Great Plains Judging Center judged 14 plants on September 21, 2024 and 9 received a total of 11 AOS awards.

Photography by Bryon K. Rinke

Aeranthes virginalis ‘Bryon’ CBR/AOS, HCC/AOS

CBR/AOS and HCC/AOS 77 points awarded to Bryon K. Rinke

Dendrobium indivisum var indivisum ‘Bryon’ CHM/AOS

CHM/AOS 82 points awarded to Bryon K. Rinke

Trichocentrum Walnut Valley Beauty ‘M & B’ AM/AOS

AM/AOS 80 points awarded to Max C. Thompson and Bryon K. Rinke

Gomesa eleutherosepala ‘Leathers & Hamilton’ AM/AOS, CCM/AOS

AM/AOS 83 points and CCM/AOS 85 points awarded to Bryon K. Rinke

Cattlianthe Carlos Rafael Santiago ‘Max & Bryon’ HCC/AOS

HCC/AOS 78 points awarded to Max C. Thompson and Bryon K. Rinke

Laeliocattleya PROVISIONAL ‘Max & Bryon’ AM/AOS

AM/AOS 83 points awarded to Max C. Thompson and Bryon K. Rinke

Bulbophyllum putidum ‘Walnut Valley’ AM/AOS

Flower closeup. AM/AOS 83 points awarded to Byron K. Rinke

Nottara Walnut Valley “A Long-Expected Party’ AM/AOS

Flower closeup. AM/AOS 83 points awarded to Blake Kruse

Trichocentrum candidum ‘Little Evenstar’ HCC/AOS

HCC/AOS 77 points awarded to Blake Kruse

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.