Utah Orchid Society

The meeting will be held at the Sugar House Garden Center – 1602 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84106

We have Charles Wilson for our May speaker from the Pacific Northwest Judging Center. He will be talking about Bulbophyllum Orchids. Charles will discuss 3 distinguishing features of Bulbophyllums, where and how they grow and how to avoid buying duplicates as synonyms. Charles has a photo over-view of various types Bulbophyllum showing the variety in the flowers and noting which are more suited for pots versus mounting and discussing how to grow this interesting type of Orchid. He also points out the question everyone asks about Bulbophyllums, does it smell good or does it smell bad! All photos are from Charles travels to Borneo, his own collection, from visiting shows and other growers. This meeting makes for a wonderfully informative evening!

Bio:
Charles Wilson is an accredited AOS judge out of the Pacific Northwest Judging Center who has been growing orchids for over 40 years. His special interests include Bulbophyllums, Paphiopedilums and just about all the rest, too. He holds BS and MS degrees in zoology and animal behavior and retired in 2001 as Zoo Director Emeritus from the Memphis Zoo. He and his wife Susan, also an accredited AOS judge, moved to Oregon in 2014.

For March we have Jason Fisher of Orchids Limited (www.orchidweb.com) in town to give his presentation: “The Jungle Log and Alternative Ways to Grow Orchids.”

This is Jason’s most current lecture and he noted it has been quite fun and popular! Jason will also be bringing specially priced orchids for sale! Note, Jason offers a 10% discount on pre-orders. You do not have too much time to contact Orchids Limited. Be sure to let them know the plants are for our society members.

We are meeting at the Utah Associated Garden Clubs Garden Center, 1602 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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We are excited to have Pepe Portilla of Ecuagenera from Ecuador presenting at our meeting! Pepe will be speaking about the orchids of Ecuador. It is very informative about the types of environments where a particular orchid lives.

This should be a very interesting and informative meeting!

We are meeting at the Utah Associated Garden Clubs Garden Center, 1602 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah.

A Sea of Orchids! is our theme for this show.

Be sure to schedule some time to visit our show Saturday, November 3rd (9 am to 5:00 pm) or Sunday, November 4th (9am to 4:00pm).

You do not need to be a member to enter your orchid(s) in the show. Select “Orchid Show” in the Pages section to the right for additional information on entering plants. Setup is Friday, November 2nd (1 pm to 5:00 pm). Plan on being at Red Butte by 4 pm to allow time for processing of plants.

Orchids will be available for sale and there will be folks at the show to help you get started growing orchids. There are many orchids that make great house plants.

Red Butte Garden is located at 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT.

Nina describes her talk:
We usually use the moniker “Jewel Orchid” for orchids with especially attractive foliage, often with a desirable and interesting texture (velvety, iridescent, sparkling) and simple to intricate patterns. They are usually grown more for their leaves than their flowers, and are almost always soft-leaved, evergreen terrestrials with fleshy roots. Most are found in the tropics, but a few are native to the US. The most common jewel orchid in US collections is the widely available Ludisia discolor, of which there are several color forms. Most do best in shady bright light, and so are especially well suited for indoor culture, or shadier sections of a greenhouse.

We are meeting at the Utah Associated Garden Clubs Garden Center, 1602 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Time: Door Opens: 7:00 PM, Meeting Start: 7:30 PM

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Greetings Orchid lovers!

The summer dormancy of the Utah Orchid Society has come to a close. Once again we will be gathering to exchange knowledge, show off some of our orchid successes and enjoying an out of town speaker!

Meeting day related information:
• Date: Monday, September 10th
• Time: Door Opens: 7:00 PM, Meeting Start: 7:30 PM
• Location: Utah Associated Garden Clubs Garden Center, 1602 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Join fellow members and Steve for dinner at The Dodo Restaurant located at 1355 E 2100 S staring at 5:30 pm

Don’t forget to bring plants for show and tell!

This month we will have speaker Steve Arthur of Steve Arthur Orchids! Steve has been growing orchids since 1972. He is an AOS judge and has 7 greenhouses totaling 10,000 square foot of growing space! Steve will be giving a talk on Central and South American orchid species and where they grow in nature. Steve will also be talking about potting with a cypress bark mix. Steve notes that this mix resists breakdown and can last 7 years!

Steve will be bringing over 100 bare root orchid plant species for sale. These plants will be Central and South American species (in conjunction with his talk) and a wide variety which will please both the home and greenhouse grower!

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For the month of June we have Leon Glicenstein coming to talk about Habenaria orchids. Habenaria are a very beautiful and very interesting genus of orchid! They go dormant all winter! If you have time, look up Habenaria on the internet and see the amazing variety of flower shapes and colors.

As usual we are meeting at the Utah Associated Garden Clubs Garden Center, 1602 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah.