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COVER PHOTO: Dendrobium kingianum ‘Roy Gill’. INSIDE COVER PHOTO: Dendrobium kingianum ‘Roy Gill’ and grower Una Yeh.

Orange County Orchid Society, Inc.

May 2019 Meeting Date 73, Issue 5 May 15, 2019 (3rd Wednesday each month)

Speaker: Norman Fang Yorba Linda Public Library Topic: New Volume Community Room (Lower Level) Phalaenopsis Colors 18181 Imperial Highway Yorba Linda CA 92886

Doors Open & Set-Up ...... 6:00 PM Installation of Officers & Awards ..... 7:00 PM Speaker ...... 7:30 PM Opportunity Table ...... 9:00 PM

Officers President ...... Anne-Line Anderson, Nohline L’Ecuyer, & Dana Seelig First Vice President ...... Committee Second Vice President ...... Sharon Tanner Phal. AL Redsun Queen 'Caribbean Sunset' Corporate Secretary ...... Janet Roberson Membership Secretary...... Candy Jester AM/AOS Treasurer ...... Susan Scheffler Even before 1988, when he Past-President ...... Nohline L’Ecuyer received his degree in Ornamental Directors Horticulture from California State Class of 2019 ...... MaryAnn Burns Polytechnic University in Pomona, & Jan Hennessey Norman Fang was already immersed scholarships also allowed him to Class of 2020 ...... Peggie Berry study plant tissue culture under Dr. & Scott MacIntyre in orchids. While still a student, he Class of 2021 ...... Leroy Lance managed the Raymond Burr Orchid Murashige at the University of & Kathy MacIntyre Collection on campus. Two California and Dr. Tanabe at the Chairpersons University of Hawaii. AOS Rep ...... Anne-Line Anderson In 1986, he started his renowned Auction ...... Anne-Line Anderson, Table of Contents Janet Roberson, Susan Scheffler, nursery, Norman’s Orchids, based in & Janet Wilson Front Cover – Den. amethystoglossum ..... FC both California and Taiwan. His Inside Cover – Den. amethystoglossum .... IC Beginners’ Table ...... MaryAnn Burns Speaker: Norman Fang ...... 1 parents, brother, and sister soon & Jim Wheeler Slate of Officers ...... 2 Facebook ...... Sharon Tanner joined him in the company as it Field Trips ...... Rosa Laursen New Members/Visitors/Supporters ...... 2 grew, and he wisely was the first to Ribbon Judging ...... 3 Historian ...... Jan Hennessey Membership Renewal ...... 3 secure the domain name Judging ...... Anne-Line Anderson Naturalized Cymbidiums ...... 3 www.orchids.com. Exhibiting at & Tim Roby Librarian ...... Rosa Laursen Mounting Workshop Thank You ...... 4 shows across the US, he has Lost Parent? ...... 4 Meeting Facilitator ...... Jeff Young Special Plant Donation Sale ...... 4 received more than 400 American Member Plant Sales ...... Rosa Laursen Mounting Workshop Photos ...... 5-6 Orchid Society flower quality awards Opportunity Table ...... Sharon Tanner Orchid Digest Rep...... Brenda Ward Photo Sharing: Large Cattleya Flower ...... 7 and 20 AOS Show Trophies. In Member News on AOS Instagram ...... 7 Programs ...... Jan Hennessey Quick “Repot” ...... 7 addition, he was honored in 2005 Publicity ...... Jan Hennessey L. purpurata ...... 7 with the Distinguished Alumni Award Ranger Editor ...... Janet Wilson [email protected] Events...... 8 from the School of Agriculture at Cal Judging Results ...... 9-14 Refreshments ...... Open Flyers and Information ...... 15-17 Poly in Pomona. Shows ...... Open As the second youngest judge to Sunshine ...... Candy Jester All pages before Page 1, or after Page 8, are Website & Graphics ...... Rosa Laursen in the e-edition only become fully accredited, Norman has Workshop ...... Peggie Berry & Dan Warren If you are still getting the printed version, traveled around the world to judge OCOS Website - www.ocos.net switch to the e-edition today, and see all the continued on p. 2 Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ pages of beautiful flowers in full color. groups/723079571117930/ An Affiliate of American Orchid Society, Orchid Digest, National Garden Clubs, Inc. and California Garden Clubs, Inc

