Newsletter. April 2009 Volume 58 Number 4

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1 San Francisco Orchid Newsletter April 2009 Volume 58 Number 4 Society The mission of the SFOS is to foster the culture and cultivation of orchids and to promote education of its members and the public about orchids. Our goals include: an exchange of information from exhibitions, publications, and the Internet, maintenance of a reference library, and participation in worldwide activities. A California Non Profit 501(c)3 Corporation April Speaker Dan Newman/Hanging Gardens on Restrepias - The Easy Pleurothallids SFOS Meeting: Tuesday,April 7 th, 2009 AOS Judging: 7:00 p.m. Skills Session: 7:05 p.m. Meeting: 7:30 p.m. San Francisco County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way, San Francisco. Plants submitted for American Orchid Society Judging must be entered between 6:30pm and 7:00pm. Skill Session Marni Turkel, Basics of Growing Terrestrial Orchids Plant Opportunity Table Dan Newman Hanging Gardens Restrepia is a genus of about 50 species distributed in the Andes Mountains of South America, with a few species extending northward through the mountains of Central America into southern Mexico. Unlike their flashier and more dramatic cousins, the Masdevallias and Draculas, many of which are notorious for their exacting cultural requirements, most Restrepias adapt to a broad range of growing conditions. Many species will thrive in average home environments or outdoors, bearing several flushes of charming and colorful flowers through the year. Despite these positive attributes, Restrepias are infrequently offered by commercial orchid growers, though they are fairly well represented in private collections in the San Francisco Bay Area and a few other pleurothallid pockets around the U.S. This presentation will seek to illustrate the range of variation within the genus and to discuss some of the questions about its taxonomy at the species level. It will also provide hints for growing and propagating these little treasures of nature, and identify some possible sources of plants. Dan Newman started growing orchids in His first successful subject was a Dendrobium hybrid bought as a tiny seedling at a lei stand in the Honolulu Airport. When that plant finally grew up and bloomed a few years later, he was hooked! By 1996 he had 350 orchids in a one-bedroom apartment. That year he moved his plants into a rented commercial greenhouse in San Francisco. He took over the large species collection of his friend and orchid mentor, Walter Teague, and his hobby evolved into his nursery, Hanging Gardens. Dan started growing orchids full-time in 2000, and moved to a larger greenhouse in Pacifica a few years later. He currently has 10,000 to 12,000 plants, mostly cool to intermediate growers (it s hard to maintain warm conditions in Pacifica!).This number includes a few hybrids, but the great majority are species. Dan joined the San Francisco Orchid Society in March He served as vice president in 1995, and president in 1996/97. He lives in San Francisco with his cat, Angela.

