SOS Nov `14 - Sarasota Orchid Society

SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
ORCHID VIEW
NOVEMBER
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Orchid
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MONTHLY MEETING
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NOVEMBER 3, 2014
Great Room By The Bay ♦ The Activities Center
MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS
811 S. Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL
6:00 pm Doors open
6:15 pm Orchid Culture Class with Roy Krueger
7:o0 pm Business Meeting
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Light Refreshments
GUILLERMO SALAZER
“AFRICAN ORCHIDS FOR FLORIDA”
8:30 pm Discussion & Ribbon Awards
Members’ Plant Table
A Plant Raffle completes our meeting!
Guests are always welcome!
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HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE "
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Refreshments for our meetings are provided by our
members, not the society. Every member is asked to
provide food or drink at least once per year. A notice of
when it is a member’s turn to do so, is in each newsletter. If
you cannot attend that meeting, we ask you to contact
Denny Pavlock, at least two weeks prior to the meeting, so
he can reassign you to a different month. Please let us know
if you are a seasonal resident.
We are asking those members listed below to please
take their turn to help with refreshments for this month’s
meeting. It involves bringing in light refreshments and/or
beverages, assist with setting up the buffet table and share
in the clean-up process after the meeting. Doors open at
6:00 pm and all set-up, with food and beverages, ready for
our members by 6:45 pm, before the meeting starts at 7:00
pm. Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Laurie Stoner"
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Light Refreshment
Carolann Streinz"
Light Refreshment
Beverly Taylor" "
2 - gallon Ice Tea
Ryan Tittle & John Rich
3 one liter soft drinks
Antonio Toscano de Brito
Light Refreshment
Patty Turffs"
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Light Refreshment
Barbara Tye"
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Light Refreshment
Jeanette Van Pelt"
Light Refreshment
Ruth & Jim Walsh"
Light Refreshment
Connie Waymer""
Light Refreshment
Eva Webb"
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Kay Weber"
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Jill Weidman"
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Light Refreshment
NOVEMBER
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ORCHID VIEW
TABLE OF CONTENTS
November 3rd Hospitality
Committee........................................ 2
Speaker: Guillermo Salazar
“African Orchids for Florida”...........3
Holiday Potluck Supper...........4
October Members’ Plant Table
Winners ............................................5
S.O.S. October Meeting
Minutes and Information...............6
Orchids We Should All Grow,
C. Marjorie Hausermann................7
Members’ Schedule for 58th
Annual SOS Orchid Show & Sale
January 2015....................... 8, 9 & 10
Local Orchid Events...... 11 & 12
About Us..................................13
November 2014
Calendar.........................................14
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Light Refreshments: Cheese & Crackers, Cookies,
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If you are unable to attend this meeting, please call or
email Dennis Pavlock, as soon as possible, or switch with
another member. Thanks so much! Judy Robertson
Email: [email protected] Ph: 941.966.8753
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SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
ORCHID VIEW
NOVEMBER 2014
GUILLERMO SALAZAR
“AFRICAN ORCHIDS FOR FLORIDA”
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Guillermo Salazar will share with us his presentation on “African Orchids for Florida,”
an overview of the most beautiful, unique and warm loving miniatures suitable to be grown
right here on our southwest coast of Florida.
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As a child of a nursery owner father and an interior and floral designer mother,
Guillermo grew up and was able to develop his natural creative and professional talents even
before attending college. Later he followed his dream of becoming a professional landscape
designer; receiving his degree in Landscape Design & Management and later he receiving a
Master’s in Science in Environmental Horticulture from the University of Florida.
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As a 9-year-old living in El Salvador, Guillermo found orchids were the most attractive
plants in this tropical environment and he started collecting them. He became the youngest
member of the Asociacion de Orquideologia de El Salvador, the capital’s largest orchid
society. During his college years back in Florida, he learned the importance of protecting
natural resources especially orchids here in Florida. He is an AOS student judge, a board
member of several orchid societies here in South Florida and a Florida Master Gardener.
