OUR NEXT MONTHLY MEETING November 7, 2016

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1 November Orchid View OUR NEXT MONTHLY MEETING November 7, 2016 MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS Great Room by the Bay, The Activities Center, 811 S. Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL 6:00 Door Opens 6:15 Culture class with Roy Krueger 7:00 Business Meeting Speaker: Mac Rivenbark Growing Dendrobiums Members Only Silent Auction Members Plant Table A Plant Raffle completes our Meeting! Guests are always welcome! Club address; PO Box 19895, Sarasota, FL NOTE..We are now back at Selby Gardens for our meetings. Please Note: Should you arrive to our Monthly SOS Meeting after 7:00 pm, when the Gate to the Selby Activities Center is locked, please call the cell phone of one of our members in the meeting, as listed on the gate. Someone will come down to let you in. Selby s Rules are such that the Gate must be locked once our meeting has started, at which time no one is available to continue to sit by the gate.

2 Welcome New Members: Margaret Claque Evelyn Gilbert Big Earth Landscape Supply, on Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota, will be selling Orchid Products for potting and spraying, including some items which Roy Krueger discusses during his monthly Learn to Grow Orchids sessions at 6:15 pm, prior to the Sarasota Orchid Monthly Meetings. You can call Adam at or fax a request for special items to be brought to the meeting a week before so he can have them ready. Or just go visit them on Bee Ridge just east of I-75 on the north side of the street

3 Announcements At the November meeting we will begin the sign up process for the 2017 SOS Mentor/Mentee Program We have asked our seasoned growers to get together with the newer members (members who joined in the last two years to: Be a resource for our newer members and meet and review growing techniques and facilities To meet at the newer member s home to see how they grow their orchids and offer suggestions Invite the new member over to the mentor s home to see how the seasoned grower grows their orchids Depending on how many seasoned growers volunteer, we ll ask them to take on two new members near where they live. We ll be passing out a sign-up sheet starting at the November Meeting to see how much interest there is for this program to start in January after the Show S.O.S. has been an important part of the "Wild Orchid Man" film series by acting as fiscal agent. Through the sale of DVDs and generous donations from orchid lovers, 4 films have been completed. Now, Stig Dalstrom (aka "The Wild Orchid Man") and Darryl Saffer (filmmaker and musician) are preparing for #5. Set in Bhutan, the working title is "The Wild Orchid Man in the Land of the Thunder Dragon." Bhutan is simply amazing, and it is there where Stig is creating an rescue and propagation center at the Royal Botanical Gardens. In April, a scouting expedition to Bhutan to plan the film was made by S.O.S. members Monroe Kokin, Diane Cirksena, and Darryl Saffer. They were joined by Mary Findley and John Hurt. At the November meeting, Stig and Darryl will show a 14 minute teaser film made after the April trip, and answer questions about what's next A new procedure for paying dues from Laurie Stoner, SOS Treasurer: All current single and family SOS members (who haven t already paid for 2017) will receive an with an attached invoice for their 2017 dues. Note: The is sent by our accounting system. The FROM will read: sarasotaorchid@gmail.com Members may remit by mailing a copy of their invoice with their check to Sarasota Orchid Society, PO Box 19895, Sarasota, FL Members may still pay by cash or check at a meeting or the show, but PLEASE bring a copy of the invoice with you so that membership doesn t have to write a manual receipt. Our goal is to make this process both efficient and error free!

4 Slightly cooler weather has finally made it to Florida and the Wild Orchid Man team is in town! First on the schedule is a screening of Darryl's new short film of the scouting trip to Bhutan. It will be at the Nov. 7th meeting of the Sarasota Orchid Society. Wild Orchid Man Stig Dalström and filmmaker Darryl Saffer will be there to answer questions. They both will be at the Sarasota Orchid Show January 7th & 8th. On Jan. 4th they will be at Sarasota Master Gardeners. Darryl and Diane spent a couple of weeks in September photographing in the greater Yellowstone area. Darryl has edited a short film of some of the highlights from that trip: Darryl Saffer Studio Ray Productions earthcare@aol.com datearthcare@gmail.com Producer, The Education Channel The award-winning Florida Field Journal

