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Orchid News
Kentucky Orchid Society, Inc.
March 2021
Louisville, KY
Have you paid your dues? See Linda Solley-Kanipe.
Newsletter Editor: Gloria Teague, [email protected]
The President’s Corner
Hello everyone.
As I write this, KOS has just completed our first
auction of 2021, which was a great success!
Multiple members participated, all of whom seemed
to have had a great time, and the society made a
nice profit, most of which will go toward speakers
fees. Many thanks to all those who helped organize
this event, those who donated plants, and all those
who joined in the fun and spent a few dollars on a
new orchid. There were some great buys and some
spirited bidding! I’m sure we will do this again in a
few months, particularly if we are still in lockdown
mode. Be sure not to miss it!
We have had some interesting presentations
recently through our society and our sister societies.
I will continue to send you information about
upcoming events as I receive it. Doug Martin’s
presentation this month on growing hardy orchids in
your garden should be a good follow up to Jeanne
Rinehart’s outstanding presentation on native
orchids last month.
The Miami Valley Orchid Society is planning to
place a bulk order for two new orchid publications.
We can order through them and will get a better
price as a group than we would otherwise. If you
are interested, send an e-mail to Eric at
[email protected]. Here is the
information on the publications, from Eric Sauer
(president of MVOS):
The first book is on Paphiopedilum by Guido
Braem- This is a new volume of all the Paph
species- It is at the publisher now and will
be ready soon- A copy of the cover is
attached. This is an update of his previous
works. He still also has copies of his
Phragmipedium book and one on Darwin, so
let me know if you are interested in those as
well. Will have final cost soon. More
information on his other books can be found
here: Product List (braembooks.com)
The Second book is co-authored by David
Haelterman from Columbia. This is a work
on native Colombian Orchids. He is able to
get a significant discount off the bookstore
price for us and the price will be $125 plus a
small amount for shipping. David was here
this past February as one of our featured
speakers at the Mid America and will also be
joining us again via Zoom in May! He sent
me several images from the book and the
Photography is quite nice- It is a listing of
the orchid species from the National Park
outside of Cali- The book includes 100
genera and 310 pictured species. It is in
Spanish. It also contains a checklist of 430
species from the area. The nice part is
orchid names are universal, so it doesn’t
matter what language the book is in!
Our orders from Roberts Flower Supply will be
reaching Dayton on the weekend of March 13 and
we will get our orders to Louisville as soon as
possible thereafter. More information will be
available at the upcoming March meeting.
The supplies should be just in time for our spring
re-potting activities. I know each of you must be as
anxious as I am to see some spring sun! It should
remind us that our orchids will soon get back to
active growing and we need to make some changes
in our orchid care routine. Be sure to go to our
website and learn what you should be doing during
March to prepare your plants for spring:
https://kyorchidsociety.com/2017/02/19/march-
orchid-calendar/
Thanks to Dick Humke who sent me information on
an interesting short video on Emerald orchid bees
and their relationship with a mormodes orchid in
Mexico. Copy/paste this link and enjoy learning
more about orchids and how they benefit the bees
who pollinate them. (No, it is not by providing
nectar in this symbiotic relationship!).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEcv3dBuOe4
Here is the link:
KOS Admin is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom
meeting.
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Jan Smith, President
The Vice President’s Corner
Greetings from the Vice President:
No matter what the groundhog said, I’m looking
forward to Spring arriving very soon! Although
you wouldn’t know it as I write this (it’s a balmy 6
degrees!) I know that Spring is actually on the way.
With that in mind, our speaker for the upcoming
meeting is Doug Martin and his topic is “Growing
Hardy Orchids in your home Garden”. I have
always wanted hardy orchids in my garden and have
been afraid to invest in them because they are
traditionally considered hard to grow and they can
also be pretty expensive plants. But, in reality, like
all plants, hardy orchids will grow well if provided
with the conditions to which that are adapted in the
wild. Doug has grown and studies hardy orchids for
25 years. He is going to discuss what he has
learned about the conditions that hardy orchids need
to grow well and describe the methods you need to
use to provide those conditions. He will share
details of how to grow some of the more commonly
available hardy orchids including cypripediums (the
hardy lady slipper) which many consider the most
desirable of the group. I think many of you know
Doug as he has presented to our group in the past
but just in case you don’t remember him, here is his
biographical information.
Doug lives in a suburb of Kansas City with his wife
and fellow orchid lover, Beth. He started growing
orchids in 1991. He grows a mixed collection of
about 200 tropical orchids in a basement light room.
