Monthly Meeting

  We are delighted to have Keith and Dina Emig, owners of Winter Haven Orchid Nursey in Winter Haven, present a program entitled “Vandaceous…But Not Vandas” at our 7:30 p.m. …

Rafael Romero will be sharing his extensive knowledge about Schomburgkia hybrids at our 7:30 p.m. July 10 meeting. Rafael, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, studied for two years at  the …

Grower and hybridizer Jim Roberts of Florida SunCoast Orchids will be the speaker at our 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14th meeting. The topic will be “Summertime and the Growin' Is Easy.” …

Larry Cox acquired his first orchid, a cattleya, in 1972. His second was a paphiopedilum, Paph. Maudiae ‘Magnificum.’  The cattleya is long gone, but he still has a piece of …

For our first program of the New Year, we are honored to have Dave Off from Waldor Orchids be our speaker. He will present “Picture Perfect,” an informative talk on how …

  Tony Millet's mom started started his growing career at a very young age, growing everything from seed. Growing up in Brooklyn NYC, his orchid growing career delving into cool, …

Jim and Melana Davison, American Orchid Society Accredited Judges who have an extensive and diverse orchid collection, will speak at our next meeting at 7:30 p.m. on June 10 about …

Olivier Turina moved to Fort Lauderdale from his hometown Brussels, Belgium in 2005 to join his husband Tommy and he started growing orchids in 2013 after attending the Fort Lauderdale …

Christine Morales is an Associate Judge with the West Palm Beach Judging Center as well as an American Orchid Society Trustee.  A Miami native, she is a development consultant who …

A taxonomist, naturalist and orchid grower, Francisco travels extensively in the U.S. and internationally speaking at orchid-related events and meetings. He has been doing this since 1988, while still living …