Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society

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1 Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society Volume 64 Issue 11 N E W S L E T T E R November 2014 NOVEMBER SPEAKER:CRAIG MORRELL Winterizing your orchids in a land with no Winter preparing your plants for the drier season and making ready for show and bloom season in the next 6 months Craig Morell is the Horticulturist at Pinecrest Gardens. He s been renovating the gardens since 2004, a year after the Village of Pinecrest bought the property from Parrot Jungle. A lifelong plant collector with a yen for epiphytes, he has a B.S. degree in Horticulture from UF-Gainesville. He previously worked as horticulturist at the Boca Raton Resort, and at an orchid company in West Palm Beach prior to that. Craig is a career horticulturist, travels widely, and spends his free time orchid-gardening at home in South Miami, scuba diving, photographing nature and visiting even more gardens. He sometimes escapes from the Gardens and is occasionally seen in public masquerading as a normal person. MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! Mark your calendar: Craig Morrell Winterizing your collection Nov. 10 FLOS Holiday Party -- Dec. 14 (see invitation on pages 5&6) FLOS Annual Show & Sale -Jan. 23, 24 & 25 OFE International Orchid Supplies Repotting Feb 9 Inside this issue: FLOS MEMBERS CORNER OPPORTUNITIES TO GET IN- HOLIDAY PARTY INVITATION FYI TOM KULI- GOWSKI 2 2 3&4 5 HOMESTEAD RAMBLE NOVEMBER 1, 2014 Meet: Christ Lutheran Church 1955 East Oakland Park Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL Departs: 8:00 AM Sharp Returns: 4:00 PM Destinations: Carib Plants R.F Orchids Hennington Farms Quest Farms Cost: $30.00 Per Person What to bring: Bagged Lunch Box or Crate to hold your purchases Water and juices will be available on board bus. You may want to bring snacks for the ride. Drawings for FREE plants on the bus! Contact: Capt. Allen or tacogar@gmail.com Another ramble is scheduled for April 11 - stops to be announced Community Events: Slipper Orchid Symposium and AOS Member s Meeting Maitland, FL Oct 29 Nov. 2 Deerfield Beach Orchid Soc. Show Emma Lou Olson Civic Ctr, Pompano, Nov 15/16 Bonnet House: Orchid, Garden & Gourmet Food Festival Dec. 6 & 7 Auction orchid The 2014 Auction was a great success! The proceeds from the auction go to defray the costs of our Holiday Party (see invitation on page 3) We want to thank everyone who attended, our members who brought in orchids for the auction and the following vendors contributions: Orquideas Del Valle Orchid Acres Miraanda Orchids E.F.G. Orchids Carmela Orchids Adamson s Orchids Krull-Smith Kodama Orchid Nursery Quest Orchids O.F.E. International Mac s Orchids R.F. Orchids Carib Plants Henington Farms H & R Nurseries

2 Volume 64 Issue 11 FLOS MEMBER S CORNER 9 new members for October: One dual Ken Flick & DC Allen Matthew Wells, Geoffrey Degeorge, Catherine Whalen, Cindy Rinera, Maria Hernandez, Loren Colburn, Mary Kelley and Linda Hibbits-Hahn FLOS 2014 Auction Jacob s happy at the FLOS Auction Opportunities To Get Involved Volunteer for our FLOS Orchid Show! Our SHOW is just around the corner. Time to sign up to volunteer. We need your help to make this the best show yet! Remember all volunteers will be remembered at the February meeting with a at least one free orchid. Victoria at FLOS Auction First, if you haven t received them yet, please pick up your pre-sale tickets at the November 10 th meeting. New this year any unsold tickets need to be returned to FLOS by Sunday January 25th, FLOS is accountable for all tickets to the War Memorial. War Memorial is handling all ticket in their Box office. FYI for our newest members, we ask that each member sells, or gives away, at least eight tickets. Please pay for your tickets when you pick them up. If that is not possible please return any unsold tickets and money back to Joan Connors on or before the January 12th meeting. If you pay for all eight tickets you will be given an exclusive Preview Party ticket (worth $70) for Thursday night s gala. You ll enjoy hors d oeuvres, a wonderful buffet, champagne, wine and other beverages, dessert, live music, NO CROWD and FIRST CHANCE to purchase all those beautiful orchids from our orchid vendors! This year's party promises to be the best yet. So sell those tickets and see you all at the best party of the year! Ethan with a favorite At FLOS Auction Second, sign up to volunteer for a shift or more during show week. Many hands are needed to make the show a success. This is a chance to get to know your fellow orchid enthusiasts and learn more about orchids. Volunteer to be a clerk for judging and you will definitely learn a lot from the AOS judges about what they look for while judging orchids and the displays. Work during the show and get to enjoy free admission before or after your shift. Also, we hobbyists have a chance to win the Grand Champion Ribbon and $250.00! So, start getting your best orchid plant ready to win that grand price. A sign-up table will be at the next meeting, or contact John Wrench: or johnwrench@bellsouth.net to find out how you can get involved. Be part of one of the most respected orchid shows in the country! House Committee needs members! Mac did a great job! You've probably heard of the Breakfast Club but have you heard about The Setup Club? A special thank you to our "club member", Maurice Bruet, John & Ann Bernard and Roby Tannenbaum. This is a great way to get plugged in to the society. If you want to join or need more info contact Scott Peplin at Page 2

