Message from the President - Fran Roberts
October 2024 Meeting AGENDA
Call to Order – Fran Roberts
Membership – Heather Ferrill
Approval of September Meeting Minutes - Fran Roberts
Treasury Report – Julio Hector
2024 Ridge Orchid Society Show Results – Heather Gramling Presentation
Break 10 - 15 minutes
Guest Speaker Introduction – Kathy Cox
Naoki Kawamura, topic Coryanthes, Plants for Sale
Break 10 - 15 minutes
Bloom Table Presentation – Nancy Losgar
Drawing Table Plants – Corinne Arnold
Motion to Adjourn
From Our Program Chair - Kathy Cox
About our GUEST SPEAKER - Naoki Kawamura ~ TOPIC - Coryanthes
I have been growing orchids for little over 20 years. After my friend bought a house, I asked her what she wanted for a housewarming gift. She said a white Phalaenopsis and mentioned a boutique orchid store in Portland, Oregon where I was living at the time. I visited the store, and was overwhelmed with the variety of orchids, especially multi-growth Paphiopedilum micranthum, which had a price tag of $800. I just walked away with a white Phalaenopsis. A couple days later, I went back to the store and got myself a Dendrobium. As I tried to learn how to take care of it, I also joined the Oregon Orchid Society to learn more from other growers.
Although I could not buy the Paphiopedilum micranthum, I acquired my first green Paphiopedilum at the society meeting. As I visited the monthly meeting, I brought more orchids home from local vendors/speakers. All of the sudden, my dining table became an orchid table. Due to cold weather in winter, all orchids were grown under lights. They responded to the environment well, and I was able to rebloom them.
Relocating to Florida was a life-long dream (for myself and Mike) and it came true when I accepted a National Sales Support Manager position in April 2017. Why Venice? We never visited Venice before, but thanks to John Masters who we met through FOG and his friend/realtor, we managed to purchase the house without walking through it. My orchid collection was shipped to a friend in Orlando, and he had helped them get acclimated to the Florida sun.
Presently, all my orchids are grown inside the pool cage. This is a completely different environment than I was used to in Portland, Oregon. Little did I know that it gets cold here for Vandas. I love new challenges and strive to learn more to grow better.
As I joined the AOS student judging program in 2020, my first assignment was “Catasetinae, Stanhoepinae, Lycastinae” and had to learn about orchid genera I had never tried to grow. Later, each student judge was to pick a genus for an oral presentation. I chose Coryanthes. Unfortunately, I had to resign from the program due to a medical issue. Curiosity has now become passion. I hope you will enjoy my presentation as much as I have enjoyed putting it together. There will be plants for sale.
From Our TBOS October Ad Partner
October Drawing Table Items from TBOS Ad Partner - Orchid Trails.
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Check out their inventory. If you need supplies to help you grow your orchids, give Allen a call and request items to be brought to any monthly meeting for purchase.
Please support our local vendors.
From The Display Chair- Heather Gramling
TBOS Display at the Ridge Orchid Society Show ~ Orchids: Nature's Steampunk
Display Chair, Heather Gramling and her team did an outstanding job on the Tampa Bay Orchid Society entry at the Ridge Orchid Society Show, Sept. 28.
Be sure to attend the meeting this Thursday to get a full report.
Review Meeting Minutes
Remember to sign on to the website to review the September Meeting Minutes. A vote to approve or amend will be taken at the Thursday, Oct.17 meeting.
News From The American Orchid Society
If you are an AOS member, the October Issue of ORCHIDS is available online or in your postal mailbox. It is jam packed with amazing content each month.
Bonus issue this month - Fragrant Orchids.
If you are not an AOS Member you are missing out on some wonderful benefits. Check out some reasons to become a member: Join the AOS for Exclusive Member Benefits and Savings. https://secure.aos.org/join/new-membership
Tuesday, Oct.15 there is a Greenhouse Chat open to all level of orchid growers. You do not need to be an AOS member to view the Greenhouse Chats. There is NO Charge to view live or recorded Greenhouse Chats. Scroll down on the page link to see how each recorded Greenhouse Chats is summarized by topic. Use the Webinar Display Filter to view ALL Greenhouse Chats. Register Here: https://www.aos.org/orchids/webinars
Plan NOW! Sunday, Nov. 10 there is a special online event open to all level of orchid growers. Enjoy four speakers all in one day from the comfort of your home. There is always time to learn more about orchids. Come with your coffee and snacks! Spend a day with these delightful speakers and learn about genera, history, hybridizing and of course CULTURE! There will be door prizes! Click the registration hyperlink to see Orchid Culture Day speaker details and topics. Registration: $40
If you cannot make it on Sunday, Nov. 10 - Orchid Culture Day #6 will be recorded for all who have registered, to view at your convenience.
From Your Orchid Digest Representative - Julio Hector
Springtime in the Gargano Peninsula, Eastern Italy with Ron Parsons
Zoom Webinar - Tuesday, OCT 22 - 8:30pm EDT
This is sure to be of interest to all orchid lovers.
NOTE: This presentation will not be recorded;
it will be available only via ZOOM on October 22.
Ron Parsons is one of the world’s most prolific flower photographers. He is considered by many to be among the most accomplished photographers of orchids and other rare plants, which he documents from collections as well as in the wild. His photo library includes of over 100,000 digital images, and he still holds more than 100,000 slides in his collection. His images are found frequently in the Orchid Digest.
Use the link below to join the presentation
Meeting ID: 884 0109 2696
Passcode: 923891
Symposium – The International Phalaenopsis Alliance
Deadline Approaching - RSVP Now!
Please mark your calendar for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 01-02, Apopka, FL
All speaker presentations and orchid judging will be held at the NOCIA building, 4253 W Ponkan Rd,
NO Registration FEE - RSVP required to attend. NO walk-ins will be allowed entrance.
ONLINE REGISTRATION:
Last day for online registration: October 30th, Wednesday
Click on the link below for agenda, speakers and details.
BONUS - This Symposium also includes another genus beginning with the letter P. There will be presentations on Paphiopedilums as well.
Our gratitude goes out to Krull- Smith who is generously sponsoring the Symposium
Included American Orchid Society Judging: Saturday, November 2nd at 1:30 PM. All speakers and orchid judging will be held at the NOCIA building, 4253 W Ponkan Rd, Apopka, FL 32712. Entries must be registered by 1 PM Saturday. All orchid genera welcome for AOS Judging. We encourage everyone to bring in your blooming orchids for review.
Annual Auction of Orchids at Krull-Smith, Saturday, Nov. 02, 6:30 PM
Auction items can be sent to: Krull-Smith, 2800 W. Ponkan Rd., Apopka, Fl 32712.
Proceeds from the auction will fund key projects for the International Phalaenopsis Alliance.
The IPA is a 501(c)(3) organization. Your donations may be US tax deductible
From the TBOS ARCHIVES...Shutterfly Photo Album This Time - Eight Years Ago
From Your Newsletter Editor
I sincerely hope that all of our members are in recovery mode from the string of recent storms. I know some are still without power. Some suffered little damage while others suffered major damage. It is my hope that we do not see this again for another 100 years.
If You Can - Go to the Thursday, October 17, meeting to talk orchids!
ORCHID PRESS The newsletter of the Tampa Bay Orchid Society
If you would like to submit an article, photo, column or other content for publication in the digital ORCHID PRESS, please send it to: tampabayorchidsociety@verizon.net by the first Friday of the month for consideration.
Articles should be submitted in e-mail text or MSWord.doc - Photos should be .jpeg files
Your contributions are always welcome and appreciated. The final content of the newsletter is at the discretion of the editor.
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