{"id":10254,"date":"2011-12-14T22:23:14","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T06:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=10254"},"modified":"2012-02-19T09:59:47","modified_gmt":"2012-02-19T17:59:47","slug":"orchid-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/14\/orchid-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchid Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/category\/orchid-names\/\">Orchid names<\/a> may include initials which represent awards. Many organizations around the globe honor outstanding plants and growers. Initials following an orchid name are marks of excellence conferred by expert judges. Abbreviations show the award and the organization separated by a slash (\/). These 3 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/05\/cultivar-names\/\">cultivars<\/a> have received prizes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dendrobium victoria-reginae &#8216;Blues Brothers&#8217; <strong>HCC\/AOS<\/strong> (<strong>HCC\/AOS<\/strong> = <strong>H<\/strong>ighly <strong>C<\/strong>ommended <strong>C<\/strong>ertificate\/<strong>A<\/strong>merican <strong>O<\/strong>rchid <strong>S<\/strong>ociety)<\/li>\n<li>Cirrhopetalum rothschildianum &#8216;Red Chimney&#8217; <strong>FCC\/AOS<\/strong> (<strong>FCC\/AOS<\/strong> = <strong>F<\/strong>irst <strong>C<\/strong>lass <strong>C<\/strong>ertificate\/<strong>A<\/strong>merican <strong>O<\/strong>rchid <strong>S<\/strong>ociety)<\/li>\n<li>Paphiopedilum rothschildianum &#8216;Golden Gate&#8217; <strong>BM\/CSA<\/strong><br \/>\n(<strong>BM\/CSA<\/strong> = <strong>B<\/strong>ronze <strong>M<\/strong>edal\/<strong>C<\/strong>ymbidium <strong>S<\/strong>ociety of <strong>A<\/strong>merica)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dendrobium_victoria_reginae_Blues_Brothers_HCC_AOS_640px.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-10652\" title=\"Dendrobium victoria-reginae 'Blues Brothers' HCC\/AOS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dendrobium_victoria_reginae_Blues_Brothers_HCC_AOS_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium victoria-reginae 'Blues Brothers' HCC\/AOS\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dendrobium_victoria_reginae_Blues_Brothers_HCC_AOS_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dendrobium_victoria_reginae_Blues_Brothers_HCC_AOS_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Dendrobium_victoria_reginae_Blues_Brothers_HCC_AOS_640px.JPG 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Cirrhopetalum_rothschildianum_Red_Chimney_FCC_AOS_800px.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-10651\" title=\"Cirrhopetalum rothschildianum 'Red Chimney' FCC\/AOS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Cirrhopetalum_rothschildianum_Red_Chimney_FCC_AOS_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cirrhopetalum rothschildianum 'Red Chimney' FCC\/AOS\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Cirrhopetalum_rothschildianum_Red_Chimney_FCC_AOS_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Cirrhopetalum_rothschildianum_Red_Chimney_FCC_AOS_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Cirrhopetalum_rothschildianum_Red_Chimney_FCC_AOS_800px.JPG 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_BM_CSA_800px.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-10655\" title=\"Paphiopedilum rothschildianum 'Golden Gate' BM\/CSA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_BM_CSA_800px-128x76.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum rothschildianum 'Golden Gate' BM\/CSA\" width=\"128\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_BM_CSA_800px-128x76.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_BM_CSA_800px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_Golden_Gate_BM_CSA_800px.JPG 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A sample of award abbreviations on orchid name tags includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FCC = First Class Certificate<\/li>\n<li>AM = Award of Merit<\/li>\n<li>HCC = Highly Commended Certificate<\/li>\n<li>AQ = Award of Quality<\/li>\n<li>AD = Award of Distinction<\/li>\n<li>CCE = Certificate of Cultural Excellence<\/li>\n<li>CCM = Certificate of Cultural Merit<\/li>\n<li>CHM = Certificate of Horticultural Merit<\/li>\n<li>GM = Gold Medal<\/li>\n<li>SM = Silver Medal<\/li>\n<li>BM = Bronze Medal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Groups which bestow orchid awards include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AOS = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aos.org\/Default.aspx?id=40\" target=\"_blank\">American Orchid Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RHS = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhs.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Horticultural Society<\/a> (UK)<\/li>\n<li>AOC = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orchidsaustralia.com\/aoc_judging.html\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Orchid Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CAOB = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caob.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coordenadoria das Associacoes Orquidofilas do Brasil<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CSA = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cymbidium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cymbidium Society of America<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DOG = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orchidee.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deutsche Orchideen Gesellschaft<\/a> (Germany)<\/li>\n<li>JOS = Japan Orchid Society<\/li>\n<li>OCNZ = <a href=\"http:\/\/orchidcouncil.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Orchid Council of New Zealand<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SAOC = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saoc.co.za\/Gallery\/Pages\/award%20page_C.html\" target=\"_blank\">South African Orchid Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TOGA = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toga.org.tw\/eng\/service_introduces.php\" target=\"_blank\">Taiwan Orchid Growers Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TOS = Thailand Orchid Society<\/li>\n<li>WOC = World Orchid Conference (preceded by the conference number, i.e. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.20woc.com.sg\/site\/awards\/20woc-awards.html\" target=\"_blank\">20WOC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The AOS keeps photos of all winning plants, and publishes a complete list in <em>Awards Quarterly<\/em>. The RHS has kept paintings of every winner since 1897. Expert botanical artists detail the prize flowers in watercolor. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0810904381\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=abouorch-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0810904381\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Orchid: From the Archives of the Royal Horticultural Society<\/em><\/a> reproduces hundreds of these remarkable illustrations.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/wms.assoc-amazon.com\/20070822\/US\/js\/link-enhancer-common.js?tag=abouorch-20\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><br \/>\n<noscript>&lt;br \/&gt;     &lt;img src=&#8221;http:\/\/wms.assoc-amazon.com\/20070822\/US\/img\/noscript.gif?tag=abouorch-20&#8243; mce_src=&#8221;http:\/\/wms.assoc-amazon.com\/20070822\/US\/img\/noscript.gif?tag=abouorch-20&#8243; alt=&#8221;&#8221; \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt; <\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orchid names may include initials which represent awards. Many organizations around the globe honor outstanding plants and growers. Initials following an orchid name are marks of excellence conferred by expert judges. Abbreviations show the award and the organization separated by a slash (\/). These 3 cultivars have received prizes: Dendrobium victoria-reginae &#8216;Blues Brothers&#8217; HCC\/AOS (HCC\/AOS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,26,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-orchid-names","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10254"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11239,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10254\/revisions\/11239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}