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SOUTHERN ONTARIO ORCHID SOCIETY June 2019, Volume 54, Issue 6 Meeting since 1965 Time to renew your Membership for 2019 Next Meeting Sunday, June 2, 2019, Floral Hall of the Toronto Botanical Garden. Vendor sales noon to 1pm. Noon, Culture talks on the stage by Alexsi Antanaitis. Topic: Fertilizing, summering your Orchids outside? Program at 1pm Our own Dr. Leslie Ee will speak on Dendrobium cuth- bertsonii . Our previously scheduled speaker Melissa McCormick is unable to be with us. Monthly show table. Bring your flowering plants for show and tell and points towards our annual awards. Raffle President’s Remarks Welcome Orchid Hillis, Garden Slippers, Calgary, Alberta, on Enthusiasts. Last year in my remarks, I noted that Cypripediums. I can’t wait until next year to see it had “been a colder than usual spring”, and this how the plant that I purchased adjusted to my year seems to be following a similar trend. May 13, garden conditions. 2019 went down as the coldest on record in For our upcoming June 2 meeting we will have Dr. Toronto for that day (130 years), with a high of +7C Leslie Ee on Dendrobium cuthbertsonii. Melissa (normal is +19C). McCormick, Smithsonian Environmental Research Some of my plants had already been outdoors Center, Washington, DC is unable to come. since Easter weekend (no more room under my lights) and some new purchases at our May We take a break in July with no meeting, and then meeting went outdoors immediately. I’m sure the on Aug.4 we have our summer Orchidfest potluck rest of my plants are rejoicing that I’ve been too extravaganza, with Alan Koch, Gold Country busy to put them outside yet, but they are going Orchids, Lincoln, California. You can pre-order from outside after the long weekend when I will finally the Gold Country Orchids website, and for the have some free time. My plants thrive with the fresh shipping address just put SOOS Toronto, August 4. natural air movement, humidity and stronger light levels that they get outdoors. Remember, just like Sep. 1 Glen Decker, Piping Rock Orchids, us, your plants can easily sunburn after being Galway, NY indoors all winter, so they typically need some Oct.6 Dr. Kristen Uthus, New World shading to allow them to acclimatize to the higher Orchids, Manchester, Michigan light levels. I hope that you were able to attend the interesting, Nov.3 George Hatfield, Hatfield Orchids , enlightening and entertaining lecture by Shawn Oxnard, CA Cymbidiums Dec.1 Annual Auction and Potluck that are in danger of being destroyed by road widening Celebration (or any other construction projects), please contact John Alexander ([email protected]) or Tara Seucharan ([email protected]) from SOOS' conservation The treats for the June meeting “social break” fall to committee - we can arrange to safely rescue these plants. the members with the last names beginning with begin with the letter M. Thank you to the members with the letter L who brought treats for our Plant of the Month for May 5, 2019 previous meeting. Synea Tan’s lovely Dendrobium Stardust ‘Firebird’ won We will see you soon. the honours at John Vermeer this meeting. Synea keeps it under 4 LED We are on facebook at: lights in the https://www.facebook.com/gr winter until it oups/298874747302722/ flowers. When it shows flower And buds she moves www.facebook.com/SOOSOrc it into a South hid/ window. She on Instagram at waters it every 4 days with her instagram.com/soosorchi usual weak d/ MSU fertilizer solution. The light set-up it lives under has 21C days and down to 4C nights – in other words a big diurnal temperature difference. 2020 SOOS Annual Show Committee There were two other plants on the show table that are Planning for the 2020 Orchid Show and Sale to be held hard to grow at our latitudes but were well flowered February 8th and 9th has begun! In celebration of our th none-the-less. 40 show, Elegance has been selected as our theme. One was a Disa kewensis grown by Anita Kho and she We would like to invite other orchid lovers to join the says her secret to success is watering the plant every Show Committee. We meet just after the regular SOOS day! monthly meeting for an hour or so but attendance is The other was a Vanda Robert's Delight ‘Black’ grown not compulsory. In particular, we are looking for folks by Heinz Ernstberger. He grew it in large bark in a 6” x willing to take on one of the following: 10” plastic container with one hole in the bottom. He Volunteer Coordinator waters it once a week and said that if he were to grow it Publicity Coordinator without any medium like Florida orchid growers, he would have to water it once a day. The plastic container Youth Program Coordinator keeps humidity around the plant. (Your transcriber is going to try this method on my latest try at keeping Come be part of the fun in creating a wonderful Orchid Trichoglottis philippinensis alive, even though I thought I Show and Sale. was buying what is now called Trichoglottis