He also grows about 40-50 species and hybrids of
Cypripediums and other hardy orchids in his
outdoor growing area and 50+ species of winter
green Mediterranean orchids under lights in his
garage.
Doug has published articles on growing
Cypripediums in the Slipper Orchid Alliance
Journal and the North American Native Orchid
Journal. He is a student AOS judge and also serves
as Treasurer of the Slipper Orchid Alliance. He has
been the President of the Orchid Society of Greater
Kansas City and the Mid-America Orchid Congress
and previously served as chairman of the Mid-
America Conservation Committee for seven years.
Doug has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. Before
retiring in 2016 from teaching chemistry at Penn
Valley Community College in Kansas City,
Missouri he worked in biomedical research and ran
an orchid lab.
I’m really looking forward to Doug’s presentation.
I, for one, can’t wait to get into my garden and start
planting hardy orchids! I hope to see you all at the
meeting on March 10th
.
Deanna Day, Vice President
Minutes
Virtual Meeting Minutes
Attendees: 30 People
Minutes from January meeting were approved by
the membership. Treasurers Report presented for
the meeting and approved.
Old Business:
President Jan Smith announced that Locust Grove is
planning on Mother’s Day Weekend for their event.
President Smith reminded people that annual dues
are still being collected and each person can receive
a new plant for paying their dues. Your name will
be included in the March Directory.
Several people have not picked up their 2021
project plants. Coordinate with Jan Smith to pick
them up.
Awards from 2020 Show & Tell are also available
from Jan Smith as well.
President Jan Smith announced our Annual Show is
tentatively scheduled with the Church for
September 10, 11 & 12. There will be a committee
meeting on this subject after our February Raffle is
held.
Pam LaRocco quickly reviewed some of the rules
for the updated Show & Tell program and will
discuss further at our next meeting. There is a
monthly limit of 5 plants for Show & Tell.
President Smith reminded members our Virtual
Plant Auction will be February 24th
at 7 pm.
The Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society cancelled
their Valentines weekend show .
New Business:
Pam LaRocco spoke about Dendrobiums.
Another Plant Auction will be held in February.
Pam will organize photos, Deanna Day will record
sales, Michele Bloom will record the sale, and Sal
Locascio will be auctioneer. More info to come by
email.
President Jan said Miami Valley will be offering
virtual Saturday morning programs. The first will be
on how judges judge plants by Jason Fisher.
Also a volunteer is needed to run our monthly plant
raffle. Contact Jan if you are interested.
You can get on Fred Clarke’s mailing list for
Orchid info. Check out the Sunset Valley site.
Mid-America will have Zoom Education Day on
March 20 at 10 am and 3 pm. More info to come.
Hilltop Orchids is offering a 15% orchid discount
presently.
Meeting adjourned.
Sal Locascio, Recording Secretary
Show and Tell orchid judging via email, Pam
LaRocco is the judge.
KOS Show and Tell February 2021
Topmiller
1st Place - Phal. unknown, white - Heidi Boel
2nd
Place – Tolu. Jairak Flyer ‘Coco Drop’ - Jan
Smith
Fanelli
1st Place – Den. Poper Red – Larry Atwood
2nd
Place – Coel. cristata – Jan Smith
2nd
Place – Brassovola Little Stars – Larry Atwood
Phal. unknown, white
Heidi Boel
Tolu. Jairak Flyer ‘Coco Drop’
Jan Smith
Den. Poper Red
Larry Atwood
Coel. cristata
Jan Smith
Brassovola Little Stars
Larry Atwood
Phrag. Cardinale ‘Birchwood’
Ann Schatzinger
Phrag. China Dragon
Pam LaRocco
Odcdm. Wildcat ‘Bobcat’
Jim Lardner
Max. porphyrostele
Karen Bloom
Phal. Sandra violacea x bellina
Tetyana Schroeder
Visit us at our website
www.kyorchidsociety.com or on Facebook
at Kentucky Orchid Society
Thanks also to Heidi Boel who sent this look at
some of our orchid friends with unique descriptive
nicknames. Can you match the name to the orchid
photo below?
White egret orchid (Habenaria radiata)
Laughing bumblebee orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora)
Moth orchid (phalaenopsis)
Swaddled babies (Anguloa uniflora)
Monkey faced orchid (Dracula simia)
Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major)
Angel orchid (Habenaria grandifloriformis)
Dove orchid (Peristeria elata)
Enjoy and see you at our March meeting!