My First AOS Award!

[shadytrake]

Here is my first AOS award.

Maumeneara Queen Adelia 'Kilaani' HCC/AOS (78 points)

Awarded at the Memphis Orchid Society Show on 5/15/2010.

This "cute little mutt" as the judges called it was a $12 Better Gro Baggie orchid from Lowes.

[WhiteRabbit]

WOO HOO! Congratulations!


Awesome achievement Melissa! You should be very proud!
- btw - it's a cutie!

[trdyl]

Melissa, Congratulations!

[isurus79]

Way to go! Congrats!

[RosieC]

Congratulations!

It looks fantastic, well deserving of an award!

[johnblagg]

Ok Melissa now you have to get technical ....

you did get to sit in with judges at the show and you got a award .....in fact more than one since the hubby got one for his care of ths chid at the gardens....HCC is what in lesser growers words LOL


explain the award a little better for me I do not know the abbreviattions....

[dgenovese1]

Melissa...that is something to shout about indeed! way to go! You never know what you'll find in those little bags at Lowes.

John,

The abbreviations that designate Melissa's award, HCC/AOS, indicate that she won a Highly Commended Certificate from the American Orchid Society. The 78 points is what designates which flower quality award she won. The point scale goes to 100, and scoring is done based on national standards for the particular plant being considered for an award. A minimum of 75 points is required for any award, and it is tough to achieve that score...that is why Melissa deserves a great big...WAH-HOOOO!!!

Other flower quality award abbreviations you might see are:
AM - Award of Merit (awarded to flowers with a score of 80-89)
FCC - First Class Certificate (these are rare and are given to flowers with a score of 90 or more)

[Ray]

Very cool! Congratulations!

[nutgirl]

Congratulations!

A lovely bloom.

Maureen

[johnblagg]

Originally Posted by dgenovese1

Melissa...that is something to shout about indeed! way to go! You never know what you'll find in those little bags at Lowes.

John,

The abbreviations that designate Melissa's award, HCC/AOS, indicate that she won a Highly Commended Certificate from the American Orchid Society. The 78 points is what designates which flower quality award she won. The point scale goes to 100, and scoring is done based on national standards for the particular plant being considered for an award. A minimum of 75 points is required for any award, and it is tough to achieve that score...that is why Melissa deserves a great big...WAH-HOOOO!!!

Other flower quality award abbreviations you might see are:
AM - Award of Merit (awarded to flowers with a score of 80-89)
FCC - First Class Certificate (these are rare and are given to flowers with a score of 90 or more)

Ohh she definatly got the whahoooo from me I just needed a little more info to go with it LOL. I know nothig of judging chids or which awards they give.
Did you see the picture of the chid her husband retored to health for the bot gardens also ....that was amazing as well.

I am still a rank amature myself and just started with anything other than phals.