2019-20 OFFICERS New Members President Vivian Barajas FRED ANDERSON Matt Gray Jason Young 1st Vice President

JEFF YOUNG Welcome to OCOS! 2nd Vice President SHARON TANNER Visitors Corporate Secretary Mukta Bhatia OPEN Charles & June Field Membership Sabine Klingler Kane CANDY JESTER Sharon Rudometkin Treasurer Todd Rudometkin SUSAN SCHEFFLER Regina Tercero Past President Thank you for visiting; we look ANNE-LINE ANDERSON, NOHLINE L’ECUYER, & DANA SEELIG forward to seeing you again. Board of Directors Class of 2019 January 2019 Auction MARYANN BURNS & JAN HENNESSEY Commercial Supporters Class of 2020 (Complete listing to be in Directory) PEGGIE BERRY & SCOTT MACINTYRE Class of 2021 LEROY LANCE & KATHY MACINTYRE Kalapana Tropicals continued from p. 1 International Phalaenopsis Alliance, John & Mindi Clark orchid shows, from Asia to South currently celebrating its 25th year! PO Box 527 Africa, from Canada to South As an active member of several Kurtistown HI 96760 America. In 1996, with Paul Bechtel, affiliated societies, Norman is a 808.966.6842 he initiated AOS Judging at the sought-after guest speaker for [email protected] Taiwan International Orchid Show society meetings, shows, and www.kalapanatropicals.com and since then has served as the conferences. He supports Judging AOS Judging Coordinator for the Centers, societies, and the AOS with show. He has also long served as generous financial, scholarship, and the AOS Representative for the plant donations. Taiwan Orchid Growers Association. Monsoon Flora Orchids As a result of these relationships, he Speaker’s Dinner: Anyone Bryce Augustine has been instrumental in bridging interested in a pre-meeting dinner PO Box 6851 the license agreement with TOGA with Norman Fang please call or Santa Barbara CA 93160 and the Taiwan Paphiopedilum email Jeff Young ASAP for location 805.967.6355 Society to include their award and time. Check your directory for [email protected] records in Orchids Plus. contact info. www.monsoonorchids.com As a former Vice President of the American Orchid Society and having also chaired their Development Committee, he is currently serving Don’t forget to check with our on their Public Relations Committee. wonderful supporters first, when In addition to these AOS volunteer you’re looking for something new. activities, he’s a Founding Member and Regional Director of the May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 2

Ribbon Judging Results It’s Membership Renewal Time April 17, 2019 Meeting Candy Jester Anne-Line Anderson and Tim Roby Vandacious 1st Place...... Jim Wheeler 2nd Place ...... Jan & Fred Anderson 3rd Place ...... Jim Wheeler

Standard Cymbidium 1st Place...... Y.S. Farn May Meeting Activities 2nd Place ...... Candy & Walt Jester The following tables and activities 3rd Place ...... Candy & Walt Jester will NOT BE HAPPENING this month: Laelia Tribe (Large) Plant Judging, Library, and 1st Place...... Jim Wheeler Beginners’ & Gardeners’ Table. Our 2nd Place ...... Y.S. Farn activities for the evening WILL

3rd Place ...... Una Yeh INCLUDE the following:

