Monthly Meeting

Rafael Romero will be sharing his extensive knowledge about Schomburgkia hybrids at our 7:30 p.m. July 10 meeting. Rafael, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, studied for two years at  the United World College of the Atlantic in 1978. He later graduated with a degree in biology from Universidad Simon Bolivar in 1984. He started working …

Grower and hybridizer Jim Roberts of Florida SunCoast Orchids will be the speaker at our 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14th meeting. The topic will be “Summertime and the Growin' Is Easy.” It was in the college days of 1979 when Jim first encountered orchids during a routine doctor’s visit. While there, Jim noticed a large cattleya …

Larry Cox acquired his first orchid, a cattleya, in 1972. His second was a paphiopedilum, Paph. Maudiae ‘Magnificum.’  The cattleya is long gone, but he still has a piece of the paph.   When he began with paphs, he commonly heard, “You can’t grow those in South Florida,” but the first one lived and bloomed, and …

For our first program of the New Year, we are honored to have Dave Off from Waldor Orchids be our speaker. He will present “Picture Perfect,” an informative talk on how to look at flower presentation and color at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8. Dave was born into the family orchid business in 1979. He grew up …

Come along on our search for orchids up the flooded Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon with members Sara Singer and Vicki Hallock as we share our adventures at the 7:30 p.m. April 8 meeting. Along with several other FLOS members, we ventured for 11 days aboard the specially designed riverboat the Otter. The trip is …

  Tony Millet's mom started started his growing career at a very young age, growing everything from seed. Growing up in Brooklyn NYC, his orchid growing career delving into cool, intermediate and warm types. Having the experience of growing in underground cold frames to an above greenhouse did set the tone for his new semi-retirement …

Jim and Melana Davison, American Orchid Society Accredited Judges who have an extensive and diverse orchid collection, will speak at our next meeting at 7:30 p.m. on June 10 about brassavolas. Many of these species are familiar to us and grow very well here. The couple are not only involved in caring for their orchids, …

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 …

Christine Morales is an Associate Judge with the West Palm Beach Judging Center as well as an American Orchid Society Trustee.  A Miami native, she is a development consultant who enjoys travelling, yoga and the arts.  She and her husband, Alex, love sharing their home with orchids, other flora and fauna including their dogs, cats, …

A taxonomist, naturalist and orchid grower, Francisco travels extensively in the U.S. and internationally speaking at orchid-related events and meetings. He has been doing this since 1988, while still living in Brazil. The subjects of his presentations reflect Francisco's extensive travels to study orchids in their natural environments. Miranda Orchids started in 1999 and is a …