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FLAMINGO GARDENS
ORCHID SOCIETY A F F I L I A T E D W I T H A M E R I C A N O R C H I D S O C I E T Y
July 2014
President’s Message
Summer is official now with the first hurricane passing us by; Fourth of July celebrations happening between the rain drops and our orchids putting out new roots like crazy! It is that important time of year for FGOS to begin the Election Process for the Board for the upcoming year. The Nominating Committee has been formed with Jim Pino (Chairperson), Joan Viggiani and Gerhard Conrad. We still need two members to step up to fill vacancies. This is your Society and everyone should take a turn contributing to the board.
Have you registered for the orchid symposiums yet? The first is sponsored by the Coalition for Orchid Species on Sunday, July 27th at Fairchild Gardens. The other is sponsored by Odom’s Orchids in Fort Pierce, a 2 day event, August 8th & 9th. These are wonderful educational events that you should consider attending. There is more information in this newsletter or check the Websites for details. I know several of us have already made plans to attend.
We are trying something new this month by having a movie night. Our raffle table will include some items from RF Orchids and other surprise goodies. Hope to see you at the meeting.
Happy Blooming!
Jan
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Flamingo Gardens Orchid Society
Flamingo Gardens Orchid Society Affiliated with
The American Orchid Society Meeting 2nd Monday of the Month
At 7:30pm 7241 Taft Street, Hollywood, FL
Email us at [email protected]
Hi Folks!
Red, white and blue orchids can light up your orchid collection this Fourth of July!!
Cattleyas offer great choices. Although red Cattleyas are more common during the winter, today’s hybridizers have created reds for summer as well. Look for hybrids derived from Brassolaeliocattleya Oconee. Summer blooming white Cattleyas are most easily found in the bifoliate types. These have the advantage of a special purity of color, as well as often flowering more than once a year. Many hobbyists also know these as “Japhets” because they were derived from the preeminent Cattleya Henrietta Japhet (Eucharis x loddigesii), which was registered by McDade in 1946. And there is no better season for blue Cattleyas than summer. The blue color of Cattleyas may take some explaining, as no true blue exists in this group. Rather, there is a soft bluish lavender that is known as blue. In general, the smaller the flowers, the more intense the coloration.
Vandas are another group where, red, white and blue flowers are plentiful. Reds are frequently seen in the many-flowered, dwarf-growing Vandas previously known as ascocendas. Blue Vandas, bred from Thailand’s Vanda coreulea, are large and showy. Even white flowers, once almost unheard of in Vandas, are now beginning to be seen in some of the newer albino lines.
While we have discussed primarily hybrids in three specific groups, there are also many species of orchids that come in red, white, and blue. Cattleya species are especially rewarding, as there are both white and blue forms of most of the species in this genus. Unfortunately, the closest to red is Cattleya aurantiaca, which is properly more orange.
Blending red, white and blue orchids this summer
will add a patriotic flavor to your collection.
Shirley’s Corner By Shirley Decker
I will be on vacation this month in Arcadia, but do hope you will enjoy the film of “Wild Man in the Swamp” hosted by Stig Dahlstrom and a Florida Naturalist from the Fakahatchee Swamp in southwest Florida. You will be taken on a journey through the swamp to observe the many different orchids and plants native to Florida and a rare glimpse of the famous “Ghost Orchid”. Be sure to attend our meeting on Monday night, July 14th to view this great
movie!
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Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear FGOS
member
Happy Birthday to YOU!
July 3 Connie Wecker July 10 Jim kerns July 12 Natasha Mullin July 19 Dave Schott July 25 Vera Wongsam July 29 Sid Schreidell July 31 Jan Lowenthal
If we missed your birthday, we wish you a very Happy Birthday!
Please let us know so we can update our information.
July Birthday Blasts!
Board of Directors Meeting
The next Board Meeting will be
July 28, 2014 - 7:30 p.m.
It will be held at Jan Amador’s house
630 Lake Blvd, Weston 954-384-8857
Members are welcome to come & observe & get a feel of what it’s like to be a Board Member.
Come join us!
