Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society
Orchid Renaissance: Orchid Show and Sale January 10, 11, & 12, 2025
Dr. Jason Downing will be our July 2018 speaker. He is the Orchid Biologist at Fairchild Tropical Gardens, in charge of the Million Orchid Project. He received his Ph.D. from Florida International University. His research areas include Florida native orchids such as Encyclia tampensis and Cyrtopodium punctatum.
Program starts at 7:30 p.m.
Our next ramble will be on November 11, 2017. We will be visiting several nurseries and listening to short informative talks along the way.
THE BUS IS FULL! Thank you to everyone who registered!
Cost is $35 per person and includes a FREE LUNCH at Soroa.
Bring a box or crate to hold your purchases. We will have two busses for twice the fun!
We will provide water & juice on the bus.
Christ Lutheran Church (parking lot)
1955 East Oakland Park Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
We leave at 8 AM (this may change so check back to be sure…)
We return between 4 & 5 PM
Seats on the bus are first come, first served.
For special situations please contact Allen Cogar at 954-553-1351, or signup at the Society’s monthly meeting, or email tacogar@gmail.com.
More info at our ramble overview page.
For 65 years, our members and local growers have entered plants for judging by prestigious AOS Judges from all over the world. Many members have won blue ribbons, and even named an orchid. As our Jubilee Show approaches we are gearing up to prepare our special plants for blooming, presentation and judging. Our November speakers; Joan Connors, Carol Holdren and Jackie Wood will help us pick out our best orchids and prepare them for the show. They will also explain how displays are designed and judged.
The program starts at 7:30 p.m.
Renowned orchid grower, world traveler and internationally recognized speaker Bill Thoms will be presenting a talk on Bulbophyllums (the largest genus in the orchid world!) Be prepared to learn more about this fascinating group of plants than you ever dreamed!
Bill Thoms and his wife, Doris Dukes, have been growing orchids around Central Florida for almost 40 years and have received almost every award granted by the AOS as well as more Awards for Culture than anyone else in the world, (83 in over 26 genera, including 36 in the bulbophyllum alliance (capped off with a 96 pt. Certificate of Cultural Excellence for Bulb. Frank Smith ‘The King’).
Bill is the only person to receive an Award of Quality for a Bulbophyllum hybrid (named for Doris) as well as receiving the hybridizer’s dream; an Award of Distinction for a new avenue of breeding (a Trias hybrid). Many of his crosses are winning awards around the country. The AOS has just added a yearly award named for him for the best Bulbophyllum exhibited.
His talks are spiced with funny stories and funny associations. Whether you grow thousands of orchids, only a few, or none at all, you will have a wonderfully entertaining time and be able to grow anything better. Many of the most important requirements for growing world class plants are made easy to understand and remember.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn how to grow these fascinating plants and to hear one of the most knowledgeable, interesting and funny speakers in the orchid world.
His new book, Bulbophyllums; the Incomplete Guide, From A to WHY? will be available for purchase ($44.95) and he will sign them for free.
George Hatfield is current President of American Orchid Society. He will give a presentation on cymbidiums.
He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a Bachelor in Science in Plant and Soil Science. He soon thereafter received a Pest Control Advisors License from the state of California in 1985. His last 3 professional careers were Vice President of operations Calavo (CVGW) 1998 – 2003, International Business Consultant (DMFP) 2003 – 2005 and Hatfield Orchids, Owner operator 2005 – current.
Some major accomplishments in the field of orchids include:
President of the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show 2002/2003 and 2015/2016
Alan Koch owns and operates Gold Country Orchids where he specializes in miniature and compact Cattleya’s. Alan started growing orchids in 1969 with 3 Cymbidiums given to him by an aunt. While in college he became interested in other orchids and discovered many would grow outdoors in Southern California. He has moved five times as his orchid obsession has led to the need for more growing space. With the last move, he purchased 10 acres of land in Lincoln, California for his 250,000 orchids. He is recognized as an expert in the Brazilian Cattleya alliance and a trend setter in miniature compact and Cattleya breeding.
Alan has been published in the Orchid Digest, the American Orchid Society magazine, as well as many International Publications. He has also been published in several proceedings of the World Orchid Conference. He is an internationally known speaker. He is a past member of the AOS Judging Committee, and the Research Committee, as well as an Accredited Judge and is Training Coordinator for the California Sierra Nevada Judging Center. Alan also served two terms on the Orchid Digest Executive Committee and 3 terms on the Board of Directors, as well as two terms as a Trustee for the AOS.
Raphael Romero will give a presentation on genus Myrmecophila.
This genus has a strong association with ants, from its very name which was derived from the Greek myrmex, an ant and philos, friend, in reference to its conical, tapering hollow pseudobulbs which provide an inviting home to these garden and household pests. It is in fact, these hollow pseudobulbs, which harbor ant colonies that are said to protect delicate parts of the plants such as root tips that distinguish Mymecophila from Schomburgkia. The genus now consists of the following former Schomburgkia species: M. albopurpurea, M. brysiana, M. christinae, M. exaltata, M. galeottiana, M. grandiflora, M. humboldtii, M. x laguna-guerrerae, M. thomsoniana, M. tibicinis, and M. wendlandii. The most well known species are probably M. tibicinis and M. brysiana.
Our annual Holiday Party will be held on December 10th at Hugh’s Catering in Oakland Park. Enjoy a relaxing evening together with your FLOS friends. Hugh’s Catering is an elegant location and it should be a great time for all.
Hugh’s Catering
4351 NE12th Terrace
Oakland Park, FL. 33334
We hold this Holiday Party instead of a regular meeting in December. Everyone gets an orchid!
Pricing $40 for FLOS members and $65 for guest.
December 10, 2017
Paula Kramer is our party organizer.
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