Oncidium We had a great January auction; 1st Place...... Jim Wheeler Installation of Officers 2nd Place ...... Darrell Lovell participation in the Westminster 3rd Place ...... Jim Wheeler show; and the April Mounting High-Point Awards Paphiopedilum Workshop—so much fun and so Speaker 1st Place...... Jan & Fred Anderson well-attended! You just can’t beat Membership Table 2nd Place ...... Jan & Fred Anderson membership in the Orange County Special Plant Donation Sale 3rd Place ...... Jim Wheeler Orchid Society! (see article on p. 4) Culture ...... Jim Wheeler Dues for the year are due and Laelia Tribe (Small) payable as of May 31. We would like Opportunity Table 1st Place...... Anne-Line Anderson to publish the 2019-2020 OCOS Refreshment Table 2nd Place ...... Darrell Lovell Directory during August. Please be 3rd Place ...... Anne-Line Anderson sure that your contact information in Culture ...... Jan & Fred Anderson Please note: The Society will be those pages is correct, then send a providing refreshments for the May Botanical $15.00 check to Candy Jester, 1st Place...... Jim Wheeler meeting. Members do not need to Membership Chair, or bring your 2nd Place ...... Jan & Fred Anderson bring any snacks. 3rd Place ...... Jim Wheeler cash or check (preferably) to the Culture ...... Y.S. Farn next meeting. Naturalized Cymbidiums Belonging to OCOS and coming to Phalaenopsis Janet Wilson 1st Place...... Ming-te Chen the monthly meetings reminds us to 2nd Place ...... Jan & Fred Anderson take care of our own orchid 3rd Place ...... Anne-Line Anderson collection, to fertilize, and repot. Dendrobium When we see the plants brought in 1st Place...... Una Yeh for judging, the beautiful results of 2nd Place ...... Jim Wheeler other members’ hard work, we are 3rd Place ...... Una Yeh inspired to put in quality time on our Culture ...... Una Yeh own plants, and realize that they too Novelty Cymbidium can be awe inspiring. 1st Place...... Candy & Walt Jester What a bargain! OCOS Membership 2nd Place ...... Anne-Line Anderson 3rd Place ...... Anne-Line Anderson is still only $15.00 a year for a family Culture ...... Y.S. Farn living at the same address. Species 1st Place...... Jan & Fred Anderson I was surprised to see these yellow cymbidiums in the ground. It Judges’ Choice Award was one of those “duh” moments— Dendrobium kingianum ‘Roy Gill’ “They’re plants, silly; of course they Grown by Una Yeh grow in the ground.” This was at the Huntington, along a shady path. It will be interesting to see how/ whether they survive in place. May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 3

Mounting Workshop: Special Plant Donation Sale Dendrobium pedunculatum is also A Success Thanks to Many at the May Meeting noted for frangrance, and should be Peggie Barry a hardy plant that’s easy to grow.

Thank You for all the help at the Mounting Workshop. I’d like to extend a BIG Thank You to all who came to the Mounting Workshop! And a special thank you goes to all who volunteered to make the workshop possible:

 Janet for supplying the wonderful orchids, flyers, and catalog;

 Dan for the beautiful pre-made Rhyncholaelia digbyana wood mounts and the wood for displaying the orchids; Former OCOS member Joy Keyser Jumellea sagittata  Ken for assisting Dan in picking has generously donated most of her up and delivering the wood; orchid collection to our Society. Encyclia guatemalensis is from  Tim, Jim, Darrell, Walt, Ken, and Some of these plants will be areas much like the inland parts of crew for setup, clean up, and available for purchase at our May OC, so should also do well. helping members mount their meeting, so bring your checkbook, orchids. cash welcome too! The list of plants  Jan and Dan for demonstrating at the next meeting include various ways to mount an orchid and assisting members mount  Encyclia guatemalensis their orchids;  Dendrobium pedunculatum  Susan, Sharon, and Anne-Line  Jumellea arachnantha × for making checkout run Jumellea comorensis smoothly;  Jumellea sagittata  Jeff for setting up the sound  Rhyncholaelia digbyana system;  Stelis quadrifolia  Candy for welcoming all our visitors and new members; and Jumelleas are related to  Sharon, MaryAnn, and Brenda angraecums, so you might notice the for check-in and passing out the resemblance in the flower shown raffle tickets. here. Hailing from Madagascar and nearby islands, jumelleas are noted A fun time was had by all and to be fragrant night bloomers. some beautiful mounted orchids Encyclia guatemalensis went home. If I forgot anyone, Thank You!

Lost Parent? An orchid is looking for its lost parent. If you left the April meeting without something, contact Janet Roberson and be able to describe this great plant to reclaim it. Dendrobium pedunculatum May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 4

Mounting Workshop Fun Dan Warren (left) demonstrated his favorite mounting technique that uses thin wire and screws. Jan Hennessey described another method, which relies on fishing line. Others have used zip ties. The idea is to attach the roots as firmly as possible without crushing them.

Guests and members alike enjoyed exercising their artistic sides in mounting small orchids to wood. May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 5

Mounting Workshop Fun The workshop offered fun for our many visitors as well as members like Jan Hennessey (lower left). Many volunteers helped ready the room; Sharon Tanner (below) surveys the setup before guests arrive.

