MALIBU ORCHID SOCIETY Volume XLVIII, VIII March 2011 President s Message: The most important events approaching us are the Orchid Show in Santa Barbara and our annual fund-raising auction in April. The Santa Barbara show will be open to the public from Friday, March 11, through Sunday, March 13. Our monthly meeting will be held the Tuesday before, March 8, the second Tuesday of the month. Please see the separate article concerning the show for details. Our annual plant auction will be held on the third Tuesday of April, April 19. In addition to the plants which are donated by vendors in Santa Barbara, we will have several exceptional plants which are being donated by members. Brian Derby is donating all of his remaining plants to us, an exceptional gift. We have also heard of offers from other members to donate plants. We should, therefore, have an exceptional group of plants for sale this year. This is our one and only fund-raiser of the year, and a successful auction is vital to our finances. So, we encourage you to come out and bring your friends who have an interest in orchids. March8th MOS MEETING Tuesday February 15th Pacific Palisades Woman s Club 901 Haverford Avenue Pacific Palisades CULTURE SESSION: Double Feature on HOW TO GROW, REPOT, and MOUNT ORCHIDS Gerlinda Stelzner EXPERT CULTURE TIPS Award-winning grower, Gerlinda Stelzner, consistently receives the largest number of ribbons at MOS for the best-grown orchids each year. She will share with us her vast expertise and provide special tips that she and George Stelzner have developed over many years on growing orchids. She will share her proven culture practices on how best to repot and care for orchids with a demonstration of her own special techniques. This demo is a must see event for novice and experienced growers. Barton Mozlin HOW TO MOUNT ORCHIDS ON A STICK Long-time member and expert orchid grower, Barton Mozlin will share with us his techniques on how to mount orchids on Continued on page 5 Continued on page 2
March 2011 Malibu Orchid Society President Grafton Tanquary (323) 656-8779 gpt1287@sbcglobal.net 1st Vice President Dr. Birute Anne Vileisis (310) 456-7460 birute@earthlink.net 2nd Vice President Alice Hall & John Delfino (310) 452-4645 Alice@ashphoto.com Treasurer Rabinder Sekhon 310-826-8096 rsekhon@verizon.net Recording Secretary Alice Hall (310) 452-4645 alice@ashphoto.com Corresponding Secretary Judy Reidel 323.731.4000 malibuorchidsoc@mac.com Membership Edna Brock 310-454-8952 eibrock@verizon.net Continued from page 1: Page 2 a stick. Barton, who has recently been recognized with the Orchid Digest s Diamond Award, has worked with Andy and Harry Phillips, at Andy s Orchids, and has extensive expertise in this area of orchid culture. We are fortunate to have members with extensive orchid growing know how who are willing to share their orchid growing tips. Don t miss this exciting evening that promises to help us all become better orchid growers. Birute Anne Vileisis P.S At The Santa Barbara Show: Please let the vendors know that you are from Malibu Orchid Society when purchasing Orchids. This will help us when we ask them for plant donation. Newsletter Editor Falguni Trieu (818) 851-9644 falutrieu@yahoo.com Librarian Angela Nice (310) 625 6925 e-mail nicetotalkto@gmail.com Directors at Large Karen smith (310) 543 5394 John Delfino (310) 452-7960 johndelfino@netscape.net Cheri Hunter (310) 454-8221 cherihunter@earthlink.net Sylvia Morton (310) 271 4516 e-mail sm10164@gmail.com AOS Representative Georg Stelzner (310) 459-5543 Orchid Digest Representative Falguni Trieu (818) 851-9644 Webmaster (310)826-8096 Rabinder Sekhon e-mail rsekhon@verizon.net Cypripedium stonei oil paint by falguni trieu
March 2011 page 3 California orchid Events March 2011: March 04, 05 & 06 : 59th Pacifi c Orchid Exposition - Early Bird Preview: 10am - 6pm Fort Mason Center, San Francisco. Gen. Adm. $12 online, $14 at door; Seniors (65+)$8 in advance, $10 at door; Children 12 and under free when with an adult. March 05 & 06: South Bay Orchid Society Spring Show and Sale Show: 12pm - 5pm; Sales: 10am - 5pm Torrance Cultural Arts Center, Admission: $5; Free Parking. March 06 Orchid Odyssey: 10am. 2pm San Diego Zoo, The Zoo s orchid greenhouse is open to the public. March 11, 12 & 13: 66th Annual Santa Barbara International Orchid Show: 9am - 5pm. Earl Warren Show grounds, Santa Barbara, $12 Gen. Adm., $10 Seniors and Students, Children age 12 and under - free. Contact: Lauris Rose, 1251 Orchid Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93111; (805) 967-1312; sborchidshow@gmail.com. March 12: AOS Pacific South Regional Judging: 10am, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, Huntington Botanical Center, Lower Level. Parking available in the staff parking lot adjacent to the Botanical Center. All sessions are open to the public. We encourage you to attend! March 12-13 - Central California Orchid Society Show, Sierra Vista Mall, 1050 Shaw Ave., Clovis, CA. Contact: Mary Crotts, 1126 W. Harvard Ave., Fresno, CA 93705; (559) 264-7517; mmcrotts@comcast.net. March 12 Cymbidium Congress: 8:30am - 4:30pm Adams Elementary School Auditorium, 2701 Las Positas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 March 18-20 - Santa Clara Orchid Society Show and Sale, Westgate Mall, 1600 Saratoga Ave., San Jose, CA. Contact: Timothy Culbertson, 1357 Phelps Ave. #4, San Jose, CA 95117; (301) 641-2556 March 18: Orchid Odyssey 10am. 2pm, San Diego Zoo: The Zoo s orchid greenhouse is open to the public. March 19 Third Annual BBQ And Orchid Extravaganza: George Hatfield has a blooming bounty of wonderful & very reasonably priced Cymbidiums( info on page 6) March 19 & 20: Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Show: 9am - 5pm, Lakeside Garden Center, Lake Merritt, Oakland, Free Admission. March 25, 26 & 27: Cymbidium Orchid Open House and Sale: 9am - 5pm, Orchids by Art. Refreshments will be served. Call (818) 893-2987 for details March 26, 27 & 28 59th Annual Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Show and Sale: 9am - 9pm Westgate Mall, Free March 25-27 - San Diego County Orchid Society Show, Scottish Rite Event Center, 1895 Camino Del Rio S, San Diego, CA. Contact: Dave hoffmaster, 7966 Sitio Nispero, Carlsbad, CA 92009; (760) 529-2947; davehoff5@yahoo.com.
