Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society has joined Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s “Million Orchid Project” to help restore endangered native orchid species in Broward County.

The Kickoff Event is at 1:00pm on January 23, 2019, at War Memorial Auditorium. There will be education displays, a few small talks, and we will install native orchids into the trees in front of the Auditorium. This event is open to everyone! To learn more about this project please plan on attending and read about it on our website.

The Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society Show and Sale will be held January 25, 26, and 27 from 10am-6pm each day. Visit the show page for details and tickets.

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Credits

Photo: Rich
Biography: Coalition for Orchid Species

Philiip is the owner of Bredren Orchids in Apopka, Florida. He received scholarships from Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society in 1996 and 1998 when he was studying orchids at the University of Florida.

Welcome back!

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Illustration: Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0

tbd – lots of great choices!

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kristen Uthus studied both plant and animal ecology and evolution at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and the Ohio State University (OSU).  She then taught biology and ecology at several colleges including VCU, OSU, University of Michigan, and Eastern Michigan University.  The daughter of a plant fanatic, Kristen has been growing orchids for over 20 years, and in 2014 she fulfilled her dream of making orchids a full-time commitment by purchasing NWO.

Although she enjoys growing many varieties of orchids and other plants, miniatures remain her passion—the weirder the better.  New World Orchids specializes in Japanese species including Neofinetia falcata, Dendrobium moniliforme, and Sederia japonica as well as Asian Cymbidium species, but her miniature selection has been expanding to include many other small species including Pleurothallids, Bulbophyllums, and Angraecums.  Although not ever entirely up to date, you can check out some of NWO’s offerings at www.newworldorchids.com.

Kristen lives in Manchester, MI, about an hour west of Detroit.  She is supported in her orchid pursuits by her husband, Dr. Kevin Wehrly, her two sons, Henry and Gus, and a veritable menagerie of lovable animals.

In our September meeting, Judy Bailey (AOS Judge) will present a workshop on how to prepare plants to be judged.

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Francisco Miranda was born in Rio de Janeiro on February 6, 1956. He got his degree in Biology and begun his taxonomic studies in the orchid family in 1981. During the next 4 years, he lived most of the time in Manaus where he studied Amazon orchids and began his Master’s degree. Shortly after returning to Rio de Janeiro, the Master’s was completed on “section Cattleyodes of the genus Laelia” . Since then, the main interest has been on the Brazilian laelias and cattleyas.

He is the author of several papers ranging from species descriptions to subjects of growers’ interest in Brazilian,  German and U.S. publications. He is also author of two books.

Since 2000, he lives in Haines City, Florida, where he operates Miranda Orchids, an orchid nursery specializing on Brazilian species and the Cattleya alliance. He also guides trips to Brazil and frequently visits Brazilian habitats to find new and/or interesting orchid species.

His presentation for our meeting is “The genus Cattleya in Brazil – country tour”

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• We will provide treats! No cooking required this month!
• We will have our regular raffle table and plant judging.

The movie will be “Wild Orchid Man In The Ghost Orchid Swamp”, about our native orchid, Dendrophylax lindenii

Wild Orchid Man In The Ghost Orchid Swamp

Dalström and Saffer trek deep into the heart of the Everglades to Florida’s wildest swamp, the Fakahatchee, home to the rare Ghost Orchid, Dendrophylax lindenii. Swarms of mosquitos, alligators and snakes, poison ivy and fierce storms seem to guard the rare and mysterious orchids hiding there. 

If you’ve been on a Fakahatchee slog with us this will bring back good memories. If not, this is what you have to look forward to!

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In our September meeting, Judy Bailey (AOS Judge) will present a workshop on how to prepare plants to be judged.

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Stops will be at:

• Quest Orchids
• Soroa Orchids
• RF Orchids – lunch and shopping
• 4th stop tbd

This year we will also be auctioning orchids from the Miriam Burtoff Collection. Miriam (known as Mary back in the day) was a long-time FLOS member and orchid collector with impeccable taste. She recently donated her collection to FLOS, which we deeply appreciate. There are many amazing plants on this list.

We will have a donation check-in table this year. Please drop your donations off with Zoe and Kate when you arrive.

The auction starts at 7:00PM. Registration starts at 6:30.

AUCTIONEER – Mac Rivenbark

AUCTION LIST

Plants without identification are marked as NOID #xxx so you can keep track of the ones you want to bid on.

Many plants are donated so we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the labels.

