Some how this seemed to be appropriate for a new thread so here we go.
Winter has made me lose my mind, kind of, so I thought I would drive over to the Judging Center and see what was happening.
I was able to sit in and listen to the discussions held by one team of judges and here is what I saw.
I found the process to be just as interesting as I had remembered from previous visits.
I think that most of us recognize Bc. Yellow Bird. It is Brassavola nodosa by Bc. Richard Mueller. This plant was pretty impressive for me to see. It had 17 butter yellow flowers on 4 inflorescences. Now I have killed two of these before and maybe, just maybe, I need to try again?!?!
According to my notes this plant got an HCC of 77 points.
It was very informative to listen to both the research and discussion involved. I think that I need to try another. I really liked the tubular lip and the burgundy spots.
Point worthy to note: it seems like my phone has intensified the yellow. These pictures seem like canary yellow rather then butter.