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Photo Sharing: Large Cattleya Flower Our Member on Sent in by Jim Wheeler AOS Instagram

Member Peter Lin was on www.instagram.com/americanorchid society/, the AOS Instagram page: “Mr. Sophronitis coccinea, Peter T. Lin, with his FCC/AOS winning Jim writes, “I got this orchid as a seedling in 2010 from Fred Clarke, SVO Orchid! Today we awarded this gem, Orchids. It is greenhouse grown. The name is C. tenebrosa 'Kathleen' × Sophronitis coccinea 'Tokyo Crown' a C. leopoldii 'Paul'. The flower in the picture is over 8 inches across. It is the 91 point FCC/AOS and a 83 point first of nine buds in the cluster; I hope it will still be blooming for the next CCM/AOS at the Huntington Library, meeting.” Jim sent this photo on May 2; the actual flower is about as wide Art Collections, and Botanical at this newsletter page! Gardens monthly AOS judging!” Quick “Repot” it might heat up and fry the roots L. purpurata Janet Wilson here in inland OC; another reason to in Bloom at The Huntington keep it in a reliably cool place. The cool, overcast weather has Since the plant was doing well— kept most orchids like cattleyas and except for wanting to crawl out of its laelias from a strong show of roots— second pot—I simply slipped it into a yet. (Just wait; by the time you read third pot. this, temps will be in the 80s and root growth will skyrocket.) So, now’s your best chance to catch these plants before their roots begin to grow, after which repotting will be a shock. If you’re short on time, you might consider simply slipping the old pot into a new one. I bought the Laelia pumila shown here from Santa Barbara Orchid Estates. It had been growing in rock for about 7 years and its first pot was nested in a second one. I keep the plant in a window sill, because of my personal tendency to In the conservatory, walk to the underwater. Also, although rock right and look up to find these works well in coastal Santa Barbara, mounted high on a post. May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 7

c/o Janet Wilson PO Box 872 La Habra CA 90633-0872 [email protected] 562.694.5341

Meeting Date – Wednesday, May 15

Upcoming Events Calendar May 11 Orchid Sale and Auction, Palomar Orchid Society, sale and preview 10 AM – 11 AM; auction, 11 AM – 3 PM. Lake San Marcos Conference Center, 1035 La Bonita Drive, San Marco. Info: www.palomarorchid.org. May 15 Orange County Orchid Society - Monthly Meeting – New Phalaenopsis Colors, Norman Fang May 17 Orchid Odyssey – San Diego Zoo’s orchid greenhouse is open to the public – 10 AM – 2 PM. May 18 Hatfield Orchids at Yamada Co., 10 AM – 1 PM; 706 W. Gardena Blvd., Gardena. See the ad in the flyer section. June 01 Hatfield Orchids at Yamada Co., 10 AM – 1 PM; 706 W. Gardena Blvd., Gardena. See the ad in the flyer section. June 03 Orange County Orchid Society Board Meeting, members welcome! June 08 "Orchid Digest Speakers Day, "Orchids around the World", The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino. Info: http://www.orchiddigest.com/speaker-day.html. June 15 Hatfield Orchids at Yamada Co., 10 AM – 1 PM; 706 W. Gardena Blvd., Gardena. See the ad in the flyer section. June 19 Orange County Orchid Society - Monthly Meeting June 21 Orchid Odyssey – San Diego Zoo’s orchid greenhouse is open to the public – 10 AM – 2 PM. June 22 Auction, Orchid Society of Southern California, doors open, 1 PM; auction starts, 2 PM. Meeting Hall, First Christian Church, 221 South Sixth Street, Burbank CA. Info: www.orchidssc.org/ossc_orchid_auction.aspx. June 29 Sunset Valley Orchids Open House, 9 AM – 4 PM, 1255 Navel Place, Vista, CA. Info: 760.310.0778; www.sunsetvalleyorchids.com. July 17 Orange County Orchid Society - Monthly Meeting July 19 Orchid Odyssey – San Diego Zoo’s orchid greenhouse is open to the public – 10 AM – 2 PM July 28 San Diego County Orchid Society Show and Sale – "Orchids in the Park", Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado, Room 101, San Diego. Saturday Noon – 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM . Info: www.sdorchids.com.

