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I am under the (possibly false) impression that one purpose of judging is to
reward desirable plants (sort of a "reverse culling" process), which ultimately leads to replication 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. |
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I am under the (possibly false) impression that one purpose of judging is to
reward desirable plants (sort of a "reverse culling" process), which ultimately leads to replication 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. |
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I am under the (possibly false) impression that one purpose of judging is to
reward desirable plants (sort of a "reverse culling" process), which ultimately leads to replication 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. |
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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 ... 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. |
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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 ... 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. |
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danny wrote:
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. Actually when judging a paph, for example, the plant often is too small (or in poor condition). That usually means that we don't think the flower is up to its potential, and that we think a more mature plant will have superior blooms. It is well known that paphs (especially complex or multifloral) don't express their full potential until the plants are quite large and vigorous. You never see the best bloom on a seedling. When I refuse a plant with the excuse of "too small", I usually am thinking about something like a Masdevallia. I don't like awarding young masdevallias with only one flower, because I know that for most hybrids a mature plant will have many inflorescences at a time. And frankly, if the mature plant doesn't, then that is a very detrimental factor in my scoring - they are supposed to be floriferous. Also, a large portion of the aesthetic for masdevallias is all of the flowers being similar and evenly distributed around the plant. Plants which exhibit flowers of widely differing forms (very common, actually) should be frowned on - no way to judge that based on a single flower. For some types of orchids, you want to select for vigor and floriferousness. A minicatt with only one flower is not as desirable as one that has several blooming leads with a few flowers each, simultaneously. 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. You would certainly be excluded from cultural awards (CCM/CCE) on a cut inflorescence. The judging handbook states for CBR (botanical recognition) that "The entire plant must be exhibited, not just the inflorescence". That is pretty clear... The same language exists for a CHM (horticultural merit). Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit LittlefrogFarm is open - e-mail me for a list ) |
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