A considerable number of orchid genera, though certainly not all of them, produce inflorescences that can suitably be cut for display and submitted in that form for AOS judging for flower quality. When that happens, how are such inflorescences supposed to be scored when they are being compared with inflorescences that are attached to the plant? A number of flower-quality awards have, in fact, been granted to cut inflorescences -- even some FCCs.
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