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Show Time Be sure to carve out some time to visit our show Saturday, November 7th (9 am to 5 pm) or Sunday, November 8th (9am to 4:30pm). You do not need to be a member to enter your orchid(s) … Continue reading →

For our October 12th meeting we will be visited by George Hatfield of Hatfield Orchids. George’s specialty: Cymbidium orchids! It is difficult to grow this type of orchid in Utah. George will use his experience and expertise to tell us … Continue reading →

Our meeting is an open forum discussion on orchid growing tips and tricks. Great time to get ideas on how to do something or deal with a plant related problem.

We have Carlos Fighetti (past president of the American Orchid Society) as our speaker for June. Carlos will be giving his presentation titled: Understanding Phalaenopsis. This is a talk about Phalaenopsis species. Currently there are 72 species on the genus, … Continue reading →

For the month May we have Ron Parsons of South San Francisco, California. His photography and encyclopedic knowledge of orchids is known both nationally and internationally. He will be giving his presentation titled: Orchids of Sichuan China. Ron plans on … Continue reading →

We have Marni Turkel of Marni Turkel located in Santa Rosa, California as our April 13th speaker. Marni’s presentation is titled "Give it a rest" – Many plants receive a dry rest period in their native habitat and this talk … Continue reading →

Come visit us at the Spring show of the Utah Orchid Society. Our theme for this show is The Wonderful World of Orchids! This is an American Orchid Society judged event. Our vendors for this show are Orchid Dynasty and … Continue reading →

We have John Stubbings of Clown Alley Orchids located in Pasadena, Texas presenting his program titled Cattleyas: “Cattleya Orchid Care” which includes where the species come from, species photos and general growing recommendations for Cattleya, Laelia, Encyclia, Epidendrum and related … Continue reading →

We have Linda Wilhelm of Woodland Orchids located in Charlotte NC presenting her talk titled The Wonderful World of Oncidiums (mostly discussing species). Oncidiums tend to be showy and can have awesome inflorescences. Linda has extended to the society a … Continue reading →

The January 2015 meeting of the Utah Orchid Society will be an open forum meeting about Orchid Pests! The January meeting will be based on the Orchid Digest presentation “Orchid Pests” by Loren Batchman. The question to ask yourself is … Continue reading →