June 6 - Mounting Orchids
George Hausermann, EFG Orchids
Buckle up for a wild meeting. George ‘The Toolman’ Hausermann will demonstrate how to attach orchids onto unusual mounts. Sue will have a nice variety of different orchid divisions, cattleyas, phals, oncidiums and more! George will show his creativity with different ways of attaching orchids on eye catching mounts, orchid art! Then we will auction the mounted orchids to the highest bidder, should be fun!EFG Orchids was founded in 1939 outside of Chicago furnishing the wholesale market with cut orchid blooms and gardenias. George is a fourth generation orchid grower, who relocated to DeLand to create an innovative new greenhouse with a wide variety of exotic plant species. George will be bringing plants for sale, and we'll have plants on the raffle table too!
Where: Memorial Lutheran Church
3375 US 1 South, St. Aug 32086
When: Tuesday, June 6, 6:30 til 9 pm
SAOS News and Activities
Questions? Call or text Sue at 904-501-0805 or email info@StAugOrchidSociety.org.Click to join the St. Aug Orchid Society!
June 3 Repotting Clinic. Need help with your orchids? The first Saturday of the month from 10 am til 1 pm, February through October, St. Augustine Orchid Society members are available to talk with you, answer questions and help you repot orchids.
Monthly Meetings
Members Choice. Our May Members Choice is Cattleya intermedia var. alba 'Lines' grown by Bob Schimmel. This lovely bifoliate cattleya has many color forms, including orlata (round full lip opening with side lobes edged same color as midlobe), amethystina (nearly white flowers with soft pink midlobe), vinicolor (wine-red midlobe), coerulea (soft bluish flowers with slate-blue midlobe), and the peloric form aquinii (also known as flamea). The aquinii form is the foundation for much of the breeding of splash-petaled Cattleya hybrids.Monthly Meetings. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month. The meeting begins at 6:30 with a plant sale followed by a review of the show table plants and presentation by an orchid expert. The meeting closes with a plant raffle where members can expand their collections. It's fun and informative for growers of all levels. Join us, visitors and guests are always welcome!
Cultural Tips for Orchid Growers
Bob Scully's Month by Month Orchid Growing:
May in St. Augustine. Summer is right around the corner. Now is the time to maximize growth and develop the plant strength and food reserves needed for good flower production... read moreDr. Courtney Hackney Tips, Redux:
Watering Redux. Once again, I find that I have misjudged how quickly my orchids are drying out. While the humidity has been low for the past few months with lots of bright... read moreDr. Martin Motes Notes:
Progress of the Season. An incredibly wet April has in effect ushered in the beginning of the rainy season a few weeks early. This means that disease pressure may... read moreOrchids in May. May is a month of transition in South Florida. Early in the month we can expect the driest weather of the year. Because of the clarity... read more
Culture Article by Sue Bottom:
If You Can Grow Potatoes, You Can Grow Habenarias. Habenarias have a lot of things in common with potatoes, although their flowers are a lot more attractive... read moreJoin or Renew Your Membership
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