V. Erika Cizek Dann...my first AM!

[Ranchnanny]

Wow... you must be on Congratulations

Sheridan

[dounoharm]

congrats!!! and keep on smiling!

[Don Perusse]

David - I just have to add my alcolades to your award winning vanda. It is simply one of my favorites you have shown us over time. The deep color is magic. When are you going to increase the "family" and perhaps putting a few up for adoption? lol. Really, a sincere congratulations to you! Don

[dgenovese1]

Originally Posted by mollycart1

Hey, David. I found your Vanda featured on this site. What a beauty!

Orchid Photos

Hi Naoki,

Thanks for the link to Greg's Photo site...he sure is a fantastic photographer.

Thanks everyone else for your fantastic comments......I'm glad that you have enjoyed my vanda as much as I have....by the way, it is in spike again!

[Lorraine]

Yea!!! Congradulations David!! I know how happy you were when I saw you at the AOS show last year. You could not stop smiling then. Now it must be even a bigger smile You have an absolutely beautiful chid. Great growing!

[flhiker]

Congrats David

[AboutOrchids]

Congrats -- that's a fascinating color for a Vanda. I like the name too, 'cause I'm a fan of "Pirates of the Caribbean" with the Black Pearl ship.

[m_ms09]

That's amazing!!!! Congrats! It's really a lovely specimen. So did you breed it yourself? I'm a little confused how the AM/AOS bit works.

[dgenovese1]

Hi Ema,

Thanks for your comments.

I did not breed this myself. The AM/AOS is an award designation that is tagged to the end of the plant name once it receives an award. In the case, it is an Award of Merit from the American Orchid Society. The 'David's Black Pearl' part of the name is the clonal name I gave this particular plant to distinguish it from other V. Erika Cizek Dann plants.

I hope this helps clear things up a bit.

[m_ms09]

Originally Posted by dgenovese1

Hi Ema,

Thanks for your comments.

I did not breed this myself. The AM/AOS is an award designation that is tagged to the end of the plant name once it receives an award. In the case, it is an Award of Merit from the American Orchid Society. The 'David's Black Pearl' part of the name is the clonal name I gave this particular plant to distinguish it from other V. Erika Cizek Dann plants.

I hope this helps clear things up a bit.

Ah! Most definitely! Being fairly new to orchids (a couple of years), it can be difficult to find information on things such as this that are common jargon for those who've been doing this for much longer! haha

It's like when I find myself trying to explain molecular biology and genetics to my boyfriend who's in sociology. Hehe