At our local judging center when they say "the plant is too small, bring it
back later" that means either the flowers are too small, there aren't enough
flowers per inflorescence, or both. In that case submitting cut flowers
wouldn't help.

I'm not a judge, but I would guess that sending cut flowers would limit you
to just flower quality awards. For some awards (CCM/CCE) both the plant and
flowers are being judged, and I don't know if you could get a CBR or CHM on
a cut flower? There are some cases where sending cut flowers might increase
your odds, like when the foliage is in really bad shape or the flowers seem
small compared to the size of the plant. I've been to at least a dozen
judgings, and I've only seen one cut inflorescence. I don't remember if it
got awarded.

-danny

"TRAINMAN9" wrote in message
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It is the flowers that are supposed to be judged but many times when a
plant is
submitted for judging it is evaluated along with the flowers. I have
submitted
a number of plants for judging at the local judging center and sometimes
they
failed to vote for an award saying that the plant was too small and bring
it
back when it grows up. What would have happened if I simply submitted a
cut
flower. I don't know.

You are right in one respect that most orchid hobbiests would be
disapointed
with a plant that exhibited some of the characteristics that have been
discribed even if it was awarded.