Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society
67th Orchid Show and Sale January 8-10, 2027
Please join us at 7:30 p.m. , April 10 to hear our very own FLOS member, Omar Gonzalez, give a brief history and description of Encyclicals. He will show how to acclimate orchids to a growing area. He will also discuss growing methods that work best for cultivating in South Florida. Omar, who is a …
Brian has been growing orchids for 25+ years. He is experienced in growing orchids in diverse climates including California's hot dry deserts and coastal climate as well as the Midwest. His travels in locations such as Sweden, Brazil, Costa Rica, Japan, and Colombia allowed him to understand orchid growth in native conditions. As an American …
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. meeting on June 12. Keith and Dina grow, hybridize and register plants in the Oncidium, Cattleya, Phalaenopsis, Vanda, and Dendrobium alliances, and have created their …
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 United World College of the Atlantic in 1978. He later graduated with a degree in biology from Universidad Simon Bolivar in 1984. He started working …
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.” It was in the college days of 1979 when Jim first encountered orchids during a routine doctor’s visit. While there, Jim noticed a large cattleya …
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 the paph. When he began with paphs, he commonly heard, “You can’t grow those in South Florida,” but the first one lived and bloomed, and …
Nick Ewy was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he has been a plant grower, collector, and gardener since early childhood. Pursuing a long-standing interest in rare and tropical plants, including orchids, aroids, and epiphytes, he worked at a rare plant nursery throughout high school. He earned his B.S.in Botany and Plant Pathology from …
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 to look at flower presentation and color at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8. Dave was born into the family orchid business in 1979. He grew up …
Tarzane Group was created by Tomas Bajza, An orchid lover and addict. He originally came to the USA from the Czech Republic and settled down in hot tropical Miami, Florida. He adored orchids during his teenage years, but at that time there wasn't many to see in his country. Even though he's been living in …
Jose Exposito of Soroa Orchids in Homestead will present his “Orchid Survival Guide” at 7:30 p.m. March 11. Members will learn basic growing information with emphasis on water, light, air and fertilizing with tips on repotting and pest control. There will be a Q&A session at the end. Jose, who founded Soroa in 1985, was born …