This is a continuation of the review of the 2000 Santa Barbara show held March 31 - April 2, 2000 at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. The Santa Barbara show is one of the largest on the west coast with 71 individual displays this year. The cymbidium season in the Santa Barbara area was a little late this year, with most growers indicating plants to be delayed by about 2 weeks. The number and overall quality of cymbidiums in the show this year was similar to years past. We have included pictures and descriptions of many of the plants and displays awarded during the show and other interesting flowers or plants. Click on the thumbnail image to bring up a larger image (size shown in kilobytes).

Andy Phillips of Andy's Orchids always puts in a great display of species in a natural setting. This year was no exception, as shown here. 74 kb.
This is another view of Andy's display. 75 kb.
This is another view of Andy's display. 77 kb.
This plant of Aerangis citrata was one of the species in Andy's display. 50 kb.
Bulbophyllum lavanae is another of the unusual species Andy had in his display. 60 kb.
Another of the species in Andy's display was this Chaemangis hariotiana. 50 kb.
Another interesting plant in Andy's display was Cynorchis unicinata. The flowers are less than half an inch across. 51 kb.
Den. spectabilis is another very unusual plant in Andy's display. 69 kb.
Another interesting plant in Andy's display was Dendrobium unicum. The bright orange flowers are very unusual. 61 kb.
Another striking plant in Andy's display was Huntleya fasciata. 58 kb.
Lemboglossum aptercum was another interesting plant in Andy's display. 49 kb.
Another very unusual plant in Andy's display was this Oberonia setigera. The flowers are probably less than a tenth of an inch across on a grasslike spike. 49 kb.
Pleurothallis schiedii is a tiny plant a few inches across, with small flowers as well as shown in Andy's display. 74 kb.
This unidentified Pleurothallis species is a tiny plant with flowers a quarter of an inch across as shown in Andy's display. 54 kb.
Another interesting species in Andy's display was this Trichoglottis pusilla. 54 kb.
Andy also has Paphs, and had this nice bright yellow Paph. armeniacum in his display. 63.
The Torrance Cymbidium Society display always has a wide diversity of good cymbidiums with a large number of high color plants as shown here. Their display again won the CSA Gold Medal for the best display of cymbidiums in the show. 90 kb.
This is another view of the Torrance Cymbidium Society display from the front. 88 kb.
I love spotted cymbidiums, and this lovely plant of Cym. Vogel's Magic 'Waikanae' in the Torrance display was delightful. This flower is a little cupped, but received the trophy for the best miniature cymbidium in the show. 62 kb.
Another interesting miniature devonianum hybrid in the Torrance display was this plant of Cym. Itchykoo Park 'Geyserland'. This has a beautiful solid burgundy color and makes a stunning eyecatcher. 78 kb.
Another interesting pendant spiked cymbidium in the Torrance display was this plant of Cym. Doctor Len 'Geyserland'. 71 kb.
Another striking plant in the Torrance display was this plant of Cym. Rainbow Warrior 'Matt Tamaka'. The lip on this is a solid dark burgundy color with a great velvet texture. 71 kb.
Weegie Caughlan has put displays in the Santa Barbara show for several years. This year, their display was about 250 square feet in the center of the show with a central pond in a garden structure with orchids inside and out. This is a view of one corner. 88 kb.
One striking plant in Weegie's display was a beautifully bloomed specimen of Cym. insigne alba. This rarely seen plant is pure white with yellow only in the throat and lip. 70 kb.
Another good plant in Weegie's display is this Cym. So Bold 'Santa Anita'. This plant has a very nice yellow orange color, and received a B/CSA. 66 kb.
Another striking plant in Weegie's display was a beautiful dark burgundy Cym. Nicole's Valentine 'Geyserland' which received an HCC/AOS. 63 kb.
A relative newcomer to the Santa Barbara show is the Kollenborn Orchid Co., which this year put in a display filled with nothing but reed stem epidendrums. The mass of cut spikes shows the bright colors available in this genus. 98 kb.
Puanani Orchids showed this delightful Onc. Elfin Star 'Puanani' which received an AM/AOS. 65 kb.
Another local grower, Clayton Orchids, specializes in cymbidiums, as shown in this view of their display. 88 kb.
The best plant in the cattleya alliance was this Dialaelia Snowflake shown by Jerry Rotter. 103 kb.
Orchids by Rowe entered this primarily cymbidium display. 87 kb.
Santa Barbara Orchid Estate had the central display in the show this year, and had a large central waterfall surrounded by several genera of orchids as shown here. 83 kb.
The backside of the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate display was covered with orchids also as seen here. 98 kb.
Santa Barbara Orchid Estate specializes in outdoor growing orchids. This plant of Epidendrum pilliferum 'Santa Barbara' is a delightful example of one type of outdoor growing orchids. 81 kb.
This plant of Laelia San-Bar Sunset 'Showtime' is a beautifully colored example of this outdoor growing plant in the cattleya alliance. 56 kb.
Maxillaria picta is another outdoor orchid that is a perfect cymbidium companion. This plant was in the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate display. 84 kb.
This is a closeup of the flowers of Maxillaria picta. The flowers are spotted on the outside only, and have a most delightful fragrance. 60 kb.