2 SFOS Officers/Contacts President vacant Acting Vice President Eric Hunt Secretary Kay Klumb Treasurer Dan Peter Past President Jean Lee Directors Maureen Clarke Ellen Edelson Eric Hunt Ricki Kohn Membership Judy Bley Newsletter Angelic Nguyen & Dave Robison AOS Representative Carol Zoltowski Orchid Digest Representative Jean Lee Plant Sales Masaki Asuka Sofia Valenzuela Property Managers Ellen Edelson Maureen Clarke Raffle Tickets Ellen Edelson Maureen Clarke Librarians Cindy Reid Chuck Chan & Moon Chan Show Chair Dennis Westler Webmaster George Su A California Non Profit 501(c)3 Corporation Refreshments Q Si SFOS members are encouraged to help out with refreshments, setup and cleanup at Monthly Meetings. If your last name falls within the letter range Q Si please bring snacks such as fresh fruit, ice cream, crackers & cheese for the next meeting. About three dozen cookies, one cake, one to two pounds of fruit or cheeses, or one box of crackers is an appropriate amount. Remember to pick up your raffle ticket as one of the rewards of sharing and good luck in the drawing! Thank You On behalf of the show committee, I would like to thank all who helped with the setup and teardown of the front entry exhibit. The assembly of the entry exhibit is a total volunteer effort and would not be possible without the support of both our society members and our corporate sponsors. I would especially like to thank Rebecca Masters Long, Yanson Leung, Nellie Chiang, and Walter Shinn for their help with both the entry exhibit as well as the SFOS exhibit. In addition, Eric Imperiale, Claire, Lupe and Mario of the Conservatory of Flowers were a tremendous help with the setup and teardown. Thanks also to Gary Gragg of Golden Gate Palms, Silvestri s Statuary, Tree Movers, Lyngso Garden Materials, Nurseryman s Exchange, McLellan Botanicals, and Baybreeze Greenhouses for providing plants and materials used in the exhibit. Thank you to Michael Galli and his staff of Metamorphosis Landscaping for their help in the assembly of the exhibit. Please support these businesses in your gardening and plant needs as they have been invaluable in providing plants, materials, and assistance at no cost to the SFOS. Tom Perlite Entry Show Chairman Future Speakers May 09: Ying-Tung Wang Ph.D. on Nobile Dendrobium June 09: Samantha Kha, the Orchid Zone, TBA July 09: Jeff Tyler on Bulbophyllums 2 SFOS NEWSLETTER APRIL 2009

3 AOS Awards Pacific Central - San Francisco 3/3/2009 Cym. Kelly s Winter Golden Sovereign HCC 76 (Cym.Winter Wonder x Cym. Lois Kelly) Exhibited by Ken Jacobsen Pterostylis curta Keun Hee, CCE 91, HCC 76 species, Exhibited by Anna S. Chai California Sierra Nevada - 3/4/2009 Bulbophyllum mandibulare Hatsumomo, HCC 77 species, Exhibited by Jeff Tyler Paphiopedilum Julius Sandwolf, FCC 92 (Paph. lowii x Paph. rothschildianum) Exhibited by Bill Sanders Paphiopedilum Saint Low Sandwolf Dallas, HCC 77 (Paph. Saint Swithin x Paph. lowii) Exhibited by Bill Sanders Sarcochilus parviflorus Jocelyn, CBR (prov) species, Exhibited by James Morris Pacific Orchid Exposition - 3/5/2009 Cymbidium Mini Sarah Pearl Falls, CCM 84 (Cym. Sarah Jean x Cym. Sleeping Beauty) Exhibited by Thu Ba Nguyen Cymbidium unregistered hybrid Saigon by Night, HCC 78 (prov) (Cym. Pepperpuss x Cym.Touchstone) Exhibited by Thu Ba Nguyen Den. chrysopterum Hanging Gardens, HCC 77 species, Exhibited by Hanging Gardens Dendrobium papilio Vistamont, AM 82 species, Exhibited by Cynthia Hill Den. sanderae var. major Vistamont, CCE 92,AM 82 Masdevallia Samantha Kha Transcendent,AM 82 (Masd. ignea x Masd. Chinese New Year) Exhibited by John Leathers Odontioda unreg. hybrid Vistamont, HCC 79 (prov) (Oda. Shelley x Oda.Wally Curry) Exhibited by Steven Beckendorf Paphiopedilum delenatii