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The INFLORESCENCE

“Orchids for Amateurs” South Bay Orchid Society, Inc.

P.O. BOX 3793 Torrance, CA 90510-3793

http://www.SouthBayOrchidSociety.com

February 2014 South Bay Orchid Society page 1

Our February 21, 2014 Guest Speaker is George Hatfield

“Orchid Nutrition”

Speaker’s Choice Coelogyne cristata

Grown by Nick Braemer

George Hatfield has published articles in the American Orchid Society Awards Quarterly and the Cymbidium Society of America CSA Journal. George is an orchid judge for both the CSA and AOS, and is currently the Chairman of the Santa Barbara judging region for the CSA. George will share his experience and knowledge with our group through a dynamic slide show and lecture. He will talk to us about orchid nutrition and make himself available for questions and discussion at our culture session. We will meet George at Mimi's cafe for 'Dinner with the Speaker' at 5:30PM the evening of the meeting. Hatfield’s Orchid Nursery will provide the plant table. Nick

Cym. Peteete Doll ‘Geyserland’ Ruby Red Eyes ‘Red Baby’

Bonatea speciosa ‘Green Egret’ FCC/AOS Nick Braemer

Blc. Spring Dawn ‘Top Row’ X Lc. Mem. Robert Straight ‘Carmela’ Bernadette Nazareno


February President’s Message

February will be a busy month for the South Bay Orchid Society. We have our Spring Show February 15th & 16th and the following weekend will be our monthly meeting on February 21st. For our show, we will appreciate all the volunteers and food donations we can get. If you are willing to help work or donate food, call the people listed in Marla’s article. This show is our chance to show the members of our community what our society is all about, our love of orchids! Please spread the word about our show, pass out the flyers, and invite your friends.

Start looking over your plants now. Does anything need to be staked for support? Are there any signs of uninvited tiny wildlife that should not be there? Do you have names for your plants or can you find their names? The week of the show you can do those last minute plant preparations like trimming off the dead leaf tips and shining the leaves with a solution of milk and water. You can also add fresh bark to any pots where your bark level is too low. Please remember, don’t put your plants in fancy pots. Keep the focus on the plants. We want our plants to impress both the judges and our guests.

The Friday after our show will be our regular meeting night. We hope to see you there to listen to George Hatfield tell us about orchid nutrition. All of our plants will be happier if we learn about their nutritional needs! That night you can again bring in you plants for judging. This time you can include those plants that waited to bloom just after the show. There are always some that time it just that way!

I look forward to seeing you at the show and the February meeting.

Marcy Bergen, Acting President

Lc. Bob Pussavat ‘M” Bernadette Nazareno

Cym. La Costa Serenity Larry Bergen

Ikebana arrangement Paul Tamae


Annual Spring Orchid Show and Sale “The Art of Orchids”

Torrance Cultural Arts Center

3330 Civic Center Drive Torrance CA

February 15 & 16, 2014

If you haven’t signed up to help at the show, our committee chairs are still waiting to hear from

you. I also want to encourage everyone to bring in their blooming orchids to the show. This is

a great opportunity to show off your plants, win ribbons, and maybe even a trophy.

Set-up: Takes place on Friday afternoon beginning at 1:00pm. This involves setting up

and arranging tables as well as draping of the display tables. We will also need people to help

bring things from storage on Friday morning. Call Ron Henry at (310) 374-9699 or Larry

Bergen at 310-326-5405.

Host and Hostess: People are needed throughout the show hours to talk to our guests and

answer questions they may have. This position is also important for security. You need to

makes sure no one touches the plants or walks off with one. (Plant theft is a serious problem at

some shows.) This position also includes the plant hotel table and the ticket sales area. Call

Kayo Libiano at (310) 897-8085 to volunteer on Saturday and Charlie Brown at (310) 377-7083

to volunteer on Sunday.

Food: Lots of food is needed to feed our hungry volunteers and vendors throughout the

show. We have been short on food the last few shows so please bring a casserole, salad, fried

chicken etc. when you come to work your shift. If you are bringing food on Sunday, it needs to

be there by 11:30 am. Call Joann Green at (310) 830-1585.