5 Committees for our annual show As most of you know, our annual Orchid Show is approaching the very first weekend of 2017! The dates are Saturday, Jan 7, and Sunday Jan. 8 from 9 to 5 PM, with set-up on Friday, Jan 6 from 8-6. We cannot have a successful Show without your participation! We expect each & every one of our members to do their part by working on at least one of the committees. The committees are as follows: Show Set-up Chairman: Norm Hillstrom am Friday, Jan 7 Norm is in need of another man to help get supplies from the Society shed and help set up the show. Assist putting tables up in Auditorium, lay plastic on the floor, setting up pipe & drape, and putting on table skirts. Judges Dinner-Chairman Needed- arrange food & (clean up afterwards) for Judges Dinner@5:00 PM prior to AOS judging on Friday eve. Clerks for Judging Chairman Alan Marlor Teams assist judges in finding numbers on orchids, hang ribbons, etc. Friday 6PM. Please wear name tag. Hospitality- Chairman: Patti Quinnelly For our volunteers and vendors arrange donated food in the SRQ Auditorium stage behind the curtains. Keep area clean. 4 hour shifts Front Door- Chairman Roy Krueger person for each: Welcome people to the show, & collect $5 fee. 2 hour shifts Survey & Security Chairman Jane Hagerstrom Survey attendees how they heard about our show and monitor exit doors on Saturday & Sunday. 2 hour shifts

6 Plant Hotel Chairman Carolyn & Al Langdon Holding area for guests orchids they have purchased- use matching ticket numbers for plants & owners. 4 hour shifts Information and Membership Table Chairman: Marta Hudson Welcome & Inform guests of the value of membership in the Sarasota Orchid Society, sell Culture Books - $1.00, Motes Books $ hour shift. Sell Raffle Tickets-Chairman Needed Sell raffle tickets for blooming orchids and orchid related items which are raffled off every hour of the show. Announce winners over loud speaker. 4 hour shifts Show Tear-down Chairman Norm Hillstrom/Assistant needed Sunday, Jan 5PM. Assist to dismantle SOS display, put away tables & supplies, help sweep floors, general hall clean-up. Generally takes approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours. Society Exhibit Setup Jack Knuese :00 pm Friday January1, 2016 Assist in setup of orchid plants & ferns as directed, put on socks on orchid & fern pots, place name tags in plants as directed. Please call if you would like to learn and help. Also help Tear down display at end of show Sunday afternoon@ 5PM. Remember, If you the Show, you will get in the Show free of charge. Otherwise members are expected to pay at the door. Volunteer Sign up Book is at each meeting.

7 Mac Rivenback Mac and his Filipina wife started an orchid business over 15 years ago after many fascinating trips to the Philippines. With extensive study Mac is becoming an expert in Philippine species and other Asian species and currently grows and blooms over 300 different types. Mac has served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the past president of the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society and enjoys giving lectures and educating others about orchids. Come see and hear this exciting and interesting lecture. Mac s presentation will consists of a short introduction, followed by a digital slide show. The topic will 'Growing Dendrobium '. At the end of the program culture tips and Q and A will also be included in this mini class. We are looking forward to seeing and speaking for you soon, Sincerely, Mac and Helen

8 October 2015 SOS Meeting Minutes - Final Dennis Pavlock called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Marta Hudson introduced new members and guests. Old Business: Questions on the Treasurer s Report During 2016 a priority is to get as many position helpers that turn into replacements. o The next set of positions are. Meeting Plant Raffle President 4 plants on the Silent Auction Table o Remember each month, you can bring in a couple of plants, just me ahead of time with the Plant s Name Any follow up to items from previous month s new business? New Business: Announcements: o Next month we will most likely be moving the meeting back to the new Michael s on the Bay at Selby Gardens room, the old Selby Activities Room o Please remember to watch the cover letter of the Monthly Meeting notice and the first page of the November Newsletter Jo Davis will be passing around the Volunteer Sign Up book for the 2017 Show. Please, Pretty please with sugar on top. SIGN UP for one of the Committees o Denny to read the committees and explain what they are responsible for Each year, each SOS member is responsible to selling or buying 10 Plant Raffle tickets for the annual show in January. Patti Quinnelly is the coordinator for that project. Tonight, she has many of the ticket packages prepared for you. Please see her before you leave so we don t have to spend extra money mailing the materials to you I wanted to let everyone know we will begin the SOS mentor program for our newer members o We have asked our seasoned growers to get together with the newer members to To meet at the newer member home to see how they grow their orchids and offer suggestions Invite the new member over to their home to see how the seasoned grower grows their orchids Depending on how many seasoned growers volunteer, we ll ask them to take on two new members near where they live. o I m passing out a sign-up sheet Next Month at the November Meeting to see how much interest there is for this program to start in January after the Show Please vote for the best species, hybrid, and novice plants on the display table. o Please purchase raffle tickets. Plants provided by our speaker this month, Roy Tokunaga Roy has brought some wonderful plants to sell to our members. 20 minute break After break:introduce Roy Krueger to introduce Roy Tokunaga of H&R Nurseries in Hawaii Roy chose a Speaker s Choice Award Roy Krueger and Jim Robert will go through the display table Mecky Kreissle ran raffle Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

