Welcome to the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society! We are a fun group that enjoy:

• our GREAT monthly newsletter
• meeting to learn from a presentation, munch on snacks, look at members’ plants, and participate in a raffle
• checking out books from our library
• traveling together to visit orchid nurseries or other members’ homes on our famous rambles
• hosting the annual Fort Lauderdale Orchid Show
• parties!

You’ll find enjoyment and useful information whether you are brand new to growing orchids or have many years of experience. Come as a guest – no obligation – and see how you like it! The Internet is awash in data but there’s nothing like finding out what works and what doesn’t work from a neighbor or friend.

Past meeting

Mary and Martin Motes were erudite and charming as they entertained and educated us at our August meeting. Martin described much of his breeding around Renanthera in an illustrated succession of generations of crosses. He started with the crossing of R. storeii – “the most spectacular flower in the world” and R. philippensis, with its dense multitude of flowers, and then proceeded through a succession of crosses and recrosses. Make sure to read next month’s newsletter for Dot’s comprehensive discussion of his talk! If you missed the signup sheet for his newsletter, you can sign up at http://www.orchidworks.com/redland/motes.html.

He also provided a wonderful raffle table and a sales table full of gorgeous plants at very reasonable prices. We thank them so much for visiting us!