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Guillermo has worked for several years as a professional Landscape Designer in
private, municipal, and governmental capacities in the South Florida area. He currently
works as adjunct faculty professor for the Landscape Technology Department for Miami
Dade College. His work entails teaching people how to use Florida friendly principles, as
well as appropriate plants and orchids to design successful and environmentally conscious
gardens. He has published several articles on home gardening, design, and orchid articles for
South Florida design magazines. His credentials include: ISA certified Arborist, Certified
Landscape Inspector and Certified Horticulturist. His specialty in orchids is Angraecoids,
Bulbophyllums, rare and miniature tropical species. In his spare time, Guillermo, a
professional breeder of Persian and Himalayan cats, also enjoys gardening, traveling, and
works as a landscape designer and consultant.
Note: As our Speaker this month, Guillermo Salazar, will be bringing with him, Orchids for
sale to our members and guests.
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ORCHID VIEW
NOVEMBER
2014
SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
HOLIDAY POTLUCK SUPPER
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SARASOTA GARDEN CLUB
1131 Boulevard of the Arts
Monday evening, December 1st, 2014, 6:00 pm.
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This event is free for our Members and one Guest each.
Your Society will supply Baked Ham & Roast Beef
Members whose last name begins with
A through E... bring Desserts
G through S....bring a Casserole or a Salad
T through Z.... bring Soda or Iced Tea
As a courtesy, please mark your Serving Dish
if it is sugar-free, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.
Should you wish, please feel invited to bring
your favorite bottle of wine and wine glasses.
Please sign up for this event during our November 3rd meeting at the
Membership Table or call or email Jo Davis at 941.228.5501 or [email protected].
We will have a Show & Tell Plant Table as well as a Raffle!
So please bring in one of your blooming Orchids for all to see and be judged.
Since it is dark and without much outdoor lighting in the area of Sarasota Garden Club,
it is suggested that you may wish to bring a flashlight that evening.
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SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
NOVEMBER 2014
ORCHID VIEW
2014
OCTOBER
MEMBERS’
PLANT
TABLE
BEST HYBRID
Prra. Bangkok Sunset
Grown by John Rich
WINNERS
BEST SPECIES
Bulb. enchinolabium
Grown by Dennis Pavlock
Men,
YOU
are
Awesome!
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
SPEAKER’S CHOICE
Rly. Sugita Spots
Grown by Jim Roberts
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NOVICE
Paph. lowii ‘Compact’
Grown by Joe Shumway
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SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
ORCHID VIEW
NOVEMBER
2014
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS
Joining Sarasota Orchid Society in October
Darlene Kornacker
⋇ Bobbie Koenig ⋇ Cathi & Dave Fox
We welcome each of you and look forward to your active participation on our monthly meetings and
activities. Being involved enhances the enjoyment you will receive from your SOS Membership.
October 2014 SOS Meeting Minutes.
Laurie Stoner called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Jo Davis introduced new members and guests.
Old Business:
Is everyone getting the newsletter via email? Do you see the treasurer’s report? Any
questions? No questions or problems.
Did everyone see the information in the newsletter about the committees and
volunteer jobs for our upcoming show? Who doesn’t know what committee they’re
on? Jo and I will schedule a meeting with the committee chairs and then everyone
will be contacted. No questions.
New Business:
Please sign up for the December potluck by the Nov. 3rd meeting so we’ll have a
count for how much meat to buy and how many tables to set up.
We will have a table at Your Farm & Garden on October 18th to hand out orchid
information and sign up new members. If you would like to help out see Jo.
We will also have a table at Mable’s Vines & Finds Boutique, the annual plant sale
for the Sarasota Garden Club, on Saturday, Nov. 1st from 9-4 pm. I could use
two helpers, so please see me at the break if you can help me.
