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 December, 2014 Volume 55: Number 12 DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift Holiday owering Laelia species from Mexico, clockwise exchange, and installation of our from upper left: Laelia anceps variety guerrero, Laelia albida, new Board of Trustees and 2015 Laelia anceps variety veitchiana, Laelia rubescens. O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to In This Issue number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Page Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, 2 ATLOS Volunteer Listing these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. 3 Events Calendar A thru B – Main Dish President’s Message C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert 4 Minutes from the November Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad Meeting plants. P thru Z - Side Dish 4 Monthly Ribbon Winners Members may also sell plants at this November, 2014 Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is 12 Recent AOS Awards from not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone the Atlanta Judging Center regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright 2 | P age December, 2014
THE ATLANTA O RCHI D S O C I E T Y O ffi cers President Mark Reinke 864-718-0152 DECEMBER Vice-President/Programs MONTHLY MEETING JoJo Stickney 678-478-5343 Secretary Monday, December 8, 2014 Nancy Newton 404-377-4187 7:00 PM Treasurer Rock Spring Jason Mills 678-383-2936 Presbyterian Church PO Box 922192 Fellowship Hall Norcross, GA 30010 (o rear parking lot) Immediate Past President 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Maureen Pulignano 404-402- 5897 Atlanta, Ga 30324 T r u s t ees Our Traditional Holiday Terry Glover 404-719-6897 Celebration! Lynne Gollob 770-704-6432 David Mellard 770-270-5758 PLEASE NOTE EARLY START Ellen Brand 770-518-8425 TIME – 7:00 PM David Kessler 404-468-8678 Carson Barnes 650-879-0982 This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift O t h er V o l unt eers exchange, and installation of our AOS Rep – Barbara Barnett new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. Greengrowers – Mark Reinke a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After Librarian – Valorie Boyer dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have MAOC Rep – Doug Hartong be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to Meeting Hospitality – Ellen number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Brand Most gifts are orchid related. In the Photographer Cheryl Bruce expertly captured the "icy" e ect of the tiny mostly desserts, please follow Membership Chair – Geni Smith past folks have brought in plants, owers of Stelis gelida in this extreme close up view. The plant was these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much Mentoring Coordinator– brought in by Larry & Linda Mayse to the November meeting. See the full Lynne Gollob description of this blue ribbon winner on page 10 of this month's issue. more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish Plant Raffle – Terry Glover C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon Monthly Ribbon Judging – F thru J - Dessert David Mellard Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad Newsletter – Mark Reinke plants. P thru Z - Side Dish & Valorie Boyer JOIN THE ORCHID DIGEST CORPORATION Orchid Digest Rep– David Members may also sell plants at this Donʼt let the name fool you, the Orchid Digest is a non-profit Our annual gift exchange is Mellard membership-based organization dedicated to orchids. Designed to event. always a big hit! (Participation is Show Chairs 2014 appeal to the mid-range to advanced grower, nothing beats the Orchid Digest. For just $39/year you get 4 issues of full-color, in-depth not required – but, you will likely Danny Lentz & Roy Harrow We look forward to seeing everyone articles about orchids. The magazine is large format and the fourth regret it if you sit out!) Join in the Website Committee there as we take time to enjoy and issue of the year is always an extra-special edition devoted to a single fun by bringing a wrapped gift Maureen Pulignano genus. For membership application forms contact David Mellard appreciate our fellow club members Mark Reinke worth $15. Everyone who brings (404-237-1694) or visit www.orchiddigest.com to join online. at this special time of year! & Jan Spenard
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright 3 | P age December, 2014
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December President’s 08 – Atlanta Orchid Society Message Monthly Meeting 7 pm - Rock Spring DECEMBER Presbyterian Church This year, winter threw us a curve ball and arrived much earlier than MONTHLY MEETING Activity Hall - Annual Holiday usual with, for those living outside the city’s “heat bubble,” a night or Season Banquet two in the teens in just the third week in November! Any fall leaves Monday, December 8, 2014 Monthly Ribbon Judging will sticking around for a curtain call have surely misjudged their chances of 7:00 PM take place pronouncing the last “hurrah” of the season. I trust that all of your Rock Spring orchid plants are safely moved to their winter locations where they can Presbyterian Church 11 - Atlanta Orchid Society live out the winter months blissfully ignorant of the hostile climate Fellowship Hall Monthly Meeting, ABG, Day Hall lurking just beyond the connes of their pampered existence. (o rear parking lot) - 8pm 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, As 2014 draws to a close so does my tenure as your President. While I will miss leading our monthly meetings, I also welcome a few less Atlanta, Ga 30324 13 - American Orchid Society monthly judging, Atlanta demands on my schedule. Gary and I are also members of the Western North Carolina Orchid Society in Asheville, which usually meets the day Our Traditional Holiday Judging Center, 2 pm, ABG basement workshop before Atlanta’s meetings. The rigors of trying to attend both, each Celebration! representing a 200+ mile drive, has meant that we have not been able January to attend any of the 2014 meetings with the other group and we look PLEASE NOTE EARLY START forward to splitting our time between the two clubs once again TIME – 7:00 PM 10 - American Orchid Society knowing you will be in able hands through the leadership of Ellen monthly judging, Atlanta Brand, your new president for 2015. This month’s meeting will include Judging Center, 2 pm, ABG our pot-luck dinner, gift basement workshop This month we will come together to celebrate the holiday season exchange, and installation of our with a pot luck banquet in the activity hall of Rock Spring Presbyterian Church, where we have held it for the last few years. I hope every new Board of Trustees and 2015 12 - Atlanta Orchid Society member will come, and bring their spouse or signicant other along to O cers. Monthly Meeting, ABG, Day Hall a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After – 8 p.m. help us look back over the year with thankfulness and celebration. We dinner and the meeting, tickets will ask that you bring your favorite recipe and use the guidelines on the Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your February front page of the newsletter so we have a variety of things to enjoy. fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. And please participate in our gift exchange by bringing along share. So we don’t end up with something in the $15 price range to share with a fellow member. We Most gifts are orchid related. In the 6-8 – South Carolina Orchid mostly desserts, please follow will install our new o cers and trustees and have our usual monthly past folks have brought in plants, Society Show, Riverbanks these guidelines: Botanical Gardens, Columbia, SC ribbon judging and plant ra es. It’s always great to have an pots, books, artwork and much opportunity for a less structured meeting with plenty of time to more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish 9 - Atlanta Orchid Society socialize. C thru E - Drinks Monthly Meeting, ABG, Day Hall We will have regular Ribbon I am thankful for the opportunity to do my part in keeping the goals F thru J - Dessert – 8 p.m. Judging so bring your blooming of the society moving forward this year, but I am just one of a number K thru O - Salad plants. of volunteers who contribute to the success of the organization. So P thru Z - Side Dish 14 - American Orchid Society monthly judging, Atlanta don’t be surprised if I take the time at our holiday meeting to bring to Members may also sell plants at this Judging Center, 2 pm, ABG your attention the hard work of fellow members who also help make Our annual gift exchange is event. basement workshop the Atlanta Orchid Society great! See you at the meeting. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone 21 – International regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and Phalaenopsis Alliance meeting, fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members Peachstate Orchids, worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year! Woodstock, GA