Golden Gate, AM 84 species, Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Paph. liemianum Magnificent Obsession, AM 82 species, Exhibited by Terry and Margaret Boomer Pleurothallis mirabilis Vistamont, CCE 92 species, Exhibited by Steven Beckendorf Pterostylis erecta Watagans, CCE 91 species, Exhibited by Anna Chai Slc. Seagull s Apricot Cupid, AM 81 (Soph. coccinea x Slc. California Apricot) Exhibited by Japheth Ko Slc. unregistered hybrid Sierra Orange, HCC 78 (prov) (Slc.Vallezac x Slc. Beaufort), Exhibited by Japheth Ko Vuylstekeara Charlotte Walker Golden Gate,AM 80 Mem. Mary Kavanaugh x Odm. Durham Pursuit), Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Wilsonara Hilda Plumtree Golden Gate, HCC 78 (Odcdm.Tiger Butter x Oda. Remembrance) Exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids San Joaquin Orchid Society Show - 3/13/2009 Odontocidium Cherry Fudge Carmela, HCC 76 (Odm. Summit x Onc. leucochilum) Exhibited by Patty Reese Central California Orchid Society Show - 3/14/2009 Dendrobium Little Green Apples Cap Gunn, HCC 76 (Den. Green Elf x Den. convolutum) Exhibited by Chuck and Pat Gunn CSA Awards Malihini, Feb 6, 2009: Paph. venustum var. album Shannon (Species) Bronze 76.91, exhibited by Tanya Lam Phrag. Suzanne Decker Jill (kovachii x Cape Sunset) Silver 85.43, exhibited by Jerry and Jill Rodder Cym. goeringii Michelle Bautista (Species) Bronze 77.13, exhibited by Michelle Bautista Cym. erythraeum Paradise (Species) Bronze 77.20, exhibited by Gloria Bygdnes Sonoma, Feb 7, 2009: Phrag. Noirmont Alexandria (longifolium x Mem. Dick Clements) Cultural 80, exhibited by Marilyn Barqueri POE, Mar 5, 2009: Paph. Macabre Lisle B. (sukhakulii x Voodoo Magic) Bronze 77.16, exhibited by Terry and Margaret Boomer Paph. Unregistered Hamilton (McLaren Park x Gege Hughes) Bronze 76.85, exhibited by Hamilton Orchids Paph. delenatii Golden Gate (Species) Silver 79.60, exhibited by Golden Gate Orchids Cym. Mini Sarah Pearl Falls (Sarah Jean x Sleeping Beauty) Cultural 87, exhibited by Thu Ba Nguyen Golden Gate show, Mar 13, 2009: Cym.Valley Chestnut Delight (Valley Furnace x Pure Jungle) Bronze 77.01, exhibited by Ceajay Palanda SFOS NEWSLETTER APRIL

4 BEST IN SHOW BEST PLANT IN SHOW Dendrobium sanderae var. major Exhibitor: Cynthia Hill BEST SPECIES IN SHOW Dendrobium sanderae var. major Exhibitor: Cynthia Hill BEST SPECIMEN PLANT IN SHOW Pleurothallis mirabilis Exhibitor: Steven Beckendorf BEST MINIATURE PLANT (under 8 ) IN SHOW Sophronitis coccinea BEST CATTLEYA ALLIANCE IN SHOW Cattleya intermedia var. coerulea Exhibitor: Gold Country Orchids BEST PAPHIOPEDILUM / PHRAGMIPEDIUM IN SHOW Paphiopedilum delenatii BEST PHALAENOPSIS IN SHOW Phalaenopsis Mini Mark Holu Exhibitor: Allison Lehman SHOW TROPHY WINNERS 2009 PACIFIC ORCHID EXPOSITION BEST ORCHID SHOWN FOR FOLIAGE IN SHOW Cyclopogon lindleyanus Silver Screen Exhibitor: Cal-Orchid BEST NON-GREENHOUSE-GROWN PLANT IN SHOW Pterostylus curta Exhibitor: Anna Chai BEST in SHOW by SKILL LEVELS BEST PLANT IN SHOW - NOVICE Masdevallia rosea Exhibitor: Russ Varnado BEST PLANT IN SHOW - ADVANCED Dendrobium sanderae var. major Exhibitor: Cynthia Hill BEST PLANT IN SHOW - COMMERCIAL Lycaste Shoalhaven BEST of SECTION by SKILL LEVELS CATTLEYA ALLIANCE BEST CATTLEYA - NOVICE Dialaeliacattleya Scarlet Flare Exhibitor: Susan Anderson BEST ONCIDIUM ALLIANCE IN SHOW Vuylstekeara Jerry Lawless BEST CYMBIDIUM IN SHOW Cymbidium [Fred Stewart