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Volume XXXVI, Issue 6, June 2013 he Pr t es m id o e r n f t e g a Hello there, s Pictures from the s friends! I e M just want to May Show Table remind you about our auction and barbecue this Saturday, June 15th, 2013. It will begin at 10:30 AM. The Society will provide burgers and hotdogs. You can bring a side dish or dessert. Also, there is no show table and this is our only meeting for the month of June. We won’t be meeting on the third Tuesday; our next meeting will be July. Also note that there are still members with unpaid dues for the year. Please make sure you are current with Kieth Lichtman. I look forward to seeing you all this Saturday. Bring money! ~ John Foley, Pres. Iwanagara Apple Blossom ‘Golden Elf’ The Staten Island Orchid Society meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church, 2329 Victory Blvd. at Wooley Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314 Pictures from the May Show Table Lycaste Pieces of Eight “Hillside Moon” CEM/AOS Prosthechea baculus SIOS Page 2 Pictures from the May Show Table Prosthechea baculus SIOS Page 3 Pictures from the May Show Table Galeopetalum Starburst (Galeotia fimbriata x Zygopetalum Jumping Jack) Cattleya skinneri var. alba ‘Debby’ FCC/AOS Dendrobium Nestor SIOS Page 4 Pictures from the May Show Table Cattleya skinneri var. alba ‘Debby’ FCC/AOS SIOS Page 5 Pictures from the April Show Table Neofinetia falcata ‘Sierra Snow’ SIOS Page 6 Pictures from the April Show Table Howeara Lava Burst ‘Puanani’ AM/AOS SIOS Page 7 Pictures from the May Show Table Ascocentrum curvifolium SIOS Page 8 Pictures from the May Show Table Potinara Hwa Yuan Gold YK#2 AM/AOS SIOS Page 9 Pictures from the May Show Table Phalaenopsis hybrid SIOS Page 10 Collector’s Items This month’s Collector’s Items column These plants are sympodial is a double feature! Two shorter articles epiphytes or terrestrials. Their 5-7 cm (2- from the AOS on some really excellent 3”) pseudobulbs are distinctly conical and orchids. Enjoy! strongly four-angled. Each pseudobulb is topped by a single short-stalked Bifrenaria inodora Sander somewhat leathery, pleated leaf up to 30cm long (12”). The inflorescences, as is characteristic of the genus, are produced Reprinted from the AOS Website from the base of the pseudobulb matured (www.aos.org/Default.aspx?id=152) last year and carry one or two long-lasting flowers up to 7.5cm (3”) across. While This beautiful little Brazilian jewel is there’s very little variation in the green flowering now (May). It, along with some color of the sepals and petals, the lip 20 other species in Bifrenaria belongs to can vary from white to yellow and even the Maxillaria tribe. While it should be a light rose. The only thing this beautiful theoretically possible to create hybrids species is missing is fragrance. Unlike with other genera in this tribe, very little Bifrenaria harrisoniae whose fragrance has been done and the only intergeneric can be overpowering, Bifrenaria inodora hybrids of Bifrenaria are those with commonly has no fragrance (the name Lycaste (Lycastenaria). Bifrenarias, inodora means “without fragrance”). especially Bifrenaria inodora, are scarce in cultivation, though their attractive flowers and ease of cultivation should make them much better known to collectors. Bifrenaria Jane Ann Cook ‘Carsyn Elise’ AM/AOS Bifrenaria inodora ‘Gale’ CBM/AOS SIOS Page 11 Brassavola cucullata Plants are easily grown in intermediate By Greg Allikas, October 2009 conditions, with good light and high Reprinted from the AOS Website humidity. Their basic requirements are (www.aos.org/Default.aspx?id=152) very similar to the warm-growing Lycastes and they should be much more common Weird and wonderful, Brassavola in cultivation than they are. They flower cucullata will add a conversation piece to best if pot-bound and resent having their any collection of orchids. Visitors often roots disturbed so they should be repotted comment, “That’s an orchid?” B. cucullata only when it is absolutely necessary to is the type species for the genus, yet avoid stale conditions at the roots. Any unique with its fringed lip with its long, good epiphytic mix will work well for these tapered tip. The species passed through plants as long as it doesn’t break down too several genera since it was first known as rapidly. While in active growth, they should Helleborine floribus albis, cucullatis Plum. be given as much water and humidity as (1703) based on a drawing of a plant from possible without decomposing the potting Haiti. In 1813 this species was used by R. mix. Once growth is completed, they Brown to establish the genus Brassavola. should be kept drier for several weeks with occasional misting and only enough water to keep the pseudobulbs from