The Great Plains Judging Center judged 14 plants on May 22, 2021, and 6 received AOS awards. Photography by Bryon K. Rinke

Pescatoria cerina ‘Max & Bryon’ HCC/AOS

GPJC awarded HCC 78 pts. to exhibitors Max C. Thompson and Bryon K. Rinke

Tolumnia Walnut Valley Queen ‘M & B Spotty’ AM/AOS

GPJC awarded AM 81 pts. to exhibitors Max C. Thompson and Bryon K. Rinke

Pleurothallis cylindrica ‘Sanborn’ CCM/AOS

GPJC awarded CCM 86 pts. to exhibitors Max C. Thompson and Bryon K. Rinke

Vanchoanthe PROVISIONAL ‘Velvet’s Purple Ribbon’

GPJC awarded HCC 77 pts. to exhibitor Susan Tompkins

Paphiopedilum thaianum ‘Jan’s Gift’

GPJC awarded HCC 79 pts. to exhibitors Doug and Beth Martin

Himantoglossum calcaratum ssp. jankae ‘Red Lizard’

GPJC awarded CBR to exhibitors Doug and Beth Martin

AOS Awards

Awarded to Orchid Species or Hybrids

HCC – Highly Commended Certificate (75–79 points)
AM – Award of Merit (80–89 points)
FCC – First Class Certificate (90–100 points)
JC – Judges’ Commendation
CBR – Certificate of Botanical Recognition
CHM – Certificate of Horticultural Merit

Awarded Once to a Cross

AD – Award of Distinction
AQ – Award of Quality

Awarded to the Exhibitor

CCM – Certificate of Cultural Merit (80–89 points)
CCE – Certificate of Cultural Excellence (90–100 points)

To learn more about AOS judging, see AOS Awards & Judging webpage.