Category: Past meetings

A Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society summer tradition, movie night has it all: orchids, popcorn, candy, and a movie about our favorite plant! This year’s film is from the Plants Behaving Badly series oo PBS 

Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” shook the scientific world and far beyond. Yet it was his next book, devoted entirely to orchids, which filled in gaps and firmed up his revolutionary ideas. Orchids have an ethereal beauty, whether growing hundreds of feet up in a misty rainforest or along the verges of busy suburban roads. But their exotic flowers are shaped for just one purpose: to draw in pollinators.

No need to bring treats as it will all be provided.

The program starts at 7:30 p.m.

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September 12, 7:30 PM meeting will feature Thanh Nguyen from Springwater Orchids. He is from Melbourne, Florida and is a great friend to FLOS, donating plants for our annual auction and participating in our show! He has been an orchid grower for over 25 years and is specializes in paphiopedilum hybridizing. This is your chance to learn more about paphs and to add some unique and fascinating ‘chids to your collection.

 

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October 16, 2016 meeting to be at Scott Peplin’s.

To confirm your attendance call: 954-261-1966.

Our annual orchid auction takes place in October.  As always, expect unique, rare and exotic specimens to add to your collection! This promises to be a night of fun, fierce bidding and satisfaction as you go home with your coveted prize.

The auction starts at 7:00PM. Registration starts at 6:30.. Come early to register, inspect plants, and plan your bidding strategies!

Here are some tips for FLOS members: 

While you’re repotting, think about donating a division to FLOS. The proceeds from our auction go to reducing the cost for the holiday party. Remember we will be getting plants from vendors but we also need your participation.

 Donate healthy, pest and disease-free, named divisions. Bare root or potted.
 Include a picture of the orchid in bloom, if you can. (One of your own or one from the internet. Just Google the name for an image.)
 If you can’t get a picture, tell us what it looked like, such as “ Big white Cattleya with yellow lip” or “Blooms in winter around the holidays”
 Do you have extra pots or supplies that are taking up room in your grow area? One person’s trash is another person’s treasure!

All monies raised help underwrite member functions like the holiday dinner, rambles and preview party.

Many thanks to vendors who supply fabulous plants to supplement those donated by FLOS members:

• Carmela Orchids
• EFG Orchids
• H&R Nurseries 
• Kodama Orchids
• Miranda Orchids
• Orquideas Del Valle
• R&R Orchids 
• Roger Hammer 
• Bonnett House
• B&L Orchids
• BluLlama 
• Carib
• Henington Farms
• Mickey’s Orchids
• Miller’s Way Orchids
• Orchid Acres
• RF Orchids 
• Soroa
• Whimsy Orchids
• Adamson’s Orchids
• Amazonia
• Dan and Margie Orchids
• Krull Smith
• Mac’s Orchids
• Quest Orchids
• Red Hawk Nursery
• Springwater
• OFE

 

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Brian Monk from Blu Llama Orchids will be our November speaker.

Brian started growing and hybridizing orchids in his backyard, but this has expanded to 4,000 square feet of greenhouse space. He will grow anything green, but focuses on his hybridizing projects, which include the development of multi-floral white and pink Paphiopedilums, warmth tolerant red Oncidinae and a standard pink Cattleya with an all white lip. Brian pursues photography as well and won awards during the 2007 Miami International Orchid Show and the 2008 World Orchid Conference.

Brian spoke to FLOS in 2012 and revealed one of his many secrets for growing orchids: “Grow or Die”.  In other words, figure out what works best for your conditions and stick with it. He recommends “weeding out” collections annually as it  takes the same amount of space, effort and supplies to grow poor quality orchids as good quality orchids.  So mark your calendar for one of two excellent months for this chore, October (FLOS Annual  Auction) or January (FLOS Annual Show).

The program starts at 7:30 p.m.

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