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S P I K E Newsletter of the Ottawa Orchid Society www.ottawaorchidsociety.com November 2015 [email protected] This month, our guest speaker will be Andrew Buchanan from Buchanan [email protected] Lighting Ltd. Andrew is the President of the company located at 129 Loretta Past President Ave. North, Ottawa (three blocks from the Tom Brown Arena). Andrew will pro- [email protected] vide information on most lighting available for orchid growing and will answer questions related to your lighting needs. As light is the most important aspect Secretary of growing orchids, this is an opportunity to get it right from a well-reputed pro- fessional. 613-722-6738 [email protected] ORCHIDS 101 with Marilyn Light @ 12:30 p.m. Cana Balay 613-523-6767 Understanding what your Orchids are Telling You. [email protected] I need answers: Why is the orchid not blooming? Why is it losing leaves? How André Couture 613-233-7335 can I get my orchid to re-bloom? [email protected] Bring your questions, your problem plants, and even infested ones but please keep those in a closed transparent bag. Any and all questions, simple to com- plex, are welcome. Group discussion will follow. [email protected] Plants for Sale [email protected] Publicity This year again, we have invited Laurent Leblond from Le Paradis des Orchidées Karina Isert 613-729-0175 to come and sell his plants. Members wishing to pre-order can do so by visiting [email protected] his web site at http://www.leparadisdesorchidees.com/ [email protected] Joyce Medcalf 613-659-2760 [email protected] 1 President’s Message Hi Everyone Now that we have all spent our allowance on Colombian orchids, it’s time to think of getting our collection to thrive and flower in time for our April Show. Our first Show Committee meeting will be November 26 and there are some va- cancies to fill. As in all societies, the more you get involved, the more you get out of it. Over the years I have come to know many members from other Societies and together, we have a great time. Last Saturday was our first beginner class for this year. We had 5 new members/ growers attend and they were given the opportunity to repot some Phalaenopsis that were generously do- nated to the Society. It gave us the chance to get to know each other in the relaxed setting of Jean Hol- lebone’s solarium and hopefully, our new members will not find potting such a daunting task in the future. Our next class is scheduled for November 21 and will address pests and diseases on our orchids. There will be a sign up sheet at the November meeting. Also at our November meeting will be our 2016 calendar. Sales were quite brisk at the last meeting but there are still some left and at $20 they are a bargain. Arlene Lang’s photos are gorgeous and Dave Cooper’s photo of Showy Ladyslippers on the cover makes you want to hang it on your wall right now. All our meetings for 2016 are clearly marked so no excuse for missing one! Our Show weekend is highlighted also. I will close by thanking Joyce Medcalf and Pat Vuurman for taking the OOS display to the Montreal Show and coming home with many ribbons for the display and for individual orchids. This is a lot of work as Joyce lives IN THIS ISSUE... near Gananoque and Pat in Southern Ontario. I know Joyce didn’t get home on Sunday until 11:00 pm after dropping off orchids in Ottawa en route. In spite of Pagethe hard work and long hours, it is an exhilarating experi- SetemberpMeeting ................................ 1 ence and I encourage you to participate …maybe startPresident's with our Messages display ............................. at our coming Show??? 2 AOS News, Calendar Info, Webinar ...................... 3 OOS News, Corrections .......................... 4 Janet Johns Show Volunteers .................................. 5 Orchid Society of Great Britain Membership Info .......................... 6 In This issue Chinese Orchid Tour .............................. 7 Upcoming Shows ..................... 8 Show Table Results ................................ 9 November Program …………………..….…….….1 Best of Show Table/Member's Choice .............................. 10 Show Table Photos ................................ 11-14 President’s Message ……………………………….2 Home Remedies .................... 15 Editor'sAndrea Wrap ........................... and 16 ECOS Show Results …………………….…..……3-4 Andreas October Show Table Results…...…………...5-8 Niessen from April Show Orchidophilia………………………...8 Colombia at Beginner’s Workshop: Repotting…….….9-10 our October Meeting Orchids 101 Notes…………………………..…….11 Upcoming Shows…………………………..……...11 Member’s Corner, COC & AOS updates...12 Editor’s Note ………………………………..…..