2017 Sonoma County Orchid Society Show Awards
Best Entry by SCOS Member
Sponsor: SCOS
Cynthia Battershall – Cym Gladys Whitesell ‘Contrast’
Best of Show
Sponsor: SCOS
Cynthia Battershall – Cym Gladys Whitesell ‘Contrast’
Best Intermediate
Sponsor: SCOS
Kris Foster – Castasetum Rebecca Northen
Best Novice
Sponsor: SCOS
Angelique Fry – Cym Mimi ‘Sacramento’
Best Cattleya Alliance
Sponsor: Kathy & Earl Rathbun
Cynthia Battershall – Rhyncolaelia Aristocrat ‘Mem. H.Walend’
Best Cymbidium Alliance
Sponsor: Ann Conger
Cynthia Battershall – Cym Gladys Whitesell ‘Contrast’
Best Dendrobium Alliance
Sponsor: Patty Connick
Judy Carney – Den pendulum
Best Oncidium Alliance
Sponsor: Austin Creek Orchids
Patty Connick – Vuyl Melissa Brianne ‘Dark’
Best Phalaenopsis Alliance
Sponsor: Lynne Murrell
Earl & Kathy Rathbun – Phal Magic Art
Best Pleurothallid Alliance
Sponsor: Bill Poe & Sue Hayes
No Entry
Best Slipper Orchid Alliance
Sponsor: Larry Mead
Patty Connick – Paph Fanaticum
Best Vanda Alliance
Sponsor: Linda & Darryl Eggleston
Angelique Fry – Vanda White Crane
Best Other Genera
Sponsor: Angelique & Bill Fry
Kris Foster – Castasetum Rebecca Northen
Best Miniature Orchid
Sponsor: Helen Orgill
Judy Carney – Sophronitis coccinea
Best Species
Sponsor: Kris & Jim Foster
Susan Anderson – Bulb falcatum ‘Standing Tall’
Best Specimen Plant
Sponsor: Kathie Hile
Susan Anderson – Bulb falcatum ‘Standing Tall’
Best Basket of Orchids
Sponsor: Linda Pisenti
Patty Connick
Best Table Display
Sponsor: Fran & Dennis Miller
Brookside Orchids
AOS Award for Best Display
Sponsor: SCOS
SCOS
American Orchid Society Awards
Paph Paradise
Paph rothschildianum – AMA/AOS (86 pts)
Cynthia Battershall
Rhyncolaelia Aristocrat ‘Mem. H.Walend’ – HCC/AOS (75 pts)
AOS Awards Notations
First Class Certificate (FCC)
Award of Merit (AM)
Highly Commended Certificate (HCC)
Judges’ Commendation (JC)
Award of Distinction (AD)
Award of Quality (AQ)
Certificate of Cultural Excellence (CCE)
Certificate of Cultural Merit (CCM)
Certificate of Horticultural Merit (CHM)
Certificate of Botanical Recognition (CBR)