Judging classes
Classes to be judged at all shows, including monthly table shows.
at the discretion of the judges, any class with numerous entries can be split and a new sub-class created if needed.
The Society reserves the right to amend the schedule as
necessary according to any official reclassification of the genera.
That means the schedule can be revised as necessary
Plants in Classes 1 to 24 may be judged within Class 50 on request to the judges.
1 1 Laeliinae species eg Barkeria, Brassavola, Cattleya, Encyclia, Epidendrum, Guarianthe, Laelia, etc
2 1 Laeliinae hybrid, including intergeneric
3 1 Cymbidium species
4 1 Cymbidium hybrid
5 1 Dendrobium species
6 1 Dendrobium hybrid
7 1 Oncidiinae species eg Ada, Brassia, Miltonia, Oncidium, etc
8 1 Oncidiinae hybrid, including intergeneric
9 1 Paphiopedilum species
10 1 Paphiopedilum hybrid
11 1 Phragmipedium species
12 1 Phragmipedium hybrid
13 1 Phalaenopsis species
14 1 Phalaenopsis hybrid, including intergeneric
15 1 Vandeae species, including Sarcanthinae, Angraecinae, Aerangidinae but excluding Phalaenopsis
16 1 Vandeae hybrid, including intergeneric but not those with Phalaenopsis
17 1 Pleurothallidinae species
18 1 Pleurothallidinae hybrid, including intergeneric
19 1 Maxillarieae species
20 1 Maxillarieae hybrid, including intergeneric
21 1 terrestrial species or hybrid (those orchids that have underground rhizomes or tubers and seasonally have no parts above ground) eg Cynorkis, Cypripedium, Dactylorhiza, some Calanthe, Disa, Habenaria, Ophrys, etc
22 1 species not listed above eg Catasetum, Gongora, Coelogyne, Stanhopea, etc
23 1 hybrid not listed above eg Catasetum, Gongora, Coelogyne, Stanhopea, etc
24 1 species or hybrid usually grown for its decorative foliage, to be judged for its foliage only
25 3 Laeliinae species
26 3 Laeliinae hybrids, including intergeneric
27 3 Cymbidium species
28 3 Cymbidium hybrids
29 3 Oncidiinae species
30 3 Oncidiinae hybrids, including intergeneric
31 3 Paphiopedilum species and/or hybrids
32 3 Phragmipedium species and/or hybrids
33 3 Phalaenopsis species
34 3 Phalaenopsis hybrids, including intergeneric
35 3 terrestrial species and/or hybrids
36 3 Pleurothallidinae species and/or hybrids
37 3 Dendrobium species and/or hybrids
38 3 species of one genus, not listed in Classes 25 to 37 eg Maxillaria, Lycaste, Coelogyne, Catasetum, Gongora, Stanhopea, etc
39 3 hybrids of one genus, from the genera in Class 38, including intergeneric containing that genus
40 3 orchid plants from any of the genera in Class 38, including intergeneric
41 4 orchid species from different genera
42 4 orchid plants from different genera, including intergeneric
43 6 orchid species from different genera
44 6 orchid plants from different genera, including intergeneric
45 6 orchid plants of any one genus, including intergeneric containing that genus; no foliage plants to be
included
46 A group of orchids and ornamental plants space up to one square meter; ornamental plants must not exceed
50% of the exhibit
47 1 species or hybrid, exhibited by an OSGB member who has not previously gained a first prize in the Society’s Spring Show
48 1 orchid species or hybrid for an OSGB member aged 21 and under
49 1 corsage or buttonhole (flower need not have been grown by the exhibitor)