Orchid Show
A GUIDE TO ENTERING PLANT INFORMATION
1. Enter the accepted name of your plant by Genus and by Grex, as listed in one of the following:
(a) Kew’s World Checklist of Scientific Plant Families at https://wcsp.science.kew.org/
(b) RHS International Orchid Register at http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchidregister.asp
If the plant is in the existing database, please select from the dropdown. Otherwise, type in the Grex.
2. If the plant has not yet been registered, then write ‘Unregistered’ in the box allocated for Grex.
3. Enter parentage by filling in the names of both seed and pollen parents, as listed in the RHS Register.
4. Enter details of classification and award history (optional).
5. For floral arrangement entries, please register by emailing us the name of your display (if any), the name of your feature orchid, as well as your name, to ossea1928@gmail.com. If you have a description of your arrangement you want us to display, you may send that to us as well.
Some examples:
• Papilionanthe teres var. andersonii f. longalabia
• Dendrobium purpureum subsp. purpureum f. album
• Brassavola nodosa 'Susan Fuchs' FCC/AOS
• Grammatophyllum speciosum f. flavum ‘SBG Golden Tiger’ FCC/OSSEA, CCC/OSSEA
5. Award Judging
All plants entries will be considered for OSSEA Award Judging. Every award granted entails an administrative fee of $50, payable by the exhibitor within 30 days of the award. Certification will be not be issued without payment.
1. Enter the accepted name of your plant by Genus and by Grex, as listed in one of the following:
(a) Kew’s World Checklist of Scientific Plant Families at https://wcsp.science.kew.org/
(b) RHS International Orchid Register at http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchidregister.asp
If the plant is in the existing database, please select from the dropdown. Otherwise, type in the Grex.
2. If the plant has not yet been registered, then write ‘Unregistered’ in the box allocated for Grex.
3. Enter parentage by filling in the names of both seed and pollen parents, as listed in the RHS Register.
4. Enter details of classification and award history (optional).
5. For floral arrangement entries, please register by emailing us the name of your display (if any), the name of your feature orchid, as well as your name, to ossea1928@gmail.com. If you have a description of your arrangement you want us to display, you may send that to us as well.
Some examples:
• Papilionanthe teres var. andersonii f. longalabia
• Dendrobium purpureum subsp. purpureum f. album
• Brassavola nodosa 'Susan Fuchs' FCC/AOS
• Grammatophyllum speciosum f. flavum ‘SBG Golden Tiger’ FCC/OSSEA, CCC/OSSEA
5. Award Judging
All plants entries will be considered for OSSEA Award Judging. Every award granted entails an administrative fee of $50, payable by the exhibitor within 30 days of the award. Certification will be not be issued without payment.