….12 2 Eastern Canada Orchid Society (ECOS) Show Results A big thank you to the Members of the Eastern Canada Orchid Society for hosting another great show in Montreal, the weekend of October 17-18, 2015. Thanks to the following Ottawa Orchid Society members who generously loaned plants to help make a winning display: Angèle Biljan, André Couture, Jean Hol- lebone, Janet Johns, Peter Mazerolle, and Joyce Medcalf. Thanks also to my very helpful assistant, AOS judge Pat Vuurman from the Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington. Joyce Medcalf (Ribbon results below with key for photos taken by Joyce on the next page) Grower Ribbon Name Photo # Joyce Medcalf 1st Promenaea Cachaca 'Sunset Valley Orchids' HCC/AOS (Promenaea 1 Norman Gaunt x Promenaea Florafest Cheetah) André Couture 2nd Paphiopedilum Robinianum (Paphiopedilum lowii x Paphiopedilum 2 parishii) 2nd Encyclia (Atropine x cordigera) 3 Janet Johns 2nd Dendrobium Enobi Purple 'Splash' AM/AOS (Dendrobium Enobi Ko- 4 machi x Dendrobium Laguna Princess) 3rd Cattlianthe Portia (Guarianthe bowringiana x Cattleya labiata) 5 Jean Hollebone 2nd Paphiopedilum spicerianum 6 2nd Paphiopedilum Hybrid no name 7 2nd Dendrobium Hibiki (Dendrobium bracteosum x Dendrobium laevifoli- none um) 3rd Phalaenopsis Samera (Phalaenopsis bellina x Phalaenopsis violacea) 8 Angèle Biljan 1st Cattlianthe Sagarik Wax 'Nathaniel Biljan' HCC/AOS (Cattleya Sum- Page 3 merland Girl x Cattlianthe Chocolate Drop) 2nd Phragmipedium caudatum f. sanderae 9 2nd Phalaenopsis hybrid 10 2nd Cattleya intermedia f. amethystina none 2nd Phragmipedium Don Wimber (Phragmipedium Eric Young x Phrag- 11 mipedium besseae) 2nd Vanda Peaches (Vanda falcata x Vanda curvifolia) 12 3rd Phragmipedium andreettae 13 Peter Mazerolle 2nd Phalaenopsis No Name Hybrid 14 2nd Tolumnia Jairak Firm 'Butterfly' (Tolumnia Rainbow x Tolumnia 15 Plush) 3 OOS Display First for Display (16-25) of 21 plants AOS AWARD: Angèle Biljan's plant, Cattlianthe Sagarik Wax First for Visiting Society 'Nathaniel Biljan' HCC/AOS was awarded an HCC/AOS of 78 points. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 Photographs by Arlene Lang Monique Savard, Judge, announces the results assisted by Jean Hollebone, Head Clerk. October Show Table Results Jan Johns with her Best of Show orchid for October, Phalaenopsis No Name. Maria Martins with her Member’s Choice orchid for October Prosthechea André Couture, Judge, announces results assisted by trulla. (detail shown on Jean Hollebone, Head Clerk. right) 5 CLASS JUDGED BY PLACE NAME OWNER PHOTO # Cattleya Alliance 1st CattleyaOrbiter Angèle Biljan 1 Judged by Monique Savard 2nd Cattleya maxima (var. tipo) Angèle Biljan 2 3rd Guarianthe bowringiana Angèle Biljan 3 3rd Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ports of Angèle Biljan 4 Paradise 'Green' Cypripedium Alliance 1st Paphiopedilum spicerianum Helgi Fatovic 5 Paphiopedilum 2nd Paphiopedilum gratrixianum Angèle Biljan 6 Judged by André Couture Phragmipedium 1st Phragmipedium Memoria Dick Monique Savard 7 Clements Oncidium Alliance 1st Prosthechea trulla Maria Martins 8 Judged by Monique Savard (WRONG CLASS - This belongs in 2nd **Oncidesa Sweet Sugar Rita Shand 9 (Oncidesa Aloha Iwanaga x Gomesa varicosa) 3rd Aliceara Peggy Ruth Carpenter Betty Warrington-Kearsley 10 Dendrobium Alliance 1st **Dendrobium No Name Dirk de Snayer 11 Judged by Monique Savard 2nd Dendrobium Enobi Purple Angèle Biljan 12 Phalaenopsis Alliance 1st Phalaenopsis No Name Jan Johns 13 Judged by André Couture 2nd Phalaenopsis Lioulin Barbie Angèle Biljan 14 2nd Phalaenopsis No Name Angèle Biljan 15 3rd Phalaenopsis No Name Cana Balay 16 3rd Phalaenopsis No Name Cana Balay 17 Vanda Alliance 1st Vanda Doctor Anek Angèle Biljan 18 Judged by André Couture 2nd Angraecum Lemförde White Angèle Biljan 19 Beauty Miscellaneous 1st Paradisanisia Azur (Aganisia David Kalb 20 cyanea x Paradisanthus micran- Judged by André Couture thus) 2nd Bulbophyllum lobbii (Syn. Rita Shand 21 Bulbophyllum sumatranum) Novice 1st Phalaenopsis No Name Samantha Som 22 Judged by André Couture 2nd Phalaenopsis No Name Juan Antonio Cabieses 23 Best in Show Phalaenopsis No Name Jan Johns Judged by Monique Savard Member's Choice Prosthechea trulla Maria Martins Judged by Patrick Boisvert **Indicates updated name. Photos by Arlene Lang on following pages according to the number listed here. Member's Choice: Single inflorescence, citrus fragrance, displays well. 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 April Show - Orchidophilia It’s that time of year again when we start to plan for next year’s Show and we need to make sure we have people ready to fill the key positions on the Show Committee. At the moment we are looking for someone to look after the Art Gallery, the OOS Exhibit, the Raffle and the OOS Plant Sales. If you are interested in taking on any of these roles, please let Dave know. Of course you will have other volunteers to help, but we need someone who can organize the activity and participate in the Show Committee meetings. We plan to have four meetings between now and April, and each meeting is just a couple of hours starting at 7PM at the McNabb Center. Meeting dates are as follows: November 26 (Thursday), January 26 (Tuesday), Febru- ary 25 (Thursday) and March 29 (Tuesday).