Olivier Turina, Stanhopeas
August 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Olivier Turina moved to Fort Lauderdale from his hometown Brussels, Belgium in 2005 to join his husband Tommy and he started growing orchids in 2013 after attending the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Show where he discovered “Paradise” and got the “orchid bug”. It has since become a true passion/downright obsession of his.
Olivier is a hobbyist with a collection of 450+ orchids. He focuses on species and primary hybrids and grows many different genera with Catasetums and Stanhopeas being his top favorites but in reality, there are few orchids he does not like…..
Olivier has been a Board member of the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society (FLOS) since 2020. He has also been a monthly newsletter contributor at FLOS since 2018. He gives lectures on various subjects and he also started a YouTube channel in 2019 which has now over 3,200 subscribers and close to 300,000 views. It is called “Orchid House, Fort Lauderdale, Florida” and it features growing tips for all sorts of orchids.
Olivier has received seven awards from the American Orchid Society: one FCC, four AM, one CCM and one HCC.
Olivier has a Bachelor degree in Finance and Economics and spent the first part of his professional life in the corporate world in finances (banking and financial analyst); he has been a Fort Lauderdale-based realtor since 2013. He speaks 7 languages.