atropurpurea......) Conservation Committee The Committee is continuing under the leadership of Tara Seucheran and John Coming Events 2019. Alexander. The North American Native Plant Society is proud to announce three native plant sales planned for this Native Orchid Rescues spring. Spring is finally here and that means the start of our wonderful native orchids' blooming season. It's also May 4 | Toronto Botanical Gardens | 777 Lawrence when road widening projects start and unfortunately Ave E | Toronto | 9:30 - 2:30 | Pre-order available these don't mix well, as many native orchids thrive in soon roadside ditches. If you know of native orchid colonies May 19 | Riverwood | 4150 Riverwood Park Lane | Oncidium Space Race (Oncidium Sphacetante x Mississauga | L5C 2S7 | 12 - 4 Oncidium Pupukea Sunset) ‘Coco’ AM 83 grown by May 26 | Christie Pits Park | 750 Bloor St W | Jean Allen-Ikeson Christie Subway Station | Toronto | 12 - 4 Ethical growers approved by NANPS at all sales with Next judging June 1, 2019 at the TBG knowledgeable volunteers available for assistance. Free Agenda: 10 am Semi Annual Judging Centre Business Meeting. admission and parking. www.nanps.org for more Judging 1 pm. information. AOS Judging is a service of the American Orchid Society June and is open to all! Bring us your flowering orchids. 1. TJC Monthly AOS Judging at TBG. 2, SOOS meeting, Toronto Botanical Garden, sales 12 noon, program 1 pm, SOOS Display Ribbon winners 15, Monthly Montreal AOS judging, Jardin botanique de Ribbons from Ottawa Montreal st July 1 Place ribbons 6, TJC Monthly AOS Judging at TBG. 20, Monthly Montreal AOS judging, Jardin botanique de Oncidium Splinter 'Brookside' HCC/AOS (Onc sphacelatum x leucochilum) Inge & Peter Poot Montreal Dendrobium Lucky Charm Wilson Ng August Vanda Robert's Delight 'Black' Heinz Ernstberger 4, SOOS Orchidfest and TJC Monthly AOS Judging Phragmipedium longifolium ‘Black Dragon’ Agnes at TBG.all day 9:30 am on. Hastick 17, Monthly Montreal AOS judging, Jardin botanique de Phalaenopsis equestris 'Orange' Synea Tan Montreal Phragmipedium tefflatzianum Jocelyn Webber Laeliocattleya Llory Ann ‘Paradise’ fragrant John Vermeer AOS Judging Results Rhyncattleanthe Angel Voice 'Orange Fantasy' Synea Ottawa Orchid Society Show April 27, 2019 : Tan Paphiopedilum liemianum 'Charlie' Peter & Inge Poot Paphiopedilum bullenianum ‘Haley Suzanne’, AM/AOS 82 points, Glen Decker. Rosettes Paphiopedilum Glaucoleum ‘Crystal Star’, HCC/AOS 75 points, Leslie Ee. Dendrobium Lucky Charm Wilson Ng Laeliocattleya Llory Ann ‘Paradise’ John Vermeer Paphioedilum Janet Kunkle ‘Haley Suzanne’, AM/AOS 83 points, Glen Decker. nd Paphiopedilum leuchochilum ‘Black Beauty‘ JC/AOS, 2 Place ribbons Leslie Ee. Phalaenopsis Brother Redland Spots 'Synea' AM/AOS Promenea Ben Berliner ‘Synea’, HCC/AOS 77 points, Synea Tan Miltassia Shelob Cathy Dunn Synea Tan. Brassidium Golden Gamine 'White Knight' (Oncidium Dendrobium Lucky Charms ‘Magic Toby‘ , CCM/AOS 86 sotoanum x Brassidium Gilded Urchin) Inge & Peter Poot points, Wilson Ng. Display Alina Furtak AOS Show Trophy and Silver Certificate, 88 points, Phalaenopsis Yaphon Sir Synea Tan Cymbidium sinense Si Gang Shai Jay Norris ‘Smile’ by Les Orchidophiles de Montreal. Laeliocattleya Tropical Painter 'Cheetah' BM/TOGA AOS Silver Certificate, 85 points, ‘A Stroll among the Laura Liebgott Laeliocattleya Llory Ann ‘Paradise’ John Vermeer Orchids’ by Terry and Doug Kennedy. Paphiopedilium bellatulum X wenshanense Synea Tan Laeliocattleya Tokyo Magic X Sophrolaeliocattleya Toronto Judging Centre, May 4, 2019: Tangerine Imp John Vermeer Bulbophyllum longistelidium ‘Salvador Dali’ AM Promenaea Ben Berliner Synea Tan 81 points grown by Stanley Luk Rhyncholaeliocattleya(Pot.) Dream Circle X Laeliocattleya Spring Fires John Vermeer (Rhyncholaeliocattleya (Pot.) Creation X Cattlianthe(Slc) Vermeer. Dasing Lily) X Cattleya Circle of Life ‘New Ace’ John Cattleya Dandee Tease, John Vermeer. Vermeer Paphiopedilum Wössner Transmak x Jolly Green Gem, Heinz Ernstberger, Paphiopedilum Sakaki ‚Synea‘, Synea Tan, rd Phalaenopsis Ox Red Lion, David Bryan. 3 Place ribbons rd Phragmipedium Rosy Gem Agnes Hastick 3 Place ribbons Epidendrum Pacific Sunsplash 'Clivia' X Pacific Glory Paphiopedilum Hama Chilwin, Synea Tan. 'Big Bertha' Synea Tan Paphiopedilum Exciting Wood. David Bryan. Vuylstekera Plum Fairy 'The Best' Laura Liebgott C. Seagulls ‘S.V.O. x C.. Brazilian Tangerine ‘S.V.O.’ Rhyncattleanthe (Blc) Kaboom ‘SVO’ X Cattleya (Slc) John Vermeer. Angel’s Fantasy ‘Solar Flare’ John Vermeer Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mark's Valentine, John Vermeer. Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi f. Chattaladae Synea Tan Epidendrum Yellow Magnolia ‘SVO’, John Vermeer. Rhyncattleanthe (Blc) Izumi Charm X Cattleya (Slc) Fire Enanthleya? Magic Wand, John Vermeer Fantasy ‘Royalty’ John Vermeer Dendrobium parishii, Sue Loftus. Coelogyne prolifera, Sue Loftus. AOS awards Oncidium Lois Posey ‘Synea’, Synea Tan.