Publicity: Karen Low is in charge of publicity. Everyone can help by putting up

posters and passing out flyers in their neighborhoods

Plant Registration: Registration will take place on Friday in the show room beginning

at 4:00pm and ending at 9:00pm. I hope everyone will bring in their blooming plants for

judging. I have noticed that some of the best plants have been in the novice category so don’t

be shy about putting your plants in the show for ribbon judging. All we ask is they have been

in your possession for a minimum of three months and be free of pests and disease. We will

have AOS and CSA judging for those of you with exceptional plants in bloom. The

classification list and registration slips are available on our website at:

http://www.southbayorchidsociety.com/Show/index.html

Volunteering a few hours of your time is a great way to get to know your fellow society

members and we always have a good time. Call me if you have any questions about the show

or the volunteer positions.

Marla Corey, show chair

(310) 833-1918


January Ribbon Judging Results

Speaker’s Choice Coelogyne cristata Nick Braemer

Advanced Amateur

Cattleya 1st Lc. Supersonic ‘Striking Lip’ Bernadette Nazareno 2nd Lc. Santa Barbara Sunset ‘Showtime’ Bernadette Nazareno 3rd S. coccinea Earl Felt Cymbidium 1st Cym. Sarah Jean ‘Ice Cascade’ Earl Felt 2nd Cym. No Name Larry Bergen 3rd Cym. Pistachio Mint ‘Green Thumb’ Arthur Hazboun Phalaenopsis 1st Phal. No Name Hans Grellmann Paphiopedilum 1st P. Leeanum Superbum (Insigne x Spicerianum) Larry Bergen 2nd P. Prim-N- Proper Larry Bergen Other Genera 1st Zygopetalum Fe Woods 2nd Dendrochilum cobbianum ‘Elizabeth’ Charles Brown 3rd Dendrobium Enobi Purple splash Larry Bergen

Amateur Cattleya 1st Blc. Greenwich Braulio Mena Cymbidium 1st Cym. Mini (unknown) Danee Petrich Paphiopedilum 1st P. glaucophyllum Danee Petrich 2nd P. villosum Danee Petrich Oncidium 1st Onc. Golden Afternoon Wilma Tawagon 2nd Onc. Twinkle Braulio Mena Other Genera 1st Unknown Dendrobium (from Costa Rica) Braulio Mena 2nd Dendrochilum Stenophyllum Braulio Mena

Cym. Pistachio Mint ‘Green Thumb’

Grown by Arthur Hazboun

Cym. No Name Grown by Larry Bergen

P. Prim – N – Proper

Grown by Larry Bergen

Directory Date correction!!

The July 21st meeting date should actually be July 18, 2014.


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Cym. mini

Onc. Twinkle

Ted Johnson Sc. Coccinea

Lc. Supersonic ‘Striking Lip’

Cym. Sarah Jean

Fdk. After Dark

Dave De Young

Dendrochilium cobbianum

Happy Valentine’s

Day


South Bay Orchid Society - Bus Trip

To the 69th Annual Santa Barbara International Orchid Show

Saturday March 15th, 2014

Cost : $36.00 / Person

The South Bay Orchid Society’s bus trip to the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is scheduled for March

15th, 2014. This trip is open to all orchid lovers! The clean, comfortable bus is the most hassle-free and fun way to

get the show.

The cost for the full day trip is $36.00 per person and includes admission to the show, snacks and beverages and

a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of the plants donated by the growers where we will be stopping to shop

for plants and supplies.

Santa Barbara Orchid Estate: SBOE has a wide variety of plants of the cattleya alliance, cymbidiums, oncidiums,

masdevallias and more. This orchid grower has been in business for 58 years on 5 acres of beautiful Santa Barbara

land – choice location for growing orchids outdoors. SBOE has a wonderful variety of blooming orchids that can be

grown outside in our climate.

Cal-Orchids: Specialists in epidendrums, Cal-Orchid has orchids from the world over; species, hybrids, plants for

beginners as well as experts. The sparkling clean green houses and shade houses are perfect for displaying the

healthy orchid stock.

PARKING LOCATION: We will leave from the K-Mart parking lot @ 500 Carson Town Center, on the southeast

corner of Torrance Blvd. and Figueroa. Look for the bus in the parking lot closest to Figueroa.

DEPARTURE & RETURN TIME: Check in at the bus at 7:15 am. We depart at 7:30 am and will leave the Orchid

Show at about 3:00 pm to return to your cars at about 6:30 pm depending on traffic conditions.

We will have about 1 ½ hours at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate and Cal-Orchid; we’ll have about 2 ½ hours at the

Santa Barbara Orchid Show.

