My judging rant....
So I bring my L purpurata weckhauseri in for judging at the Redlands Orchid Festival They have 2 judging clinics going on, the Redland doing thier own judging, and after that, AOS is also judging.
The Redlands did their judging, and my plant received a 3rd place ribbon. Out of curiosity, I looked for the 1st place winner. It looked like a dowianna type orchid (not sure it was species or hybrid, and since it was in the back, I dared not dig to see what the tag name was.
Here is my perpexity. The dorsal petal was folding down and almost touching the lip. The other petals and sepal were droopig as well. Don't get me wrong, I admired its bright vivid colors. Also looked like it had some flairing to it too.
My concern is, will this affect (the awarding) what plants AOS will pic to judge?
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