG display at the SOOS Orchid Show at the Toronto Botanical Gardens Februay 10-11, 2024 was set up by Heather Detheridge, Cathy Tozer and Rob Vanderheyden. The 12 plants in the display came from the orchid collecIons of Linda Will, Aleksandra Popovic, the RBG, and Rob Vanderheyden. Even though the plant count was not large, an attracIve display grew out of the work of the setup team, and it received a third place ribbon. Some photos are included.
Ribbon report
Linda Will
Paphiopedilum venustum – 2nd
Phragmipedium – 3rd
Aleksandra Popovic
Phalaenopsis Memoria Stephen Bush – 3rd
Royal Botanical Gardens
Ryhncholaeliocattleya Meadow Gold – 2nd
Rob Vanderheyden
Clowesetum Dragon’s Treasure ‘Gilberto’ AM/AOS – 1st in class
Clowesetum Dragon’s Treasure ‘Gilberto’ AM/AOS – Best in Miscellaneous Genera
Clowesetum Dragon’s Treasure ‘Gilberto’ AM/AOS – Best in Show
Clowesetum Dragon’s Treasure ‘Gilberto’ AM/AOS – Awarded a CCE/AOS with 90 points. (CerIficate of Cultural Excellence from the American Orchid Society Toronto Judging Centre)
Clowesetum Afterglow – 2nd
Dendrobium Hsinying Sweetscent (semi-album) – 2nd
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Report of the Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Show, February 20 – March 1, 2020
by Wendy Hearder-Moan
Here’s a google picture album that Rob Vanderheyden put together on the 2020 OSRBG with the help of Pat Vuurman. It complements the report below: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMXYYqRTHOygCU5FbqU5xUp8ztG1rGWD07p_Oxvupu8_dqr1ZoFpgdVjFrwkXqLWw?key=bjdWYlBpVkZORVZBNzFzMFhDRklFNU1qcVhLaXZ3
A team composed of Frank Washburn, Gavin Clark, Rob Vanderheyden, Heather Detheridge, Martha Novoselac, Cindy Boers and Amanda Crabbe executed Ben Boers’ vision for the OSRBG display, assisted by Sandra Ianiri, Jacqui Arrindell and myself working “behind the scenes” doing the labelling and fitting up the plants with pot socks. (‘Pot socks” for the uninitiated are the black cloths that cover the clay and plastic pots.) Many thanks to all the members who contributed plants for the display. Special thanks to Linda Will and Robert Johnstone who registered not only the plants in our display but also those in all the other displays in the Show, a labour-intensive and painstaking task which must be acknowledged. Karen Logan organized the art portion of the Show virtually single-handedly for which we are very grateful. This aspect of the Show grows in importance every year thanks to her involvement. Thanks are also due to Lynda and Pat Vuurman who arranged for the AOS judging (Pat as head judge), in addition to their many other functions, and of course our eminent Show Director, Ben Boers (and not forgetting the essential role played by Cindy Boers!)
Coming back to our display, the big winner was a Coelogyne cristata, grown by Gavin Clark. It rang all the changes, winning Best in Class, Best Specimen Plant and Best in Show. Congratulations, Gavin!
Other ribbon winners were as follows:
Royal Botanical Gardens
Myrmecophila (Schomburgkia) wendlandii – 1st
Ansellia africana ‘Garden Party’ HCC/AOS – 3rd
Linda Will
Phragmipedium Eric Young – 1st
Phragmipedium Zopatilla de la Virgen – 2nd
Phragmipedium Fritz Schomburg – 2nd
Bc. Green bird – 2nd
Phragmipedium Cape Sunset – 3rd
Paphiopedilum Lady Booth x sanderianum – 3rd
Robert Johnstone
Phragmipedium Penns Creek Cascade – 1st
Paphiopedilum Doll’s Kobold – 2nd
Paphiopedilum tuxedo Junction ‘ David Warren’ HCC/AOS – 2nd
Paphiopedilum Fairly Sauced – 3rd
Paphiopedilum spicerianum – 3rd
Phragmipedium Cardinale ‘Kilworth’ AM/AOS – 3rd
Wendy Hearder-Moan
Phalaenopsis Sogo Jessica ‘Blush’ – 1st
Phalaenopsis (No ID – Pink) – 3rd
Phalaenopsis (No ID – Yellow) – 3rd
Ed Drury
Cattleya (Slc. Newberry Promise x Pot. Lynette and Alan) x Rlc. Dream Circle – 1st
June Cramer
Cymbidium Swan Lake ‘Margot’ – 1st
Cymbidium Intermediate Yellow – 2nd
Cymbidium Jia Ho’s Green Emerald – 2nd
Cymbidium Fuss ‘ Fantasy’ – 3rd
Cymbidium Mighty Remus ‘Vintage’ – 3rd
Pat and Lynda Vuurman
Bifrenaria (leucorrhoda x vitellina) – 2nd
Phalaenopsis Yushan Green Pixie (Timothy Christopher x Chang Maw Evergreen) – 2nd
Phalaenopsis Queen Beer (pulcherrima x Meteor) – 3rd
Robert Vanderheyden
Phragmipedium Leslie Garay (Phrag. longifolium x Phrag. caudatum) – 3rd
Paphiopedilum gratrixianum – 3rd
Ben and Cindy Boers
Phalaenopsis Almanis – 3rd
Sarco. Metalica – 3rd
A list of award winners in the various categories will be posted elsewhere on the website, but I should take this opportunity to thank all the donors who make the awards possible.
The show was well-attended and it seemed to me that just about everyone who visited the sales area went away with at least one purchase. Thanks to all our vendors for helping to make the customers happy. The talks on re-potting and on orchid culture were also well-attended and the participation of Sandra Ianiri, Heather Detheridge, Pitson Dantanarayana, Katherine Golightly, Denise McLeod, and Ann Stallman was much appreciated, as well as that of Spencer Hauk who spoke on orchid pests.
A myriad of other volunteers helped to make this show a success. Whether you sold raffle tickets (thanks, John Boers), worked Security, staffed the info desk or the Society Sales Table, sold memberships or helped dismantle the display, give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done.
Ed Drury’s Cattleya
SOOS Orchid Show February 8 & 9, 2020 Report
By Rob Vanderheyden
The OSRBG display at the SOOS Orchid Show featured 22 plants: 18 on loan from members of our society and 4 from the RBG greenhouse.
Heather Detheridge, Cathy Tozer, Gavin Clark, and myself, Rob Vanderheyden, had the pleasure of setting up the OSRBG display at the SOOS Valentines Orchid Show 2020. Twenty-two plants is not a large number of plants for a display but there were some very impressive plants that the team had to work with. Thank you to the team for your efforts in creating a display that showed off our orchids well.
Congratulations to all who received awards at the show. The display was awarded a 2nd place ribbon, 13 member plants and 2 RBG plants were awarded ribbons as noted below. Congratulations to Wendy Hearder-Moan as her Phalaenopsis Sogo Jessica ‘Blush’ was awarded 1st in Phalaenopsis hybrids – Class 047, Best in Class and the International Phalaenopsis Alliance Trophy.
Ribbon Report
Wendy Hearder-Moan
Phalaenopsis Sogo Jessica ‘Blush’ (Liu’s Twilight Rainbow x Sogo Rostris) – 1st, Best in Class and the International Phalaenopsis Alliance Trophy
Coelogyne Unchained Melody (cristata x flaccida) 2nd
Gavin Clark
Coelogyne cristata 2nd
June Cramer
Cymbidium (pumilum x Flare) x Clarissa ‘Austin’ 3rd
Cymbidium Kyancutta ‘Sweet Lorraine’ (airy Wand x Paracel) 3rd
Sandra Micucci
Laelianthe Meadow Gold (Laelia anceps x Guarianthe aurantiaca) 2nd
Rhyncattleanthe Key Mersorcamdan (Izumi Charm x C. Fire Fantasy ‘Royalty’) 3rd
Linda Will
Miltoniopsis Sun Glow ‘Amazing’ (Pink Lady x santanaei) 3rd
Phragmipedium Eric Young (besseae x longifolium) 2nd
Phragmipedium Fritz Schomburg (kovachii x besseae) 3rd
Rob Vanderheyden
Cymbidium sinensis 3rd
Oncostele Eye Candy ‘Pinkie’ (Catatante x Oncidium Barossa Delight) 3rd
Phragmipedium Sedenii (longifolium x schlimii) 3rd
Royal Botanical Gardens
Trichocentrum sprucei 1st
Schomburgkia undulata 1st
COOS Report – 2019
By Wendy Hearder-Moan
The OSRBG display at the COOS Show featured 45 plants, of which 8 were from the RBG greenhouse and the remaining 37 were on loan from members of the Society. Thank you to everyone who contributed their prized specimens. Without your participation there would be no display.
Forty-five plants made for a large display, as shown above. Many thanks to Frank Washburn, Jacqui Arrindell, Heather Detheridge and her friend Cathy, and Gavin Clark who, along with myself, put together the display.
Four of the RBG orchids received ribbons as did 20 of the plants belonging to members. Congratulations to all the ribbon winners and a special congratulations to Ben Boers whose Cattleya maxima var coerulea received the award for Best Cattleya in the Show. A photo of his Cattleya can be found below.
Here is a list of all the ribbon winners from our display.
Royal Botanical Gardens
Epidendrum prismatocarpum – 2nd
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Déese Charles – 2nd
Epidendrum (Mabel Kanda x cordigera alba) – 3rd
Guarianthe bowringiana – 3rd
Pat and Linda Vuurman
Kefericzella Ash Trees (Kefst. tolimensis x W. marginata) – 2nd
Phragmidpedium Apple Pie (Magdalene Rose x besseae) – 2nd
Coelogyne Orchideengarten Joachim (salmonicolor x usitana) – 3rd
Ben and Cindy Boers
Cattleya maxima var coerulea ‘Ben Boers’ HCC/AOS – 1st and Best Cattleya Award
Cattleya Walkerinter var coerulea (walkeriana x intermedia) – 1st
Cattleya tigrinia – 2nd
Rhynchostylis coelestits – 3rd
Wendy Hearder-Moan
Phalaenopsis Queen Beer (pulcherrima x Meteor) – 1st
Miltonidium Plum Fancy ‘The Best’ – 2nd
Frank Washburn
Oncidium Heaven Scent ‘Redolence’ (Ruffles x Sharry Baby) – 3rd
Linda Will
Paphiopedilum purpuratum – 2nd
Phragmipedium Norvin Olivas (pearcei x kaieteurum) – 3rd
Phragmidpedium (lindleyanum x Hanna Popow) – 3rd
Faye Menzies
Brassolaelia Aurora (L. anceps x B. nodosa) – 1st
Encyclia vespa – 3rd
Cattleya Hawaiian Wedding Song ‘Virgin’ HCC/AOS – 3rd
Daniel Scher
Paphiopedilum Predacious ‘Lestat’ (adductum x glanduliferum) – 2nd
Cattleya jenmanii var typo ‘Mem. Emily Scher – 3rd
Philip Scher
Dracuvallia Dorothy Stevenson (Masd. uniflora x Drac. roezlii) – 1st
Masdevallia peristeria ‘Predator’ – 1st
Gavin Clark
Dendrobium trinervum x sib – 1st
Here are a few more photos from the Show:
