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John Romano, Dendrobiums
June 13, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
John Romano will be speaking on Dendrobiums at 7:30 p.m. on June 13.
John started growing orchids in 1977 at age 11. He has worked at Waterloo Gardens in Exton, PA. and JEM Orchids in Delray Beach as its grower from 2002-2005. John specializes in Sobralias, Dendrobiums and Catasetinae, among other unusual species. In 2014, a new species of Sobralia was discovered in Guatemala and named after him, Sobralia romanoi.
A third year American Orchid Society student judge, John is an active member of Facebook’s “Florida Orchid Growing” and “Newbie Florida Orchid Growing” groups. He also administrates the groups “Sobralia & Brasolia,” “Dendrobium” species and “Let’s Talk Orchids.” He also runs dendrobiumspecies.com, a site dedicated to dendrobium culture and education.
John is co-owner of J&J Unique Orchids (https://j-juniqueorchids.com) with his business partner, John Melecio. He has been a licensed healthcare provider since 1986 specializing in pain management and sports therapy. In January 2020, John won Fort Lauderdale’s Best of 2020 for Healthcare providers.