We will have a 15 minute break. Afterwards, Fred Clarke will speak to us on
Australian Dendrobiums, but first take a look at the wonderful plants he has for sale.
Announcements:
All members and guests please visit the display table and vote for your favorite
species, hybrid, and novice plants. We also have a nice raffle table tonight. Don’t
forget to buy your tickets!
15 Minute Break
After the talk:
Jim and Roy went through the Display table.
Mecky, Carolyn, and Al ran the raffle.
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 pm.
An Important Request to our SOS Members
Selby has asked us NOT to leave the gate open and unattended at the entrance to the
Activity Center on our Meeting night. Therefore, if you arrive after 7:00 pm, when our
meeting has started, please call Norm Hillstrom at 941.726.0615 or Jo Davis at 941.228.5501 and
a member will come down to open the gate for you. A sign hanging near the gate will also have the
phone numbers listed. Please add these above two numbers to your cell phone.
Your cooperation is very much appreciated!
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ORCHIDS WE SHOULD ALL GROW
C. MARJORIE HAUSERMANN
By Roy Krueger
Is there an orchid lover among us who can resist the allure of a crystalline
white Cattleya? I am certainly not the exception as I have never met the
big white Cattleya that I didn't want to add to my collection. Was there
any question why Marjorie Hausermann, shown here, had to be added
my collection several years ago?
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Buried in her background are seven stellar members of the Cattleya family, six species and one naturally
occurring hybrid, blended in various combinations over six generations. They are; loddigesii, mossiae, warneri,
t labiata, and the naturally occurring hybrid X dolosa which is a cross of loddigesii X walkeriana.
gaskilliana,
All are intermediate to warm growers and all like dappled to bright light. This combination leads to a plant
that is easy to grow and which flowers several times a year. I grow this specimen in the pool cage in a pot with
a coarse bark mix. It gets treated like most uni foliate cattleyas, heavy water and fertilizer while in active
growth with a hard dry out between watering.
George Hausermann of Hausermann Nurseries, Elmhurst, Illinois registered this cross in 1964. Is is a cross of
C. Henrietta Japet X C. Ethel Leder.
One of the things that I find most interesting about this cross is that all of the species in its background are
primarily pink or pink forms. While most have Alba forms, it is unusual that the combination of them would
lead to a form that is always white. Marjorie Hausermann is either solid white or white with a yellow center in
its lip.
Flowers are about 5” in natural spread with a full well formed petal that is slightly ruffled and a full ovate lateral
sepal. The dorsal sepal is erect and the lip is ruffled. Up to six flowers can emerge from an inflorescence. Bloom
cycles typically are in late summer and mid winter.
The plant is not normally affected by disease. I treat it with systemic fungicide monthly from April through
October and topically for pests if they appear. Most common irritants are thrips in the dry days of spring and
botrytis during the winter bloom cycle.
I control thrips with Orthene or Conserve applied in approximately ten day cycles for three applications in
early spring.
Botrytis is easier prevented than cured. It is a leaf spotting fungus that appears as tiny black spots on the
petals and sepals. Once present, the flower is disfigured, though no lasting damage is done to the plant.
Prevent it with good air movement to prevent moisture from remaining on the flower and spray preventatively
with a solution of 1 tbs/ gallon of bicarbonate of soda (common baking soda) or with a spray of a disinfectant
like Physan before the buds open.
The mature plant is of modest size, with narrow pseudobulbs approximately 6” long and one or two 5” leaves
arising from the top of each pseudobulb. When mature, it will send up three or more pseudobulbs twice a year.
Growth will mature, sheaths will form and with little or no rest, the buds will fill and flowers appear.
Do not over pot the plant. The roots must dry between watering. A mature plant of 20 or more pseudobulbs
will fit nicely in a 6” pot.
Plants are still available today, but may require a little searching since the cross is 50 years old. Look for one.
It is well worth the effort and will reward you with a profusion of award worthy blooms.
- Roy Krueger
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ORCHID VIEW
NOVEMBER 2014
58th ANNUAL SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW & SALE
Saturday, January 3rd, 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, January 4th, 10 am - 5 pm
SHOW CO-CHAIRS Laurie Stoner, [email protected], Denny Pavlock, [email protected]
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PUBLICITY
Jane Hagerstrom, [email protected] 941.359.9980
Thursday, January 1st, New Year’s Day, 1 - 4 pm
SET-UP Chair: Norm Hillstrom, [email protected], 941.926.0166
Norm, Jo, Laurie, Denny, Karen Bird-Lister, Al Langdon __________, ___________, ____________.
Friday, January 2nd, 8:30 - 5 pm
HOSPITALITY - Servers
Friday
8:00 am - 12:00
Friday
12 noon - 4:30 pm
Saturday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday 12 noon - 4:30 pm
Sunday 8:30 am - 12 noon
Sunday 12 noon - 5:00 pm
Help!
Chair: Patti Quinnelly, [email protected] 678.361.4440
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Paulette Parent, ________________________, ______________________
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WE NEED HELP TO PROVIDE LUNCH TO ALL INVOLVED WITH OUR ORCHID SHOW!
All SOS members should bring in food to be served either Saturday or Sunday of the show. Our society provides
lunch, not only for our members working the show, but also for the other 6 participating orchid societies
members, and the 15 vendors and their staff of approximately 30 more.
Suggestions include: your favorite crock pot or casserole dish, soup, chili, mac and cheese, salads, side dishes,
sandwiches, fruit, any kind of desserts, etc. Please label so that people will know if it is vegetarian, sugar free,
gluten free, etc. If you have a hot plate or tray to keep your dish warm....great. Please mark dishes and serving
utensils with your name. (An address label works great.)
We will have a very small refrigerator so we cannot plan to store left overs overnight. Also, we do not have
facilities to rinse or clean dishes or crock pots when empty. Please plan to pick up your platters, empty crock pots
etc. no later than 4 pm on the day you bring them. We do not have a designated area to store them, and there are
insects as well as rodents in the building. As you can see, hospitality is an essential and important part of the show.
Please volunteer to help!
SOS ORCHID DISPLAY Chair: Jo Davis, [email protected], 941.228.5501
Friday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Jack & Karen Knuese, Karen Bologna, Karen Bird-Lister, Leone Levy, John Rich
JUDGES’ DINNER Chair: Connie Waymer,"941.924.7847
Friday " 5 pm-6 pm" Servers:____________, _____________, ____________.
JUDGING CLERKS Chair: Alan Marlor, [email protected]
Friday
6 - 9 pm:
1.John Rich 2.Madi Ruhl 3. George Ruhl 4. Karen Bird-Lister 5. Jane Shapiro
6. Manuel Chepote 7. Leone Levy 8. Patti Quinnelly 9. Roy Krueger 10. Jo Davis 11. _______________
12.____________________ 13. _____________________ 14.________________________ 15______________________
Saturday and Sunday, January 3rd & 4th, 2015
RAFFLE SALES Chair:
Saturday 9 am - 1 pm
Saturday 1 - 5 pm "
Sunday
10 am - 1 pm
Sunday
1 - 4 pm "
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Steve Haber, 941.321.5847, [email protected]
Yoly Dwyer"
Jane Shapiro, John Rich
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John Rich, Ryan Tittle
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SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
NOVEMBER 2014
ORCHID VIEW
58th ANNUAL SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW & SALE
Saturday, January 3rd, 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, January 4th, 10 am - 5 pm
ADMISSIONS - FRONT DOOR Chair: Roy Krueger, [email protected], 941.776.5079
Saturday 9 am - 11am
Ria Escobar
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Saturday 11 am - 1 pm
Elizabeth Lucchesi, Charlotte Dart
Saturday 1 pm - 3 pm
Kay Weber, Bob & Marta Hudson
Saturday 3 pm - 5 pm
Halina Farsun,
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Sunday
10 am - 12 noon Kay Weber, Ellen & Tony Nacinovich
Sunday
12 noon - 2 pm
Denise Crossley,
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Sunday
2 pm - 5 pm
Halina Farsun,
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SURVEYS
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Chair: Jane Hagerstrom, [email protected], 941.359.9980
8:45 am - 11 am Jinny Wiseman, Gail Mrkvicka
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Lilli Overkamp, Manuel Chepote, Linda Chen
1 pm - 3 pm
Peggy Sporer, Ruth & Jim Walsh
3 pm - 5 pm"
Kay Weber, ____________________
9:45 am - 12 noon Judy Sherpa, Ria Escobar
12 noon - 2 pm" _______________, ____________
2 pm - 4:30 pm" Judy Sherpa, ___________________
INFORMATION, SOS MEMBERSHIP & SALES Chair: Lory Boyce, [email protected], 941.812.2447
Saturday 9 am - 1 pm
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Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm
Madi & George Ruhl
Sunday
10 am - 2 pm
Brigette Ortiz, Juanita Ortiz
Sunday
2 pm - 5 pm
Karen Bologna, Judy Sherpa
ORCHID HOTEL Chairs:
Saturday 9 am - 1 pm
Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm
Sunday 10 am - 2 pm
Sunday 2 pm - 5 pm
Al & Carolyn Langdon, [email protected], 941.773.9188 or 941.773.9189
Manuel Chepote, Carolyn Langdon
Karen Bologna, __________________________,
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Al & Carolyn Langdon
HOW SIGNS Friday Evening / Early Saturday Morning / Sunday at 4 pm
Laurie Stoner, Jo Davis
SHOW TEAR DOWN Chair: Norm Hillstrom, [email protected], 941.926.0166
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Jo Davis, Denny Pavlock, Laurie Stoner, Al & Carolyn Langdon, ____________,
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Should you wish to volunteer for any of the empty time-slots above, please contact the
Chairperson for the Committee on which you would like to work - during the November and/or
December Meeting or call/email the chairperson directly. As you can see from the listing here, we are in
need of additional help and would greatly appreciate your assistance.
Please be courteous to our guests and park in the Rear Parking Lot of the Municipal Auditorium. This
will allow our paying visitors to park in the front of the building.
Volunteers have free admission to the Orchid Show. If Members do not volunteer their time during the
Show Weekend, they are expected to pay the $5.oo admission fee at the door.
Thank you for your active participation. All your hard work is greatly appreciated!
PLEASE NOTE: There will NOT be a monthly SOS Meeting on MONDAY, JANUARY 5th.
We will all be exhausted and winding down from participating in our 58th Annual Sarasota Orchid Show!
Together, let’s make it an awesome Show!
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ORCHID VIEW
NOVEMBER 2014
Selby Gardens Explores the
Colors of the World
SARASOTA, FL, October 17, 2014
Inspired by the vibrant colors of fall, Selby Gardens
will transform the Tropical Conservatory with a new
horticulture exhibit Colors of the Tropics: Explore
Nature’s Palette. The display starts Oct. 17 and will
First Friday Walk to Kick Off Holiday
Season and Benefit Selby Gardens
feature bold tropical colors presented in a rainbow
starting with a color wheel of six revolving hues –
purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.
“The conservatory is always filled with rare
plants from Selby’s world-acclaimed living collection,”
said Mike McLaughlin, director of horticulture at Selby
Gardens. “But twice a year we unify the conservatory
with a different tropical theme for a limited time.”
During Colors of the Tropics, tropical
landscape plants and rare species from around the
globe will be on display providing visitors a unique
sensory thrill. Guests will learn how plants rely on
color for survival, and how plants use pigments to
produce their vivid colors. Interactive programs, classes
and art forms will accompany the exhibit, extending its
reach beyond the conservatory and into various
locations throughout the Gardens.
Colors of the Tropics will be on display
Oct. 17 through Nov. 7. Entrance to the exhibit is
free with regular admission into Selby Gardens.
For more information about Colors of the
Tropics and Selby Gardens, visit www.selby.org or
call 941-366-5731.
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SARASOTA, Fla. – On Friday, November 7th,
Selby Gardens will be the beneficiary of the
Downtown Sarasota First Friday Walk,
produced by the Palm Avenue Merchants
Association and Sarasota Downtown Merchants
Association.
On that evening, beginning at 6:00pm,
businesses, shops and eateries, decorated to
welcome the holidays, will stay open late as live
music fills the streets. Attendees can shop, stroll
and celebrate as they stroll through the businesses
and along the downtown sidewalks enjoying
dancing, refreshments and special offers.
“First Friday is a great way to showcase all the best
that downtown Sarasota has to offer,” said Selby
Gardens’ Chief Development Officer Ann Logan.
“We are thrilled to be able to partner with these
two outstanding community groups and grateful
for their generosity in supporting the Selby
Gardens.”
Selby Gardens volunteers will help the event run
smoothly, and in return event sponsors will donate
up to 10 percent of sale proceeds from the day to
the Gardens. More than 40 merchants participate
in first Friday, offering snacks and refreshments,
in-store entertainment and special promotions to
visitors. First Friday is the perfect event to kickoff this holiday season.
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SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
ORCHID VIEW
NOVEMBER 2014
ENGLEWOOD AREA
ORCHID SOCIETY
HUGE SALE
ORCHIDS
& Other Plants
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 2014
9 AM TO 2 PM
Christ Lutheran Church
701 N. Indiana Avenue
Englewood, Florida
Members Plants
and
Commercial Orchid Vendor
FLORIDA ORCHID GROWING - MONTH BY MONTH
By MARTIN MOTES, PHD
NOVEMBER
In November, we can no longer afford to be dominated by the illusion, so easy here at the
northern edge of the tropics, that summer will never end. Although Indian Summer persists
for the whole winter in South Florida, November is the month to prepare our plants for those
short sharp blasts of cold which are inevitably coming as each successive cold front pushes the
overall temperature a little lower and a little lower. Each day is shorter too. The loss of
daylight savings time should awake us to the fact that there are less hours of sunlight to save
our plants from the chill of the night. Many genera are already anticipating this sea change
and have completed their growth for the season. Some like Catasetum, Cyncoches, Calanthe and
the nobile dendrobiums are even beginning to shed their foliage in preparation for the cool,
dry season. While the Himalayan Dendrobium species of the nobile and Ca$ista types,
calanthes, cymbidiums and a few others actually relish temperatures down to near freezing,
and most cattleyas and Oncidium alliance species and hybrids are not bothered by
temperatures in the mid-thirties, the majority of the genera which we grow, vandas, evergreen
dendrobiums, Phalaenopsis and others, benefit from being protected from the cold. Now,
while the first breaths of cool air remind us that more and stronger cold is in the offing, is the
time to start thinking about protecting our plants.
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SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
ORCHID VIEW
2014 Sarasota Orchid Society
Board of Directors
President Laurie Stoner 941.358.8537, [email protected]
Vice President Roy Krueger, 941 776-507,
[email protected]
Past President Monroe Kokin
941.586.7795, [email protected]
Recording Secretary Jo Davis
941.228.5501, [email protected]
Treasurer Dennis Pavlock
941.966.8753, [email protected]
Members-at-Large
Lory Boyce 941.812.2447, [email protected]
Jane Hagerstrom 941.359.9980, [email protected]
Norm Hillstrom 941.926.0166, [email protected]
Roy Krueger 941.776.5079, [email protected]
Carolyn Langdon 941.907.4161, [email protected]
Patti Quinnelly 678.361.4440, [email protected]
Judy Robertson 941.926.1819, [email protected]
Committee Leaders
58th Annual Orchid Show - Jan. 3rd & 4th, 2015
Co-Chairs: Laurie Stoner, Dennis Pavlock, Jo Davis
AOS Representative Laurie Stoner, [email protected]
Counsel Robert M. Johnson, Esq., [email protected]
Culture Study Leader Roy Krueger,
[email protected].
Members’ Display Table Jack Knuese, [email protected]
Susan Gerhardt, [email protected]
Hospitality Judy Robertson, [email protected]
Membership Co-Chairs Jo Davis, Patti Quinnelly
Newsletter Editor CarolynLangdon,
[email protected]
Orchid Research Stig Dalstrom, [email protected]
Photographer Monroe Kokin, [email protected]
Publicity Jane Hagerstrom, [email protected]
Raffle Hosts Mecky Kreissle, Al Langdon,
[email protected]
Storage Manager Norm Hillstrom, [email protected]
Webmaster Dennis Pavlock, [email protected]
www.sarasotaorchidsociety.org
NOVEMBER 2014
The Sarasota Orchid
Society, Inc. (SOS) meets on the
first Monday of each month at
Selby Gardens. The SOS, an affiliate
of the American Orchid Society, is
a non-profit association with the
aims of promoting the
development, improvement and
preservation of orchids through the
dissemination of information
concerning the culture,
hybridization or development of
orchids, and generally to extend the
knowledge of orchids.
Our membership dues at $20.
for individuals and $25. for families
are a great value. These dues help
us acquire quality speakers for our
monthly meetings and pay for
special events such as picnics and
repotting demonstrations. Our
fund raisers, Orchid Auction,
Orchid Show and Raffles raise
additional funds to educate the
general public about orchids and
their conservation, provide
scholarships to local students who
will study horticulture, and support
orchid research programs.
“Orchid View” our Orchid
Society newsletter, is published
monthly by the Sarasota Orchid
Society. It is included via e-mail at
no charge for members. Deadline
for articles, photos and information
for the newsletter is the 15th of the
previous month.
Contributors to “Orchid View”
give reprint rights to their work to
newsletters and other affiliates of
the American Orchid Society.
PO Box 19895, Sarasota, FL 34276-2895
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SARASOTA ORCHID SOCIETY
NOVEMBER 2014
ORCHID VIEW
NOVEMBER 2014
SUNDAY
MONDAY
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26 October 27
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
October 31st
Happy
Halloween !
1 SARASOTA
GARDEN CLUB Annual Plant Sale &
Mabel’s Vines & Finds
Boutique. See page 12
9 am - 4 pm
ENGLEWOOD
ORCHID SOCIETY
Orchid & Plant Sale
9 am-2 pm. See p.12
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
29
30
2
3 NOVEMBER
4
SOS MEETING
Speaker
Guillermo Salazar
“African Orchids
for Southwest
Florida”
See
page 3
5
6
7
8 NOVEMBER
AOS JUDGING
Orlando Area
Judging Maitland
Civic Center,
641 S. Maitland Ave,
Maitland, FL
352-735-2898
http://
venueonthelake.com
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 NOVEMBER
AOS JUDGING
Tampa NorthCentral Judging
Center 7 pm
813-989-9357
821 S. Dale Mabry
Hwy, Tampa, FL
20
21
22 NOVEMBER
AOS JUDGING
West Palm Beach
Judging Center, 2 pm
Flamingo Gardens
Davie, FL
305-245-1711
23
24
25
26
30
1 DECEMBER
Sarasota Orchid
Society’s 2014
2
3
Holiday
Potluck Supper
at Sarasota Garden
Club 6 pm. See P. 4
Page 14
PO Box 19895, Sarasota
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SPECIAL NOTE
There will be
NO MONTHLY
SOS MEETING
Monday Evening
JANUARY 5th,
2015
www.sarasotaorchidsociety.org"