x (Vogelsang x Last Tango)] Kristian Exhibitor: Rose Jaochio BEST PLEUROTHALLID ALLIANCE IN SHOW Masdevallia MacInnes Golden Heart Exhibitor: Walter Shinn BEST DENDROBIUM IN SHOW Dendrobium sanderae var. major Exhibitor: Cynthia Hill BEST PLANT OF OTHER GENUS IN SHOW Lycaste Shoalhaven BEST CATTLEYA - ADVANCED Cattleya Lucille Small Marshall Exhibitor: Solveig Erlingsson BEST CATTLEYA - COMMERCIAL Cattleya intermedia var. coerulea Exhibitor: Gold Country Orchids PAPHIOPEDILUM / PHRAGMIPEDIUM BEST PAPH/PHRAG - NOVICE Phragmipedium Pinocchio Exhibitor: Mary Ann Aleandri BEST PAPH/PHRAG - ADVANCED Paphiopedilum Ripple Exhibitor: Japheth Ko BEST PAPH/PHRAG - COMMERCIAL Paphiopedilum delenatii 4 SFOS NEWSLETTER APRIL 2009

5 PHALAENOPSIS / DORITIS BEST PHAL/DORITIS - NOVICE Phalaenopsis Mini Mark Holu Exhibitor: Allison Lehman BEST PHAL/DORITIS - ADVANCED None exhibited BEST PHAL/DORITIS - COMMERCIAL Phalaenopsis (Sogo Tris x Parent) Exhibitor: Valley Orchids ONCIDIUM ALLIANCE BEST ONCIDIUM - NOVICE Oncidium Mariposa Exhibitor: Mary Ann Aleandri BEST ONCIDIUM - ADVANCED Cyrtochilum villenaorum Exhibitor: Marni Turkel BEST ONCIDIUM - COMMERCIAL Vuylstekeara Jerry Lawless CYMBIDIUM BEST CYMBIDIUM - NOVICE Cymbidium Fatal Beauty Exhibitor: Akiko Ogawa BEST CYMBIDIUM - ADVANCED Cym. [Fred Stewart x (Vogelsang x Last Tango)] Kristian Exhibitor: Rose Jaochio BEST CYMBIDIUM - COMMERCIAL Cymbidium Alan Porter Exhibitor: Paul and Phyllis Chim PLEUROTHALLID ALLIANCE BEST PLEUROTHALLID - NOVICE Masdevallia rosea Exhibitor: Russ Varnado BEST PLEUROTHALLID - ADVANCED Masdevallia MacInnes Golden Heart Exhibitor: Walter Shinn BEST PLEUROTHALLID - COMMERCIAL Masdevallia ignea DENDROBIUM BEST DENDROBIUM - NOVICE Dendrobium Bardo Rose Beronna Exhibitor: Bill Lenarz BEST DENDROBIUM - ADVANCED Dendrobium sanderae var. major Exhibitor: Cynthia Hill BEST DENDROBIUM - COMMERCIAL Dendrobium specio-kingianum OTHER GENERA BEST PLANT OF OTHER GENERA - NOVICE Ascocentrum garayi Exhibitor: Bob Christensen BEST PLANT OF OTHER GENERA - ADVANCED Gastrorchis tuberculosa Exhibitor: Cynthia Hill BEST PLANT OF OTHER GENERA - COMMERCIAL Lycaste Shoalhaven CULTURAL AWARDS (5) 1.Pterostylis curta - Exhibited by Anna Chai 2.Pterostylis erecta - Exhibited by Anna Chai 3.Cymbidium Mini Sarah - Exhibited by Thu Ba Nguyen 4.Pleurothallis mirabilis - Exhibited by Steven Beckendorf 5.Dendrobium sanderae var. major - Exhib. by Cynthia Hill EXHIBIT WINNERS AOS BRONZE TROPHY Four Orchid Friends ORCHID DIGEST TROPHY Four Orchid Friends BEST EXHIBIT ILLUSTRATING THE SHOW THEME Marin Orchid Society BEST EXHIBIT BY A VISITING ORCHID SOCIETY 1st Place: Diablo View Orchid Society 2ndPlace: Marin Orchid Society BEST TABLETOP EXHIBIT BY ONE OR MORE NON-COMMERCIAL EXHIBITORS: Four Orchid Friends BEST COMMERCIAL FREE-STANDING EXHIBIT Andy s Orchids BEST COMMERCIAL TABLE TOP EXHIBIT Hanging Gardens WELCOME NEW MEMBERS SFOS welcomes the following new members who have joined in the last month: John-Daniel Frank, Toni Gallagher, Constance Gilmore, Andria Hardy, Susan & David Huff, Wendy Lu, Julie Madsen, Amanda Munemitsu, Molly Ree, John Shea, Xavier & Anessa Soucy, Carl Tehill, Keith Watts SFOS NEWSLETTER APRIL

