Utah Orchid Society

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.

Greetings all! We will have a hands-on orchid repotting class. This will be another meeting where the experience of members can be shared, growing the knowledge of the group as a whole. And remember, no matter how experienced you are, there is ALWAYS something new to learn! This is one of the great, fun aspects of the orchid hobby!

If you have an orchid you are unsure about repotting, bring it to the meeting! Since this is our first club repotting adventure, we are unsure how many orchids will be brought to the meeting, so we ask that you bring a maximum of three.

This session has been limited to repotting in pots. If you wish to try mounting an orchid, feel free to bring it for assistance, but you will need to bring your own mount, wire/line, etc.

We ask that members consider bringing some spare clean sterile pots and media to donate for the repotting session. We also ask that members bring newspapers to cover the tables for sterility and assist in cleanup

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

Back to our regular schedule. This month we have Clint Lewis of Orchid Dynasty presenting his talk titled "Success with Cattleya species"

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

This month we have Fred Clarke of Sunset Valley Orchids!

Fred will be talking about growing with Diatomite and Plant Culture. Diatomite has remarkable properties; here its use as a potting mix is explained. Also a new twist on plant culture is reviewed; learn some key techniques to succeed in growing your orchids to their maximum potential. Lean how to become an 80 percentile grower!

Fred will be bringing plants for sale. He also offers a 10% discount with free shipping for pre-orders.

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

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