Miriam Burtoff Collection

Plants from the Miriam Burtoff Collection to be sold at 2019 auction include:

1. Cattleya bicolor ‘Mendenhall Beta’ x self (bloomed August 2018)
2. Dendrobium bifalce var alba
3. Scaphyglottis leucantha – tiny white flowers
4. Stelis argentata
5. Bulbophyllum makoyanum
6. Maxillaria tenuifolia
7. Lc. Arleigh Ball (2009 Joe Grezaffi cross: Lc. Coastal Splendor x L. undulata)
8. Bc. North Miami  (C. loddigesii x B. nodosa)
9. Big Schombo – labeled thompsoniana
   
10. C. lueddemanniana ‘Select #11’
11. Lc. (Shellie Compton ‘ZF29’ x Tokyo Magic ‘Lea’)
12. Stanhopea Ronsard (oculata x wardii)
13. Blc. Carmen Tosado ‘Pikes Peak Ochre’ – big yellow flowers, red lip – STUD DIVISION, Rod McLellen / Stewarts
14. Blc. Lois McNeil x C. Sea Breeze – hybrid of two big blues
15. Ludisia discolor
16. Lc. Pink Lady ‘Hihimanu’
17. C. skinneri ‘Heiti Jacobs’ FCC/AOS
18. C. trianaei (very select: ‘Arank Germanska’ FCC/AOS x ‘A.C. Burrage’ FCC/AOS)
19. NOID #2 – Miniature Epidendrum – bloomed July 2018
20. Dendrobium chrysotoxum
21. Ctt. Rose Drop (Portia x Chocolate Drop)
22. Epidendrum (Coilostylis) oerstedii – bloomed 43 flowers in 2018
23. C. bowringiana ‘Spencer’s Blue One’ – ORIGINAL Fordyce Division
24. Vanda tessellata – 
25.  C. bowringiana ‘Farley’
26. Lc. Little Susie ‘Shadow Lane’ AM/AOS  1959 Armacost cross: Ctt. Porcia x Ctt. Molly Taylor
27. C. bowringiana v. coerulea ‘Denim’ (withdrawn)
28. Den. anosmum album (alba)
29. Bc. Daffodil ‘Muse’ x self (B. glauca x C. aurantiaca) (1949)
30. Den. anceps
31. Den. Memoria Margery Ulmer (blue ribbon, 2006 FLOS show table)
32. B. digbyana ‘Mrs. Chase’ AM/AOS – (‘Belize’ x ‘Taylor Orchids’)
33. C. labiata coerulea
34. Clowestum ‘Dragon Whiskers (Clowesia warczewitzii x Ctsm. saccatum)
35. Fredclarkeara ‘After Dark’
36. Cycnoches chlorochilon ‘Giant Swan’
37. Ctt. Penang ‘Black Caesar’ AM/AOS (1963 Jones & Scully – Nigrella x bowringiana, prolific and fragrant)
38.  C. bowringiana ‘Blue Hawaii’
39. Den. lindleyi
40. Agrostophyllum khasianum (syn. Agrostophyllum planicaule)
41. Den. moschatum
42. C. (Gur.) bowringiana ‘Blue Hawaii’ MIA
43. Sobralia biflora – frequent pink blooms, bloomed repeatedly 
44. Sobralia decora – deep purple blooms, bloomed once in August 2018
45. Sobralia NOID #16 – may be macrantha (3rd Sobralia MBC list)
46. Stellamizutaara Red Thompson (Ctna. Why Not x B nodosa)
47. Den. hercoglossum
48. C. Portia ‘Appleton’ CCM/AOS Division of awarded plant
49. NOID #6 – small bulbophyllum
50. NOID #9 – large bulbophyllum
51. NOID #10 – nice bifoliate Cattleya
52. NOID #11 – Cattleya, probably a hybrid
53. NOID #12 – large hard cane Dendrobium
54. NOID #13 – Dendrobium, probably species
55. NOID #14 – pendant Dendrobium, probably anosum
56. Grcym. Lovely Melody ‘Sweet’ (Cym. onsifolium alba x Gram. scriptum alba)
57. Den. secundum var alba ‘Tokyo’
58. Den. spectabile
59. NOID #3 Encyclia tbd, nice red flower
60. Polystachya concreta 
61. Fredclarkeara ‘After Dark’
62. Clowesetum ‘Dragon Whiskers’
63. Catasetum discolor
64. C. lueddemanniana ‘Select #11’
65. C. intermedia alba (‘Hoyt’ x ‘White Spring’)
66. B. Aristocrat ‘Snowy Owl’
67.  – tbd –
68.  NOID #19 – nice bulbo
69. NOID #7 – Brassavola tbd 
70. Encyclia belizensis var parviflora. Kew now lists this as Encyclia alata ssps. parviflora
71. NOID #18 – bifloliate catt
72. NOID #15 – Grammatophyllum tbd
73. NOID #4 – Brassia tbd very large, bloomed this past summer
74. NOID #20, probably Oncidium sphacelatum
75. NOID #21, in bloom

Miranda Orchids

Francisco Miranda specializes in Brazilian species at his west coast nursery, Miranda Orchids. We often visit him on our overnight rambles. He is a gracious host and generously supports our auctions every year. This year he donated:

1. Dendrobium hancockii
2. Cattleya aurantiaca ‘Orange Spots’ (2)
3. Dendrobium loddigesii (2)
4. Cattleya amethystoglossa 4N (2)
5. Bulbophyllum miniatum (2)
6. Bulbophyllum lasiochilum
7. Bulbophyllum vaginatum
8. Oncidium fuscopetalum (2)
9. Cattleya labiata alba 
10. Cattleya tenuis (2)
11. Cattleya lueddemanniana albescens x sib (2)
12. Cattleya intermedia orlata
13. Cattleya bicolor
14. Cattleya leopoldii alba x Cattleya leopoldii peloric alba
15. Blc Golden Emperor ‘Valey Isle’ AM/AOS (4)

H&R Nurseries

H&R Nurseries is a Hawaiian grower. Their co-founder Roy Tokunaga recently spoke at our Society meeting. They donate amazing plants to our auction!