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8 SFOS Newsletter P.O. Box San Francisco, CA First Class SFOS Bulletin Board The Bulletin Board is a free service for SFOS members orchidrelated items. Send items by the 15th of the month to: 1361 Plum St, San Jose, CA 95110, or services@orchidesign.com. Include your name, phone number, and how long you want the item to run.we will also run items of interest from other orchid societies. All submissions will be reviewed and may be edited. Upcoming Events April 18-19: 62nd Annual Sacramento Orchid Society Show & Sale, Welcome to the Jungle Sat 10-5, Sun Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St, Sacramento, CA (near CSU Sacto) $5.00 Info: , or or (see flyer) April 18: Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Show & Sale San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA More information or wwww.goldcoastcymbidiumgrowers.com (see flyer) Apr 25: SCVOS Member Greenhouse Tour. Contact: Doug Pulley (408) dpulley1@comcast.net (see flyer) May 5, 2009, 7:30pm SFOS General Meeting Ying-Tung Wang Ph.D. on Nobile Dendrobium May 8, 9, 10: The Orchid Society of California Mother s Day Weekend Show and Sale at Lake Merritt Garden Center is expanding to include CSA judging. Information: May 9: OrchidMania Mother s Day Open Greenhouse Sale, 11-3pm, 717 Paris (x Italy), for more info May 17, 9-5 pm Carmel Orchid Society Annual MayFaire Show & Sale at Hidden Valley Music Seminars, 88 W. Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Valley Village. Info: or contact Carolyn Salmon, or cargie@yahoo.com California Orchids Spring Sale Saturday, April 18 th, 9am - 4pm We ll have a great selection of orchids: Species and Hybrids,Seedling to Specimen sizes Books, Bark, Supplies, Sound advice 515 Aspen Rd., Bolinas, Ca (415) for directions Mary Nisbet/California Orchids 8 SFOS NEWSLETTER APRIL 2009

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12 Orchid Greenhouse Tour Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Saturday April 25, :00 a.m-2:00 p.m. Public Invited! Six Greenhouses Open for your Enjoyment and Learning Please visit them in any order at your convenience, 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Come see and enjoy hundreds of orchids in bloom in our member greenhouses. Learn local growing methods. See how the experts do it. Doug Pulley, 245 Vista Del Monte, Los Gatos, Doug grows and breeds many indoor and outdoor orchids. Closing Greenhouse next year Orchids for sale including Cattleyas, Cymbidiums, Lady Slippers, Stanhopeas, Ghost Orchids, and many awarded species. Bud Segraves, 115 LuRay Drive (off Blossom Hill Road) Los Gatos, Bud grows all kinds of orchids, has used his engineering expertise in greenhouse features. Orchids for sale Phalaenopsis, Cattleyas, Cymbidiums and many others. Eanghak Quach, 459 Savstrom Way, San Jose 95111, Eanghak specializes in unusual cymbidiums and outdoor orchids. Cymbidiums, Cattleyas and other outdoor Orchids for sale. Special prices! Open until 5:00. Angelic Nguyen, 1361 Plum Street (near Almaden & Alma) San Jose 95110, Angelic loves big Cattleyas, Vandas and Australian Dendrobiums. For sale Cattleyas, Vandas, Cymbidiums, Dendrobiums, Laelias cool to warm Species & Hybrids. Open until 5:00. Tanya Lam, 2096 Mandelay Place (off Yerba Buena) San Jose 95138, Tanya has a collection of many long-lasting and frequent blooming orchids. Orchids and lots of orchid-growing supplies for sale. Open until 5:00pm. Al & Doris Testa, 3257 Fowler Avenue, Santa Clara 95051, The Testas have grown orchids for over 30 years and will have some for sale for the tour.

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