wrinkling. During this dry rest period, they can be kept in slightly cooler temperatures. Bifrenaria inodora ‘Cardinal’s Roost’ CCM/ AOS SIOS Page 12 This orchid can be found in the Like other members of the genus, West Indies, Mexico, Central America B. cucullata has terete leaves that are and Colombia, Trinidad, Guyana and even more pencil-like than its popular Venezuela. As might be expected with cousin, Brassavola nodosa. Whereas the such a widely distributed species, it can latter species produces mostly upright be adapted to a wide range of cultural plants, the subject of this essay often environments and generally, is easy displays a semi-erect or drooping nature. to grow. One would also expect such This drooping habit makes B. cucullata a widely distributed species to display well suited for growing on a mount or in considerable variation in flowers. a basket. Not only do the plants droop, Surprisingly B. cucullata produces but so do the flowers. It is precisely these relatively consistent flowers regardless droopy flowers that draw you to, or repel of where the plants originate from. The you from this orchid. Either you like the biggest difference one sees from plant total departure from the full & round to plant is in the color of the flowers. standard, or you find it distasteful. Although generally concolor white, flowers can have more or less golden petals and sepals and I have seen some examples that have almost reddish flowers. I suspect that these colorful variations might be as much due to cultural factors as genetics because the same plant can produce white flowers one year, and golden ones the next. In any event, there is usually more color on the outside surfaces of the flowers than the insides and the color tends to darken as the flowers age. Brassocattleya Crazyulosa (B. cucullata x C. granulosa). Hybrid by Allen Black Rhynchovola David Sander Relatively little hybridizing has been (Brassavola cucullata x Rhyncholaelia done with B. cucullata. The best-known digbyana) hybrid is Rhynchovola David Sander (Brassavola cucullata x Rhyncholaelia SIOS Page 13 digbyana). The frilly lip of both parents combines to make a large exotic flower with grace and beauty. A few other successful hybrids are being registered as breeders begin to recognize the species’ desirable, although dominant, characteristics. As with other members of the genus, B. cucullata has a sweet fragrance at night which is passed on to its hybrids. Being a low-elevation species from the tropics, B. cucullata can be grown within an intermediate temperature range of 55° to 60° F at night and 70° to 85° F during the day. It will easily tolerate higher temperatures during the summer . Here in South Florida our summer daytime highs will be in the low 90 s from July into October. Plants will also tolerate occasional low temperatures below 50° F as long as it is not for prolonged periods and plants are dry. If you choose to grow B. cucullata mounted you will probably need to water it three or more times per week depending on other cultural factors and seasonal J&L Orchid’s Summer Sale growth patterns. Potted plants will need Save the Date! less water but you will need to contain the long terete leaves with a ring stake. If you apply a half-strength solution of balanced Our biggest event fertilizer every week or two, your orchids of the year! will grow and flower better. June 28 thru July 7 References: Special Guest Vendors Withner, Carl. 1992. The Cattleyas and June 28, 29, 30 their Relatives, Volume V. Timber Press. Portland Lauris Rose – CalOrchid Carrie Raven-Riemann - I. McLeish, N.R.Pearce & B.R.Adams. 1995. Orchidphile Native Orchids of Belize. A.A.Balkema. Rotterdam Workshops and picnic lunch J&L Orchids 20 Sherwood Rd. Easton CT Visit www.jlorchids.com for more info SIOS Page 14 May Showtable Tallies: OFFICERS John Foley, President Jeff Li, Vice President Greenhouse: Amy Eli Trautwein, Co-Vice President Ronald Altman = 42 Colman Rutkin, Treasurer Carol Cammarano, Co-Treasurer Colman Rutkin = 31 Sharon Jaffee, Secretary / AOS Rep Keith Litchman, Membership Secretary Lights: TRUSTEES Pat Cammarano = 7 Ron Altman, D.D.S. Renee Lichtman = 14 Carol Cammarano Patrick Cammarano Gerry Cassella Windowsill: Roy Fox Roy & Gertrude Fox = 23 Renee Lichtman David O’Dell Sharon Jaffee = 7 Kathleen Ruoti Jeffrey Li = 19 Karen Silverman Amy Trautwein = 19 NEWSLETTER Jeff Li, Editor SIOS Page 15 Join us for the 3rd annual: INTERNATIONAL PHALAENOPSIS ALLIANCE “FOCUS ON PHALS” DAY Co-hosted by the North Eastern New York & Mid-Hudson Orchid Societies Sunday, September 15, 2013 50 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY In conjunction with the North Eastern New York & Mid-Hudson Orchid Societies, IPA is pleased to present its 3rd Annual Speakers’ Day, “Focus On Phals”.