9 Monthly Plant Awards Speakers Choice & Best Hybrid-Patti Quinnelly- Brassocattleya Binosa Best Species-Bill Rich- Stanhopea oculata

10 Best Novice-Lilli Overkamp- Rlc. Regal Red 'Paradise' x Rlc. Sally Taylor

11 Orchids we should all grow by Roy Krueger CYCNODES WINE DELGHT Unlike most orchids those in the Catasetinae group produce separate male and female flowers. The male has a strong triggering mechanism that ejects pollonia packets when n contact with a pollinator. The pollen is then carried to a female flower where pollination is completed. This group of orchids include Catasetum, Clowesia, Cycnoches, Mormodes and their hybrids and crosses. Most of them originate in Central and South America. They are distinguished by plump ovoid pseudobulbs topped with a pleated leaf or leaves. The male flower is usually more colorful and larger to attract pollinators. The female flower is typically hooded and usually greenish or yellow. Male flowers usually form in lower light conditions. They are more common in nursery grown plants. The genus Cycnodes is a hybrid cross of Marmodes and Cycnoches. The plant shown above is a male flower of Cycnodes Wine Delight. It is a primary hybrid of Cycnoches lehmannii crossed with Marmodes sinuata. Wine Delight is one of the typical hermaphroditic plants, growing both male and female flowers on the same plant depending on the available light level. It is primary hybrid cross of Cyc. lehmannii and Morm. sinuata. It was registered in 1980 and has many different color forms. Most are wine colored, from burgundies to blush reds. This form is quite unusual in that it is one of the few yellow forms of the cross. These plants should be gown warm (65-85) night temperatures in summer in bright but not direct light. Lower levels of light will produce male flowers while higher light will result in female flowers. They grow best in baskets in loose medium that is well drained. They require heavy watering and fertilizing when in active growth. Flower spikes emerge from the base or the sides of the plump pseudobulbs at the end of the growing season when the leaves have yellowed or dropped off. They are long lasting, perhaps three to four weeks. The spikes are pendulous and the pot often needs to be set on a higher platform to properly display the blooms. I often set a four inch pot on top of a six inch pot that has been turned upside down When the foliage drops, stop watering the plant. After flowering, many growers remove the pseudobulb from the medium and store where they will not get wet and rot. Re-pot as soon as new growth and roots emerge. Do not water again until new growth is about two inches tall. Do not get water in the core of the new growth to prevent rotting. I usually divide these plants when they reach 7-8 pseudobulbs. Small plants will produce one pseudobulb each year. Mature plants may produce two or more, sometimes even off of a back bulb.

12 Silent Auction Guidelines: We will limit the total number of plants to 4 or 5 per month By the 20th of the month, prior to the upcoming meeting, a member will a request to Denny Pavlock (dpavlock@gmail.com) with the number of plants they wish to bring. Include the name of the plant, the approximate number of pseudo bulbs, size of the pot, basket or mount or that it is a bare root. If you have a jpeg picture of the flower, please include with your request. o If you do not have pic, SOS will provide one, if plant is not blooming Plants must be clean with no scale, thrips, etc. If desired, specify the minimum price you will accept for each plant. If desired, specify an ebay type Buy-It-Now amount for each plant so that a member may instantly purchase the plant. o Note: The plant will then immediately be removed from the Silent Auction Table To confirm your inclusion in the Silent Auction, Denny will send you, the member, a Silent Auction Form. The seller will receive 75% and the SOS will receive 25% of the sale s price. o Member will receive the total amount of the sale and is responsible for returning 25% (cash or check) plus the Silent Auction Form to the SOS Treasurer at the conclusion of the meeting.