1. Phaiocalanthe Kryptonite ‘Parkside’ AM/AOS
2. Phaiocalanthe Kryptonite x Calanthe Grouville ‘H&R Red’
3. Cattleya walkeriana rubra ‘Dark of Brazil’ x rubra ‘Flower Field’
4. Dendrobium Norma Jackson x Den. discolor
5. Dendrobium Green Mist (johnsoniae x convolutum)
6. Dendrobium mirbellianum x stratiotes
7. Cyrtorchis arcuata
8. Dendrobium Sherry Abe
9. Dendrobium Green Mist x convolutum
10. Cymbediella rhodochila x falcigera

Carmela Orchids

Our good friend Sheldon has been a fixture at our show forever. We appreciate the great plants they donate. This year there is also a gift certificate!

1. Dendrobium aggregatum
2. Blc. Toshie Aoki ‘Starburst’ (2)
3. Neostylis Lou Sneary ‘Bluebird’
4. Rhynchostylis gigantea (red)
5. Fredclarkarea After Dark ‘Sunset Valley Orchids’ FCC/AOS
6. Den. Rhodopterrygium ‘C.H.#1’ x anosum S/A
7. Gift Certificate

Platio La Orquidea

Romero is a great Sarasota grower and friend of FLOS who donated many interesting hybrids, sure to do well in South Florida.

1. Bc. Maikai ‘Mayumi’ x Mcp. albopurpurea
2. Blc. Cahuzacara Graf’s Cuaima
   (Bc. Maikai ‘Majuni’ x Blc. Apache Sunrise)
3. Blc. Playa Morrocoy
4. C. schilleriana ‘Polo’ x Sch. Heidi
5. Bc. Maikai ‘Mayumi’ x L. purpurata ‘Dos Gauchos’
6. Blc. Carolina Golden ‘D’or Naranja’ x Mcp. thomsoniana
7. Myc. Forelira (C. Tropical Pointer x Mcp. grandiflora)
8. Bc. Playa Camuri (Lc. Aloha Case x B nodosa)
9. Den. anosum
10. Schomb crispa x Schomb undulata alba otro rosa
11. C. skinnerii ‘Debbie’ x C. skinnerii ‘Virginalis’
12. L. purpurata sanguinea Mentzii ‘El Hatillo’ x ‘Orlato’

Red Hawk

Sheri is a former FLOS member and great grower. We unpacked her plants before we were keeping lists but remember this cool one going by.

1. Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi ‘Red‘

Mickey’s Orchids

Second generation local grower and FLOS member Gale breeds flowers that bloom over and over in our climate. Great plants!

1. Ctna. New River (2)
2. Otaara Hidden Gold
3. ? Jose’s Dark Star
4. Bc. Adrienne Arsht
5. Bc. Stu Hamilton

FLOS Member Donations

We are always grateful to FLOS members who donate plants for our auction. The proceeds support our society activities. If you know what are are planning to donate email richackerman@gmail.com and we’ll add it to this list!

• Dendrobium Country Girl Warabeuta, donated by Olivier Turino
• Dendrobium kingianum, donated by Olivier Turino
• Blc. Chia Lin ‘New City’ – one well-established division in sheath, as well as two bare root divisions – donated by Claire Garrett
• Potinara Susan Fender ‘Cinnamon Stick’ AM/AOS in bud, donated by Rich Ackerman
• Vanda Miss Joaquim, donated by Rich Ackerman
• Vanilla planifera – nine feet long – donated by Rich Ackerman
• Phalaenopsis art photograph, donated by Chuck McCartney

Vendor Orchids

We will also auction lots of plants from some of your favorite vendors, including:

• Mac’s Orchids
• RF Orchids
• Soroa Orchids
• Dan and Margie’s
• Krull Smith
• Miller’s Way Orchids
• Springwater

Auction Volunteers

Plant puller – Allen Cogar, Paul

Runners

1. Vicki
2. Luanne
3. Gigi

Registration and banker

1. Brian Boyle
2. Sue Mitchell-Greig

Tally boards

1. Tin
2. Joan
3. Jill

Donation sign-in

1. Zoe
2. Kate

Plant pickup and delivery
North) Joan & Gigi
South)  Allen and Sabra
Central)  Rich

Room Setup

Everyone who gets there early can help the House Committee of Tin Ly , Craig Barry, Rick Bellas, and Linda Hembree.

Refreshments

1. Debbie Johnson
2. Fran Renguso
3. Kathy Homann

Mac’s photo by Ginny Salus