Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society
Orchid Renaissance: Orchid Show and Sale January 10, 11, & 12, 2025
Our January speaker will be Harry A. Gallis, MD, from North Carolina. As always, the Zoom link will be on our homepage @ FLOS.org. Dr. Harry Gallis is an American Orchid Society judge in North Carolina and a long-time grower of Antelope style Dendrobiums. His talk should give you a good overview of the various …
Linden Burzell has been growing orchids for nearly sixty years. He began collecting as a young man in Vista, California, buying his first plants from some of the famous Southern California growers of the late 50’s and 60’s. After graduating from UCLA, he went on to receive his Ph.D. in Marine Microbiology from the University …
Our March speaker will be Patricia Harding, a world traveler, observer, photographer, and writer who also grows orchids at her Oregon home, where she has been “stuck” for more than a year. She will talk about testing orchid DNA and developing a family tree, how it is done and why it works. Sounds downright scary, …
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 …
The Keiki Club is for new members of FLOS. We meet to socialize and to learn about the basics of growing orchids.
Join us for a visit to the Stunson Nature Trail, also known as the "Parade of Orchids". The City of Oakland Park, the Urban Farm Institute, Florida Master Gardener Volunteers, the Equality Garden Club, and the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society all collaborated to install around 1,500 native orchids along a beautify 1/4 mile trail planted …
Our speaker will be Thomas Mirenda, speaking on Phalaenopsis. He is a regular columnist in AOS's Orchids magazine. Zoom opens at 7pm, meeting starts at 7:30.
The Garden Club of Coral Springs is installing native orchids in Orchid Park. They would welcome some volunteers who would like to assist. Please register in advance so we know who is coming.
Join us for a visit to the new greenhouses of Mac and Helen Rivenbark, long-time FLOS members and orchid sellers. Everyone is welcome to visit. 10 am - whenever Raffle for FLOS members at 11am See Allen when you arrive to get a special FLOS discount coupon.
The City of Fort Lauderdale is installing native orchids in Snyder Park. They would welcome some volunteers who would like to assist. Please register in advance so we know who is coming.