March 2011 Refreshments: Members whose last names fall within are Crandall-Fetchko on the Refreshment Committee this month. Please bring a plate of snacks / cookies / fruit that can be eaten as finger food. If you are on the list this month, please remember that you are responsible for making coffee, serving, cleanup, etc. Continued from Page 1: MOS Annual Dues are Due January 1 Page 5 If you have not already paid your annual dues, please mail them to Edna Brock, 763 Wildomar Street, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 or bring them to the February meeting. The dues are $35 for an individual and $45 for two individuals at the same address. If you wish to receive your newsletter via the Postal Service, there is an additional charge of $10. Last year, the Board established the category of Patron Member, for those who contribute $100 or more in addition to their regular membership. Eight of you made this very important contribution to our operating costs. We thank you and hope that you and others can show your appreciation by becoming a Patron this year. Grafton Tanquary Cymbidium Congress Saturday, March 12, 2011 8:30am - 4:30pm Adams Elementary School Auditorium 2701 Las Positas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Address: 2630 Waiomao Road, Honolulu, HI 96816, E-mail: orchids@kawamotoorchids.com Phone: (808) 732-5808 Fax: (808) 732-5572
Santa Barbara International Orchid Show The Santa Barbara International Orchid Show will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday March 11, 12 and 13. This is the 66th anniversary of the show, and the theme is Get Your Kicks out of Orchids. Our regular meeting will be the Tuesday immediately preceding the show, March 8, the second Tuesday of the month. Plants We will need about 140 blooming plants. 1. Bring your plants to the meeting on March 8 or take them to Santa Barbara on Wednesday morning, the 9 th. If you drive them up yourself, the plants should be at the Fairgrounds before 11:00 am, preferably by 10:00. 2. Please send a list of your plants correct names to Alice Hall by Saturday, March 5, so she can make the identification tags for them. Alice Hall 243 Oak Street, #4 Santa Monica, CA 90405 alice@ashphoto.com 3. Also, kindly provide a list of your plants with the plants that you lend for display. If you come to Santa Barbara on Sunday to take home your plants after the show closes at 5:00 pm, bring the list again, so we can check off the plants as we remove them from the display. This will ensure that you get back all of your plants. 4. If you will be bringing any large or hanging plants, please tell Birute. If you have a stand on which to hang your plant, please bring it. 5. Your plants must be: thoroughly the day before. In addition, mark the pots with your name, telephone number and correct name of the plants. The easiest way is to write this info on a piece of masking tape and stick it on the pot. We need the name, in case the plant s ID tag is lost. Please code all your plants in some way, so that we can easily identify that they are yours. Do so by using colored yarn, tape, large stickers or anything that will make them stand
PLANT FORUM RIBBON AWARDS February 15, 2011 Judges - Scott Barth, CYMBIDIUM Gold Cym. California Girl 1 st Cym. DENDROBIUM Gold Den. Kingianum Annette Rossilli 1 st Den. Tow Kings EPIDENDRUM 2 nd Epi. Annelis Wans CATTLEYA 1 st Cat. Monilani Rainbow The Gypsy Summer Lieu 1 st C. Heathii Birute Vileisis 2 nd LC Gold Digger Orchid Jungle 2 nd SLC Best Friend Cathy Birute Vileisis ONCIDIUM/ODONT. Gold DGMRE Winter Wonderland White Fairy 1 st ODCDM First Stop x ODM Haynaldianum 1 st Burr. Living Fire Dark Fire HCC/AOS Milo Reidel 2 nd Burr. Living Fire Dark Fire HCC/AOS OUTDOOR GROWN Gold Den. Delicatum MINI SPECIES 1 st Mormolica ringens 2 nd Pleurothallis Matudiana PHALAENOPSIS None PAPHIOPEDALUM 1st Paph. Maudiae 1 st Paph. Honda Gold Tyrol HCC x Wallur Green Jacket HCC 2 nd Paph. Flare 2 nd Paph. St. Heller Copper Glow x Fairburn Copper Glow ANGRAECOIDS Gold Angr. Veitchii Cecilia Jacobs OTHER 1 st Dockrillia Teretefolia x Doc. Pugioniformis VANDA None SPECIES Gold Coel. Mooreana *If any omissions or corrections, contact Scott Barth 310/230-1386 March 19 Third Annual BBQ And Orchid Extravaganza: George Hatfield has a blooming bounty of wonderful & very reasonably priced Cymbidiums. George is generously providing a delicious barbecue lunch and 15% off all purchase for this special event. Sat, Mar 19 from 11am - 2pm, Hatfield Orchids (3793 Dufau Rd, Oxnard, Ca.). Please RSVP with Alfred Hockenmaier 818 823 6054 by 3/5.
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