Speaker: Glen Decker:”The Hike from Hell”

Our April Speaker, Glen Decker, has been growing fabulous Paphiopedilums
and Phragmipediums for more than 40 years, earning numerous AOS awards,
including the Butterworth Prize, Nax Trophy, W.W. Wilson Award, and the
Carlyle A. Luer Award. He spoke at a FLOS meeting several years ago about
his fabulous orchids, but his presentation this time will be “The Hike from
Hell,” about his trip to Peru in search of Phragmipedium kovachii, as reported
in a chapter in Craig Pittman’s book, The Scent of Scandal, “greed, betrayal,
and the world’s most beautiful orchid.” It’s a fascinating book and a fun read.
Craig Pittman will be our May speaker.

Mr. Decker holds the degree of Associate in Applied Science in Ornamental Horticulture, was the former
owner of Piping Rock Orchids in New York, previously served as Chair of the American Orchid Society’s
Publications Committee and a was past Director of the Orchid Digest. Glen appeared in Martha Stewart’s
Better Living Magazine and on a PBS TV special “Orchid Delirium.” He rewrote the Slipper section of the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s The Best Orchids for Indoors and was the technical editor for the Orchids for
Dummies book. His many articles on Paphiopedilums and Phragmipediums have been published worldwide