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January 2012
About the January Meeting
Steve Beckendorf will talk about his trips to an isolated mountain range in Colombia to find two Odontoglossum species, Odm. nevadense and Odm. naevium. They had not been seen in the wild for over 40 years.
Although there were many moments of uncertainty, both species have now been rediscovered and are being propagated.
Steve started growing orchids in the early 1980's and quickly became fascinated by Odontoglossums and their close relatives because of their beauty and variety. They had a glamorous past as the most sought after plants in the orchid frenzy that gripped Europe in the 19th century. In addition, excellent hybrids were available from growers and hybridizers on the West Coast. He soon realized that few of the species in this group were readily available and began collecting them for propagation and use in hybridizing.
His attempt to find unusual or lost species has led to many trips to the cloud forests of Mexico and South America
Steve currently grows about 50 Odontoglossum species and another 30-40 of their relatives, along with lots of Odont. hybrids and a smattering of other cool growing genera.
He is currently the President of the Odontoglossum Alliance, is passionately involved in orchid conservation, a member of the AOS Conservation Committee and a director of the Orchid Conservation Alliance (OCA).
As a geneticist and developmental biologist, Steve has worked on the mechanisms that define tissues and organs in early embryos. He is Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Because of this background, Steve has been interested in several of the scientific aspects of orchids, including molecular taxonomy and deceptive pollination strategies.
Finally, Steve is a Probationary Judge in the Pacific Central Judging Region and has numerous AOS awards, including recent CCE's to Pleurothallis mirabilis and Dendrobium cuthbertsonii.
Display Table:
Sales Table:
Raffle:
The NWOS needs the loan of music stands for the NW Flower and Garden show. The show runs from February 8 - 12, 2012. The stands would be part of the NWOS music-themed show and would be needed from February 5th to 12th.
The music stands could be brought to our next meeting January 9th, or picked up at a later date to be arranged. Contact Joe Greinauer at admin@emeraldcityorchids.com.
Notice for the April 2012 Show and Sale at Sky Nursery
We are in the process of updating the show committee list as we get ready for the April 2012 Show and Sale at Sky Nursery on the 14th and 15th.
If you would like to be involved in the planning process, please send a note to Mike Foster at: fosterpierce@comcast.net.
There also will be a sign-up sheet at the January meeting.
Orchid and Orchid Digests for NWOS Members
Longtime NWOS members Frank and Judy Vincenzi have given the NWOS a number of back issues of orchid magazines. These have been bundled into groups of six and will be available to NWOS members at the January meeting - one bundle per membership. These are beautiful publications and the culture information is timeless.
Report from the December Meeting
There was a good turnout for our December Potluck Party.
Contestants for the Schoenfeld Award were:
Contestants for the Rebecca T. Northen Award were:
And the Winners ARE:
This epiphytic species is found in the Philippines on the island of Leyte in scrub and on volcanic rocks and trees near the sea at elevations to 1100 meters and is a medium sized, hot growing monopodial orchid.
This species is found in India, Thailand and Burma as a small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte. The Granthams acquired the plant from Ingrid Bridge, an excellent grower and former NWOS member.
Congratulations to both winners for the fine job of growing and blooming these orchids.
Report from the November Meeting
NWOS members were treated to an informative and interesting talk. Dr. Staal's style included many amusing anecdotes and surprising photo slides. Is that a close-up picture of some terrible disease or insect damage...no...pull back, it's just simple leaf senescence.
Topics included aphids, mites, fungus diseases, viruses and the effectiveness of various commercially available products. After the slide show he took questions from the audience.
Dr. Staal also had many nice plants for sale during the breaks.
And below is a review November's plant table:
February 8-12, 2012 - NW Flower & Garden Show
February 13, 2012 - Abigail Chang: Recent AOS Awards
March 12, 2012 - Annual Orchid Auction
March 19, 2012 - Annual Potting Clinic, lower classroom
April 9, 2012 - David Edgley: New trends in Plalaenopsis breeding and culture
April 14-15, 2012 - AOS Orchid Show and Sale at Sky Nursery
May 14, 2012 - Sam Tsui: Multi flowering Paphiopedalum
June 11, 2012 - Annual Potluck & Gary Baker Service Award
Reminder for Officers & Board Members
The schedule of meetings for the rest of this fiscal year is: 1/3/12, 3/6/12 and 5/8/12. Meet at 7 p.m. at Mike Cory's house unless notified that it's been moved elsewhere.
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