Our 2013-2014 Board of Directors
President Jan Amador
954-347-2738
1st VP Programs Shirley Decker
2nd
VP Membership Debbie Brown
Treasurer Peter Martikes
Recording Secretary Jan Lowenthal
Corresponding Secretary Jim Pino
Trustee 1 year Mary Lathrop
Trustee 1 year Susan Play
Trustee 2 year Marcy Schwartz
Trustee 2 year Gerhard Conrad
Trustee 2 year Joan Viggiani
Website: flamingogardensorchidsociety.com
Email us at:
Find us on Facebook.
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Flamingo Gardens Orchid Society
S i l en t A u ct i o n Want to sell some of your orchids or other plant related items?
Bring them to the meeting and sell them on the Silent Auction table. Ten percent of your profit is donated to the society and the rest you keep!
Complete the Silent Auction Form and bring it with your plant. Blank forms will be available on the Silent Auction table.
Free Chances to Win a Blooming
Orchid If you want to increase your chance of winning the
Membership Orchid plant then:
Bring something to share on the Refreshment Table
Get a Ticket!
Bring your Blooming Orchids for “Show and Tell”
Get a Ticket!
Purchase $5.00 or more of Raffle Table Tickets
Get a Ticket!
Wear your FGOS Name Badge
Get a Ticket!!
These tickets are only for the “Membership Plant” and
cannot be purchased.
The more things you do the more tickets you get!
And, you’re helping Support
YOUR Orchid Society!
AOS Webinar July 10, 2014
At 8:30 pm ET
Greenhouse Chat with Ron McHatton
Reserve your seat now, space is limited!
Please join Ron McHatton, American Orchid Society Director of Education, for a Q&A session on how to grow and care for your orchids. Everyone is invited. If you have a question, please submit your questions by July 8 to [email protected].
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2014
Time: 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
After registering you'll receive an email with
information about joining the Webinar.
See our full schedule of upcoming and recorded webinars on AOS.ORG
System Requirements PC-based attendees: Required - Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac®-based attendees: Required - Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees: Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet
What are webinars? Webinars are an internet conference where you can hear the speaker and view his presentation, ask questions, and hear interactions from other members of the audience. You can join either on your computer or by phone. You can join from anywhere, via your Mac, PC or even your mobile device. Audio is included, so attendees can phone in or use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). You will need a microphone for your computer to use VoIP. If you cannot make the actual presentation, there will be a link on the website where you can view the webinar at your convenience.
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When we are able to grow orchids and have magnificent blooms, we want to share the excitement and see how we fair
against other plants; judging is a way to do that! We invite all of you to bring in your beautiful blooming orchids to ‘Show & Tell’ your fellow members about your orchid; what you know about it, how long you’ve had it, and how you care for it.
Show off your blooming orchid and you get a raffle ticket. So bring your favorite plant in bloom, want to see what you grow! Click here for the Show & Tell Form.
Photo Gallery – june 2014
Show & Tell
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Flamingo Gardens Orchid Society
Orchid Workshop Was Fun!
For all of those who missed last month’s meeting, you missed a fun time!
Shirley Decker, Jan Lowenthal, and Joan Viggiani demonstrated their orchid techniques and tips and there were a lot of them. Each of them shared how to mount, how to get organized, and how to divide an overgrown plant. Thank you Joan for teaching some of us that pulling a plant apart is sometimes the only way to break it up. Thank you for the pieces of your orchid so each of us can start a new plant.
Thank you Ladies for a fun night!
Fourth Annual Cattleya Symposium
Cosponsored by: University of Florida Institute Of Food & Agriculture Sciences St. Lucie County IFAS Extension Service American Orchid Society Odom’s Orchids, Inc.
Friday, August 8 & Saturday, August 9
Indian River Research & Education Center 2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945 Register online at www.odoms.com email [email protected]
2014 Speakers Jeff Bradley, Texas Dave Off, New Jersey Allen Black, Virginia Ken Roberts, Florida Makoto Hanajina, Japan Frank Smith, Florida Catherine Mannion, Pd.D, Florida Wagner Vendrame,Ph.D, Florida
Armando Mantellini, Florida