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The Atlanta Orchid Society Bulletin The Atlanta Orchid Society is affiliated with the American Orchid Society, the Orchid Digest Corporation and the Mid-America Orchid Congress Newsletter Editors: Mark Reinke & Valorie Boyer www.AtlantaOrchidSociety.org November, 2015 Volume 56: Number 11 NOVEMBER MONTHLY MEETING Monday, November 9, 2015 Atlanta Botanical Garden Day Hall - 8pm Speaker: Ron Midgett New Earth Orchids “Multioral Paphiopedilums” Ron Midgett began growing orchids in 1969 in the orchid-rich environment of Southern California. Since then, he has grown orchids in many dierent regions of the US and in the Caribbean for 3 years. Currently, Paphiopedilum Mount Toro is a classic example he resides in Santa Fe, New of a multi-oral hybrid, in this case a cross Mexico. He is a breeder with an between Paph. stonei and Paph. philippinense. emphasis on Cattleyas, Ron Midgett of New Earth Orchids will be Paphiopedilums, and Oncidinae. speaking about this type of breeding at our Several cultivars from his crosses November meeting. have received AOS awards. In 1990, Ron founded the New running the New England Orchid England Orchid Company in Fair for 3 years. Before leaving In This Issue Franklin, MA. In 2003, he moved New Jersey, Ron founded the 2 ATLOS Volunteer Listing his orchid business to New Jersey Jersey Highlands Orchid Society. and changed the name to New 3 Events Calendar & Earth Orchid Co., aka New Earth Ron is an accredited AOS judge President’s Message Orchids. In 2010, New Earth currently serving in the Rocky 4 Minutes from the previous Orchids was moved to Santa Fe, Mountain Region. He has served Meeting NM. as chairperson for AOS judging for the 2011 and 2012 New 4 Monthly Ribbon In addition to Ron’s activities in Mexico Orchid Guild Shows. In Winners the orchid business, he has been 2011, Ron was invited to 7 Recent AOS Awards from very active in the local orchid participate in judging the Taiwan the Atlanta Judging Center societies wherever he lived. This International Orchid Show. includes serving as an ocer, 8 Mid-American October 2015 chairing orchid shows, and Ron has authored articles Newsletter published in Orchids and most President - Barbara Barnett Atlanta Orchid Society which scored an impressive 94 Southeast Asia with a Larry & Linda Mayse dozen or more spikes in bloom at recently in the Orchid Digest. He Vice President - Michael Sinn Monthly Ribbon Winners points in October, 1988. One pronounced monsoonal climate. Red – Prosthechea rhynchophora once. The owers are a creamy was given the prestigious Ernest Treasurer - Jason Mills-Shoulta October 2015 slight dierence is that Ctt. Porcia During the growing season of See the August 2015 newsletter for – Geni Smith white to pale yellow background Secretary - Valorie Boyer almost always has a solid yellow May to October it is not details about this species and how color and the intensity of the Heatherington award from the Trustee - Rick Martinez Notes by Mark Alan Reinke throat, whereas Ctt. Portia has uncommon for more than 100 to grow it. Class V – overlying purple “hieroglphyics” Orchid Digest for his article, Trustee - Jared Wilson some purple lines or a zone of inches of rainfall to occur and Oncidium Group varies from plant to plant. “Beyond Sc. Beaufort—A 20 Year purple on top the yellow. clear days are extremely Red – Dendrobium (syn. Cadetia) While known since at last the Odyssey in Cattleya Breeding”. Photos of the ribbon winners for Michael Sinn presented his October were not available in Otherwise the growth habits and uncommon. The balance of the infortunatum Amateur Winners end of the 19th Century, Phal. Ron feels a special honor in “Orchid Hunting in Venezuela” time for publication. ower presentation of the two year may see 6 inches of rain or heiroglyphica was considered a receiving this award because program at 8:19pm. are nearly identical. Both are less, with many days that are Class IV – Blue – Brassidium Golden variety of Phal. lueddemanniana Ernest was one of his rst Class I – easily grown and adaptable to a sunny, particularly in February Epidendrum Group Gamine – Lynne Gollob for much of the intervening mentors. Jack Cane presented his book, Cattleya Group range of conditions as long as and March just before the rainy decades and only given separate Atlanta’s Orchids, just before the light levels are strong and season returns. Amateur Winners Class VI – species status in 1969. So, while drainage is excellent. To produce a plant that owers Ron will be speaking to Our break. Amateur Winners Cypripedium Group only a handful of hybrids are spectacularly (if briey) each Blue – Encyclia atrorubens – Roy registered using it, most in this society on Mulioral Meeting was adjourned at Red – Cattleya Sallieri – Lynne year, plants should be given well Harrow Amateur Winners century, it is possible older Paphiopedilums. He will be Blue – Cattlianthe Portia – Lynne 