Does size matter?

[Fairorchids]

@Matt Woelfsen,

I was referring to AOS awards. For ribbon judging you do not need specimen size plants, but you are at the mercy of the random selection of other plants entered in that class. Your expected winner can easily be relegated to second by another plant with one more spike - or better presentation.

For AOS horticultural awards, you do need a real specimen size plant. A paph with 6 or 10 spikes won't make it; for traditional hybrids you need 25+ spikes.