May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 8 Orange County Orchid Society Plant Judging for April 17, 2019 Photography by Janet Roberson

Vanda – First Place Vanda – Second Place Vanda Paki – Jim Wheeler Ascocenda Fuchs Goldon Leopard × V. Wirat 'Pink' – Jan & Fred Anderson

Vanda – Third Place Standard Cymbidium – First Place Ascda. Betty May Steel 'Carmela' – Jim Wheeler Cym. Heysen Gold 'Geyserland' – Y.S. Farn

Standard Cymbidium – Second Place Standard Cymbidium – Third Place Cym. Ernest Hetherington 'Geyserland' Cym. Rosarita – Candy & Walt Jester Candy & Walt Jester May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 9 Orange County Orchid Society Plant Judging for April 17, 2019 Photography by Janet Roberson

Large Laelia – First Place Large Laelia – Second Place Pot. RYO Iwata 'Leucadia' × Slc. Golden Treat × Blc. Guess What – Y.S. Farn C. Chocolate Drop 'SVO' – Jim Wheeler

Large Laelia – Third Place Oncidium – First Place Rhy. Tashing Yellow Dragon 'Py Ti Gold' – Una Yeh Miltoninidium Vakona Queen – Jim Wheeler

Oncidium – Second Place Oncidium – Third Place Bllra. Marfitch 'Howard's Dream' – Darrell Lovell Aliceara Pluto's Drummer 'Pacific Pink' – Jim Wheeler

May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 10 Orange County Orchid Society Plant Judging for April 17, 2019 Photography by Janet Roberson

Paphiopedilum – First Place Paphiopedilum – Second Place Paph. Lowii – Jan & Fred Anderson Phrag. Betheva – Jan & Fred Anderson

Paphiopedilum – Third Place Paphiopedilum – Culture Phrag. Carol Kanzer – Jim Wheeler Paph. Julius – Jim Wheeler

Small Laelia – First Place Small Laelia – Second Place Lc. Fire Dance 'Patricia' – Anne-Line Anderson C. aurantiaca 'Orange Spots' – Darrell Lovell

May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 11 Orange County Orchid Society Plant Judging for April 17, 2019 Photography by Janet Roberson

Small Laelia – Third Place Small Laelia – Culture Rhyncholaelia glauca – Anne-Line Anderson Slc. Kagaribi Dawn 'Red Star' × Lc. Spring Fires 'Lenette #3' – Jan & Fred Anderson

Botanical – First Place Botanical – Second Place Lycaste Sagano – Jim Wheeler Specklinia brighammi – Jan & Fred Anderson

Botanical – Third Place Botanical – Culture Maxillaria tenuifolia – Jim Wheeler Zygopetalum Blue Boy – Y.S. Farn

May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 12 Orange County Orchid Society Plant Judging for April 17, 2019 Photography by Janet Roberson

Phalaenopsis – First Place Phalaenopsis – Second Place Phal. Unknown – Ming-te Chang Phal. Unknown – Jan & Fred Anderson

Phalaenopsis – Third Place Dendrobium – First Place and Culture Phal. No Name (Purple) – Anne-Line Anderson Outstanding Orchid of the Month Den. kingianum 'Roy Gill' – Una Yeh

Dendrobium – Second Place Dendrobium – Third Den. Unknown – Una Yeh Den. Little Atro – Jim Wheeler

May 2019 Orange County Orchid Society Page 13 Orange County Orchid Society Plant Judging for April 17, 2019 Photography by Janet Roberson

Novelty Cymbidium – First Place Novelty Cymbidium – Second Place Cym. Geno's Gem – Candy & Walt Jester Cym. No Name – Anne-Line Anderson

Novelty Cymbidium – Third Place Novelty Cymbidium – Culture Cym. Weston Ferrell 'Copper Falls' – Anne-Line Anderson Cym. Dorothy Stockstill – Y.S. Farn

Species – First Place Encyclia ciliare – Jan & Fred Anderson

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Flyers and Information for Upcoming Events

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Flyers and Information for Upcoming Events

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Orange County Orchid Society

Everyone Welcome!

Meetings are the Member Ribbon Judging Third Wednesday 7:00 PM of Every Month General Meeting 7:30 PM

Meeting Location: Yorba Linda Public Library Community Room (Lower Level) 18181 Imperial Highway Yorba Linda CA 92886

Information: www.OCOS.net

Laelia purpurata ‘Sanbar Misty’