3 Where: The Tower Club 28th Floor, Regions Bank Building One Financial Plaza (see back of this page for directions.) 100 SE 3rd. Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL When: December 14, :00 10:00 PM How much: Members $40 - Guests $65 Musical entertainment provided by SALVATORE FAZIO!!!!!! There will be a raffle and gifts!!! -- Names of members attending: Total for members ($40 each Names of guests attending : Total for Guests ($65 each) TOTAL People you would like to sit with: (we will try to accommodate seating requests) Please detach below the red line and send with your check (make checks out to Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society) by December 1 to: Ginny Salus 1155 Hillsboro Mile #107 Hillsboro Beach, FL Please make an entree choice for each member of your party: Braised Short Ribs Grilled Salmon Chicken breast Vegan Plate From 6 to 7 there will be an open bar; from 7 to 10 wine, beer and sodas will be provided and other drinks may be purchased at the bar (credit cards only, no

4 PARKING AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS From Interstate 95 Take the Broward Boulevard exit East, continue to Southeast Third Avenue. PASS Third Avenue and turn right into the first driveway to access parking. From Federal Highway At Broward Boulevard, go west to Southeast Third Avenue (the first street light) and turn left. Make another left on Southeast Second Street (the first street light.) Turn left into the second driveway to access parking. Parking Because it is a Sunday we can use the Regions Bank lot. The bank lot entrance is the immediate right after the intersection on SE 3rd Ave and Broward Blvd, in the Financial Plaza. The main entrance doors are to the right of the parking lot. The Tower Club phone will be manned the night of the party if anyone needs help:

5 FYI COLUMN by Tom Kuligowski Holidays Bring Out the King of Angraecums Throughout the world, it is known as Darwin s orchid and the King of the Angraecums. Here in the northern hemisphere, it is also known as the Christmas orchid and the Star of Bethlehem orchid. Angraecum sesquipedale usually blooms during the holiday season; hence the references to that time of year. There is also Angraecum sesquipedale var. angustifolium, a smaller version being shorter than the 3.3 feet (1m) with thinner leaves and a slightly smaller flower. Angcm. sesquipedale s natural habitat is located on the eastern shore of Madagascar in the southern hemisphere. It is seldom found at elevations higher than 500 feet and grows close to the eastern edge of the island. The area receives moisture just about year round and thrives when given that amount of moisture in culture. It receives bright light throughout the day and does extremely well under the same conditions in our collections. The leaves will burn if exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time. The first sign of an inflorescence starts in late September or early October. That inflorescence will take about three to four months to develop. When the buds themselves actually start to appear, they will develop quickly and once they break free of the protective sheath, usually develop quickly and open fully in less than two weeks. When talking about Angcm. sesquipedale during my presentation, I stress that when watering the plant not to let excess water sit in the leave axils for any length of time. That moisture can find its way into to the stem and before you know it, the entire top half of the plant just falls over (stem rot). During our high temperature summers, that excess water can get to warm and over heat the plant. While the plants are starting to produce inflorescence, avoid allowing the water to come into contact to prevent the spikes from blasting. I prevent this from happening by watering just the medium and aerial root systems. I also make sure there is a regular cross breeze to help dry the excess water that may have reached the leaf axils. I grow my Angcm. sesquipedale in very coarse medium. Allowing for fast drainage and ample room for root growth (in its natural habitat, the root systems while growing on trees can reach a length of several meters). While temperatures are over 80 degrees, they are watered every day. Every two or three days when temperatures drop into the 70s and even the 60s for a short period of time. Treat the plants with a balanced fertilizer weekly and use alternating fungicides every thirty days (alternating the type of fungicide every three months). The more leaves the plant is able to produce, the more inflorescence will develop and produce more flowers. In the northern hemisphere, whether it s nick name is the Christmas orchid, Star of Bethlehem orchid, Darwin s or just referred to as the King of Angraecums, Angraecum sesquipedale is a fantastic flower to have in bloom during the holidays for its pristine white flower and its spicy fragrance. Page 5 Auction orchid

6 MARKETPLACE Thank you kitchen volunteers Kathy Homann, Deb Johnson & Fran Renguso. Our refreshments for the auction were provided by the FLOS Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society PO Box 4677 Fort Lauderdale, FL Regular Meetings: Second Monday of each month Time: 7:30 pm Place: Christ Lutheran Church Social Hall 1955 East Oakland Park Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL Directions: From I 95 take East Oakland Park Blvd. for 2.4 miles, turn left on NE 20th Ave. Or take US -1 (Federal Hwy.) to Oakland Park Blvd. west for two blocks, turn north on NE 20th Ave. Park in the rear of the church which is on the NW corner of Oakland Park Blvd. and NE 20th Ave. President: Michael Schaberl 1st Vice President: Joan Connors 2nd Vice President: Gigi Granger Recording Sec.: Ginny Salus Corresponding Sec.: Saira Kaizad Treasurer: Brian Boyle Newsletter: Ginny Salus, Editor Web Site: