On Wednesday 4th May, SSOS hosted the 2022 Invitational Challenge (aka the Three Club Challenge), held annually in May. It is an autumn flowering competition run between three south eastern district clubs – Dandenong and District Orchid Club (DDOC), Mornington Peninsula Orchid Society (MPOS) and Southern Suburbs Orchid Society (SSOS).
The Challenge winner for 2022 was the host club SSOS on 164 points. MPOS came second on 120 points and DDOC third with 53 points.
- Sectional Winner for the Novice Section went to SSOS with 45 points, MPOS with 6 points and DDOC with 4 points.
- Sectional Winner for the Intermediate Section went to SSOS with 50 points, MPOS with 12 points and DDOC with 0 points.
- Sectional Winner for the Open Section went to MPOS with 102 points, second was SSOS with 69 points and DDOC was third with 49 points.
It was a long-time coming to hold this event with the past two years cancelled because of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. The Champions of the 2022 show are:
| Champion of Show
Reserve Champion
Gomesa uniflora ‘Lorraine’ [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS] Champion Cymbidium Hybrid
Cymbidium Without Peer ‘Soft Touch’ [Grower: G Browning, DDOC] Champion Laeliinae Alliance Hybrid
Cattleya Bowringiana x Loddigesii [Grower: J Foster-Johnson, MPOS] |
Champion Australian Native Species
Bulbophyllum schillenium [Grower: J Shannon, DDOC] Champion Australian Native Hybrid Sarc fitzgeraldii x Riverdance [Growers: M Harding & D Lister, MPOS] Champion Paphiopedilum Hybrid
Paph Leyburnense Magnifica [Grower: J Foster-Johnson, MPOS] Champion Paph Species
Paph dianthum (‘P&R’ x ‘Mostachio Pete’) [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS] |
Champion Any Other Hybrid
Npp Memoria Jimmy Little ‘Pop; x Kiwi Choice ‘Florafest’ [Grower: L Bunning, SSOS] Champion Any Other Species Gomesa uniflora ‘Lorraine’ [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS] Champion Specimen plant
Champion Seedling Flowering for the First Time
Paph dianthum (‘P&R’ x ‘Mostachio Pete’) [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS] |
BEST IN OPEN
Vanda Coerulea x Wong Manee [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS]
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BEST IN INTERMEDIATE
Npp Memoria Jimmy Little ‘Pop’ x Kiwi Choice ‘Florafest’ [Grower: L Bunning, SSOS]
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BEST IN NOVICE
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OPEN SECTIONClass 1. Australian Epiphyte Species First – Bulbophyllum schillerianum – [Grower: J. Shannon DDOC] Class 3. Australian Native Hybrid First – Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii x Riverdance [Growers: M Harding & D Lister, MPOS]
Class 4. Dendrobium Hybrids First – Den Australian Purple Pepper [Growers: M Harding & D Lister, MPOS] [No image] Class Zygopetalum First – Zga Freestyle Meadows [Grower: J Shannon]
Class 6. Intermediate Cymbidium First – Cymbid Without Peer ‘Soft Touch’ [Grower: G Browning, DDC]
Class 8. Laeliinae Species First – L Guarianthe bowringiana [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS]
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 Class 9. Laeliinae Alliance Large Flowered Hybrid First – Rlc Memoria Crispin Rosales ‘Carmela’ [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS]
Class 10: Laeliinae Alliance Medium Flowered Hybrid First – Rlc Erin Kobayashi x Cattleya walkeriana [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS] [No images] Class 11. Laeliinae Alliance – Small Flowered Hybrid First -SC Seagulls Delight [Grower: J. Foster-Johnson, MPOS] Class 12: Laeliinae Alliance – Novelty Type Hybrid First – Cattleya Caudabec [Grower: R Pellham]
Class 13: Laeliinae Alliance – Cluster Type Hybrid First – Cattleya Bowringiana x Loddigesii [Grower; J Foster-Johnson, MPOS] [No image] Class 14: Lycaste Hybrids First – Lycaste Gym Kathy [Grower: G Browning DDOC]
Class 15: Masdevallia Hybrids First – Masdevallia Super Nova ‘Fire Burst’ [Growers: S&M Early, MPOS]
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Class 17: Vandaceous Hybrids First – Vanda Coerulea x Wong Manee [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS]
Class 18. Oncidinae Large Species First – Miltonia moreliana ‘Campbell’ [Grower: C Trainor, SSOS] [No images] Class 19: Oncidiinae Medium First – Colmanara Wildcat – [Grower: J Shannon, DDOC] Class 20: Oncidiinae Small First Oncidium Twinkle [Growers: M Harding & D Lister, MPOS]
Class: Oncidiinae Medium Species First – Gomesa insignis var Felicio Valdino [Grower: Trainor, SSOS]
Class 23: Paph Developmental | Primary Paph Leyburnense ‘Magnifica’ [Grower: J Foster-Johnson, MPOS] [No image] Class 26. Any Other Hybrid First Coelogyne Lyme Bay [Growers: S&M Early, MPOS]
Class: Small Oncidiinae Species First – Gomesa uniflora ‘Lorraine’ [Grower: C Trainor SSOS] |
INTERMEDIATE
Class 2. Australian Native Hybrid First – Den Aussie Parade x Hilda Poxon ‘Measles’ [Grower: L Bunning, SSOS]
Class 6. Intermediate Cymbidium First – Cymbidium Sundaani ‘Autumn Summer’ [Grower: M Caruana, SSOS]
Class 8 Laeliinae Species First – L anceps ‘Violet Snowflake’ [Grower: J Summers, SSOS] |
Class 12. Laeliinae Alliance Large Hybrid First – Rlc Sedona Golden ‘Kaleido-scope’ x Rlc Brunswick Gem Coral [Grower: J Summers, SSOS]
Class 13. Laeliinae Alliance – Cluster Type Hybrid First- Epi Wedding Valley ‘Sakura Komachi’ [Grower: L Bunning, SSOS] [No image] Class 14: Lycaste Hybrids First Lycaste Unknown [Grower: C Watson, MPOS]
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 Class 15. Masdevallia Hybrids First – Masdevallia Southern Comfort ‘Mini Tiger’ [Grower: S Craven, SSOS]
[No images] Class 18. Oncidiinae Large First Beallara Eurostar [Grower: C Watson, MPOS] Class 25. Any Other Species First – Dendrochilum uncatum [Grower: C Watson, MPOS]
Class 26. Any Other Hybrid First – Npp Memoria Jimmy Little ‘Pop’ x Kiwi Choice ‘Florafest’ [Grower: L Bunning, SSOS] |
| NOVICE
Class 2. Australian Native Hybrid First Dendrobium Hilda Poxon [Grower: A Simpson, MPOS]
Class 6. Intermediate Cymbidium First Cymbidium Smoke King x Geyserland [Grower: A&J Randle, SSOS]
Class 7. Miniature Cymbidium First Cymbidium Toni Renoi (Erythraeum x Iridioides) [Grower: V Hayes, SSOS] |
Class Oncidininae Species First – Lc anceps ‘Rosy Tiger’ [Grower: V Hayes, SSOS] [No image] Class 9. Laeliinae Alliance – Large Flowered Hybrid First Cattleya Cola Elizabeth [Grower: V Hayes, SSOS] [No image] Class 10: Laeliinae Alliance Medium Flowered Hybrid First – Cattleya Hawaiian Wedding Song x Joanne [Grower: C Avery, DDOS]
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Class 17: Vandaceous Hybrids First – Vanda Pakchong Blue [Grower: V Hayes, SSOS]
Class 25. Any Other Species First –
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Vanda Pakchong Blue [Grower: V Hayes, SSOS]
