Cymbidiums should be subdivided into 
the following classes:- 
1 *Large-Flower Type: The majority of 
the flowers should be over 100 mm (at 
the widest point measured horizon- 
tally). Large Flowered Type 
Cymbidiums must have a minimum of 
seven (7) fully open flowers and should 
show characteristics of the type. 
*Small Flower Standard Type: The 
majority of the flowers should be 
between 85mm to 100mm (at the widest 
point measured horizontally) and 
should show characteristics of the 
type.Small Flower Standard ‘Type 
clones or hybrids will be considered 
where appearance, habit and/or parent- 
age indicate a small standard 
*Intermediate Type: The majority of 
the flowers should be between 60 mm 
and 85 mm (at the widest point mea- 
sured horizontally) and should show 
characteristics of the type. Intermediate 
Type clones or hybrids will be consid- 
ered where appearance, habit and/or 
parentage indicate an intermediate out- 
come. 
*Miniature Type: The majority of the 
flowers should be less than 60 mm (at 
the widest point measured Horizontally) 
and should show characteristics of the 
type. Miniature Type clones or hybrids 
will be considered where appearance, 
habit and/or parentage indicate a minia- 
ture outcome. 
*Species / Primary Hybrids: The 
plants in this category are being judged 
for their characteristics and traits as 
species/primary hybrids. There are over 
50 known cymbidium species and their 
varieties, with many more synonyms in 
the species category. Cymbidium 
judges are encouraged to gain a working 
knowledge of the main common species 
exhibited on the show bench. They 
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should be able to recognise superior 
shape, colour, size and floriferousness. 
Seedling: is the whole plant raised from 
seed, which has not been divided, with no 
leads removed for cloning purposes and is 
being shown for the first time, at any 
show/meeting under any judging system. 
It should be an immature plant. It would 
be expected to produce a representative 
flowering in a pot no larger than 200mm. 
(eight (8) inches). Where appearance, 
habit and/or parentage indicate a predom- 
inance of genes compatible with a specific 
type the outcome shall be considered and 
the cymbidium placed in the most appro- 
priate class. For show purposes the plant 
maintains its seedling status for the current 
flowering season. 
Parentage should be considered in the 
assessment of which size class is appropri- 
ate for flowers presented on obviously 
immature plants. If it could reasonably be 
assumed that given a plants parentage and 
the immature nature of the plant, that 
future flowerings on a mature plant would 
give a different and more consistent flower 
size outcome, then that likelihood should 
be taken into account when judging the 
exhibit. 
At shows the plant name label should 
carry the names of the parents use in the 
seedling cross. 
When judging all types a sight evalua- 
tion, and not a ruler, should determine 
the flower type. 
*Where appearance, habit and/or 
parentage indicate a predominance of 
genes compatible with a specific type the 
outcome shall be considered and the cym- 
bidium placed in the most appropriate 
class. 
*When judging previously judged, 
awarded, or common well known cymbid- 
iums they should be judged as the size they 
are generally accepted to be regardless of 
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ORCHIDS 
CYMBIDIUMS AUSTRALIA 
the flower size on a particular plant in 
question. 
Novelty Cymbidium: is defined as one of 
the following type, where the dominant 
feature of each type will be: a) Peloric, b) 
spotted, c) striped, d) feathered or e) varie- 
gated flowers. 
Pastel: is essentially a single even, soft, or 
pale colouring, generally consistent in 
tone over the surface of both sepals and 
petals. 
Blush/Splash Petal: This applies to all 
variations of Pink & Red colour overlay in 
the sepals and petals of Cymbidium flow- 
ers (a typical example being Cym. Valley 
Splash “Awesome’), excluding the nov- 
elty (as above) and combinations of 
colours in flowers such as Cym. Cronulla 
“The Khan’ 
Definition of Colour Break is: - “random 
areas of colour, or lack of colour, which 
appears irregularly on some segments of a 
flower or flowers”. The question of 
whether plants and/or cut stems will be 
penalised for colour break, and whether 
this defect is properly identified as such, 
will be resolved by Panel vote as matters 
arise during the judging at a show or 
monthly meeting. 
Specimen: 
Large Flower Type Specimen should have 
a minimum of 5 inflorescences 
Small Standard Type Specimen should 
have a. minimum of 5 inflorescences 
Intermediate Flower Type Specimen 
should have a minimum of 6 inflores- 
cences 
Miniature Flower Type Specimen should 
have a minimum of 7 inflorescences 
All states hosting a national cymbidium 
show. shall comply with the minimum 
show schedule current at the time. 
The ACS and the host state reserves the 
right to photograph, for its own purposes 
or for publication in any form, any exhibit. 
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