So, come join us! Bring a lunch or get one at the show; wear comfy shoes, bring your watch and a way to

identify your plants. (A box with your name on it and some address labels are easy ways to carry your treasures

home.) See you on the bus!

FOR RESERVATIONS & INFORMATION call June Brooks at 310-549-4266

Plurothallis restrepitoides Nick Braemer

Lycastinopsis Champion Leopard

Calanthe cardioglossa Nick Braemer


Orchid Calendar

South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation

Tram tour offered each Saturday 1 PM

Please support our host, the South

Coast Botanic Garden Foundation for any of these educational and fun filled

events. For more information and verification of hours and events, visit

their website http://www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org

South Bay Orchid Society Board

Acting President: Marcy Bergen.................................310-326-5405

1st Vice President: Nick Braemer...............................310-560-4384 ORCHIDNICK AT YAHOO DOT COM

2nd Vice President: OPEN……………………………… Treasurer: Joe Woods ................................................310-641-0730 JWOODS0123 AT YAHOO DOT COM Secretary: Larry Bergen...............................................310-326-5405 LMJK AT EARTHLINK DOT NET Membership: Charlotte Morrison.................................310-316-8193 CLAZARMORRISON AT YAHOO DOT COM Newsletter Editor: Marcy Bergen………………..........310-326-5405 MARCYMOUSE56 AT HOTMAIL DOT COM Show Chair: Marla Corey ..........................................310-833-1918 MARLACOREY AT SBCGLOBAL DOT NET Webmaster: Arthur Hazboun ..... ..... ..........................310-995-1592 SPECIALORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM Directors:

Charles Brown...............................................................310-377-7083 CBROWN3141LUCY AT YAHOO DOT COM Karen Low. ...................................................................310-541-4412 4KL AT HOTMAIL DOT COM Arthur Hazboun …………………………….….………...310-995-1592 SPECIALORCHIDS AT SOUTHBAYORCHIDSOCIETY DOT COM Director Emeritus: Bob Streeter .................................310-541-6692 RJS.GES AT GTE DOT NET

SBOS Committee Chairs Librarian: Kayo Libiano...........................................310-897-8085 Raffle Tickets: Cathy Martinez…............................310-558-3434 Refreshments: June Brooks...................................310-549-4266 Joann Green .................................310-830-1585 Ribbon Judging: Charles Brown…………………...310-377-7083 Property Manager: Ron Henry ..............................310-374-9699 Meeting Set-up: David Okihara .............................310-324-3211 AOS Liaison: Robert Streeter.................................310-541-6692 Southland Rep.: Marilyn Hill...................................310-675-0604 Sunshine: Kathy West ............................................310-643-8740 Publicity: Karen Low…...........................................310-541-4412

Our future membership meetings are held at the South Coast Botanic Garden

February 21 (3rd Friday) March 21 (3rd Friday) April 18th (3rd Friday)

Cultural sessions start 7PM General meetings start 8PM

at South Coast Botanic Garden The next board meeting will be February 25

Call 310-326-5405 for more information

Welcome to Our New Members Patrick Joyce and Kim Ly

To our new members: When you come to the next meeting, stop by the membership desk to pick up your name badge and a new member package. We will include ten free plant table raffle tickets as our “thank you” for joining SBOS.

Kim Ly

Patrick Joyce


The Inflorescence” South Bay Orchid Society c/o Marcy Bergen 23415 Juniper Ave. Torrance, CA 90505

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Our Next Meeting is February 21, 3rd

Friday

February 7, 8, & 9 2014 Newport Harbor Orchid Expo 2014 Westminster Mall Info: http://www.nhosinfo.org

Orchid Sale at Yamada Company Featuring Hatfield Orchids

706 W. Gardena Blvd. in Gardena (10:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m.) Sale Dates

Feb. 1, 2014 May 17, 2014 March 8, 2014 June 14, 2014 April 5, 2014

March 21 – 23, 2014 San Diego County Orchid Society A Symphony of Orchids Scottish Rite Center 18995 Camino Del Rio South San Diego Info: http://www.sdorchids.com

Feb. 12 Orange County Branch Cymbidium Society of America

Annual Auction Preview 6:30PM Gavel 7:00PM Masonic Lodge of Garden Grove 111270 Acacia Parkway Garden Grove Info:www.ocbsca.com

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