9:51pm Gollob Gollob drained conditions at the roots, crosses exist that employed as a selling plants and of note are his but be kept moist, with almost Encyclia atrorubens is a late Blue – Paphiopedilum Pinocchio’s parent under the older name. Green Cattleya hybrids Minutes compiled by Cattlianthe Portia is a primary White – Guarianthe bowringiana daily watering during that May to owering species that comes Song – Geni Smith This orchid thrives in bright Valorie Boyer hybrid between Cattleya labiata ‘Pinky’ – Maegan Brass October growing season. from mountain slopes facing the shade, high humidity, warmth Minutes of the October and Guarianthe bowringiana Fertilizer should be given Pacic in the states of Guerrero Red – Phragmipedium Barbara and regular water year round. 2015 Meeting of the Jack Cane’s book, originally registered by Veitch in Commercial Winners regularly until growths are fully and Oaxaca in Southwest Mexico. LeAnn – Barbara Barnett Atlanta Orchid Society “Atlanta’s Orchids” 1897. While today it is most formed, the withheld for the The medium sized plants Red – Phalaenopsis fasciata – commonly found in bluish-mauve Blue – Cattleya pumila – Larry & balance of the year. Water should produce long, branching spikes White – Paphiopedioum Magic Jason Mills-Shoulta & Ed Date: October 12, 2015 Jack Cane is placing his book, shades as the ospring of the Linda Mayse be reduced in fall and limited to of rather widely spaced owers Leopard x liemianum – Roy Shoulta-Mills Time: 8:00 pm "Atlanta’s Orchids", for sale at coerulea forms of each species, light watering or morning that are deep purple with a Harrow Location: Atlanta Botanical several Atlanta book stores, one the original versions were done Class II – misting from January to March. brighter purple lip, often with White – Phalaenopsis Mitou King Gardens, Day Hall of which has asked for a critical with good dark lavender parents Cymbibum Group Plants need at least a month of spreading side lobes that frame a Commercial Winners Bellina ‘Blood’ – Jarad Wilson Attendance: 34 review of the book, about 50 and one can still nd occasional nights in the 50’s to stimulate bright white column. It is words in length. If one or more of plants of ‘Appleton,’ AM/AOS and No Entries buds, so windowsill growers somewhat unusual for the genus Red – Paphiopedilum henryanum Class VIII - The meeting was started at you would like to undertake such ‘Gloriosa,’ AM/AOS in collections should leave them outdoors until in that the inorescence begins – Larry & Linda Mayse Vandaceous Group 8:04pm by Vice President Barbara a review, please email Jack at and even sometimes oered Class III – a freeze is predicted. In the wild, to develop before the growth has Barnett due to President Ellen [email protected] with your commercially. A virus-free plant of Dendrobium Group light freezes do occur and plants fully matured, possibly because Class VII - Amateur Winners Brand being out due to illness in mailing address(es), so that he one of these outstanding forms is will tolerate them well if kept dry. the wet season often starts and Phalaenopsis Group the family. can send you a complimentary worth cultivating if space allows. Amateur Winners With good care, plants can ends later in this region than Blue – Holcoglossum wangii – copy of the book for this purpose. A well grown plant can produce become quite large, so it is zones further north and south. It Amateur Winners Barbara Barnett On motion and second the Or if you will be at the November multiple spikes of 7 to 10 owers Blue – Dendrobium thrysiorum – important to consider whether has been in commerce for years minutes of the September 2015 ATLOS meeting, he can just give approaching four inches across Darrell Demeritt the promise of showy blooms, as a variety of E. diota, which is Blue – Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica This is my rst introduction to meeting were approved as you the book(s) at that time. and lasting well for 6 to 8 weeks which last only about 10 days, normally more ochre to brown – Geni Smith this recently described (1998) published in the October Thank you in advance. each fall. However, the plants are While there are a few records of outweigh the space colored with slightly more and captivating species from newsletter. robust in size, as are many Gur. this handsome species owering requirements for maintaining the spatulate shaped segments and This beautiful Philippine species southern China and Vietnam. It bowringiana hybrids, and their in October, its primary bloom plant the balance of the year. occurs mostly southward along is a peak owering in October. is hard to imagine such a Jason Mills-Shoulta covered the stature has led to a decline in their season is spring, peaking in May. the Pacic slope from E. The origin of the species name is charming and showy orchid September auction’s proceeds popularity as fewer hobby The late owering is likely a Red – Dendrobium lamyiae – atrorubens.