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
4 | P age December, 2014 with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. Join the Atlanta Orchid are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people Society of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for Membership in the Atlanta Orchid spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized Society is $30 for individuals or their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, $45 for households. Yearly twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen membership runs January 1- be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes December 31. Anyone joining in Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya the third quarter will get a 50% is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows judging. David Mellard discount on the current yearʼs Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and membership. Anyone joining in the – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. fourth quarter will purchase a moist mountain forests. The membership for the following year. Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the You can join at one of our monthly ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. meetings, contact the societyʼs Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as Treasurer (see page 2) for a single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the membership application, or of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue complete an application online at the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at our website: became commercially available to the judges by Carter and passed. www.atlantaorchidsociety.org Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA For directions to the Atlanta on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, Botanical Garden, please visit 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke their web site at with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. ABG SAGE Parking Facility Rate Update was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less New discounted rates were posted in Clippings, the ABG monthly bulletin white lip. In the form exhibited, for garden members. Pricing for member, multi-visit, parking passes and color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand re-loads have changed: $6 new pass (i.e., card) fee, $20 for 6 visits, $40 as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett for 13 visits, $60 for 21 visits, $80 for 31 visits, and $100 for 40 visits. overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are If you purchase the 13 visit pass, parking costs about $3 per visit! segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri New cards and reloads can be purchased on-line at prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez https://onlinesales.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/public/show.asp?shcode=55 of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with or at the ABG gift shop. These fees are discounted from the fees posted produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: on-line for non-garden members. any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and Note that parking cards must be used both registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in when entering and when exiting the facility. three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
5 | P age December, 2014 with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Rhyncolaeliocattleya George King ‘Southern Cross,’ AM/AOS Matsumoto – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
6 | P age December, 2014 with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be produce owers from side nodes 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – and not the terminus of a growth, Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group which sets this species apart. Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form While included in the genus is Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some may not be genetically Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – compatible with other species as 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale there are currently no hybrids Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents registered, yet, undoubtedly, Unlike some other classes of many breeders would like to breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in make use of its charming prevailed over the “splitters” in characteristics. present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence This species is an intermediate plant was entered as Epigenieum to cool grower that likes high by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen humidity and plentiful water, be in the genus Dendrobium. It combined with excellent Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) drainage, with somewhat less native to Taiwan where it grows water in winter, but not a dry rest. Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love Red – Dendrobium “Sunset Pink” creeping plants form a mat of - Geni Smith Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as White – Dendrobium lamellatum single tough leaf. Atypically for - Geni Smith published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes Class IV – close inspection, are borne singly Epidendrum Group Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – Cymbidium ensifolium variety album – They are star shaped and waxy, No Entries 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke Geni Smith with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined Dendrobium nakaharae – Larry & Linda Mayse serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
7 | P age December, 2014 adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of Brassia arcuigera ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that a dorsal sepal that is re exed into the source of information. The insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium thrust forward in their ambitions almost a funnel shape. In its higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore natural form, these are well instances of synonymous names Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes mar the overall ower form in the equipped to show o its often now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in dramatic color patterns that in of accepted species. The name Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being the best forms can include near for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a orange petals and dramatic the arching raceme of owers, at plane in concurrence with the purple spots on a white dorsal. although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color The exhibited plant has good particularly unique in the genus Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda saturation, which allowed a team form for the species and a strong to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the ush of purple on that dorsal Costa Rica southward to Peru and hybrids available in the genus for Atlanta Judging Center to score sepal which undoubtedly eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly inspired the clonal name. sea level to about 4,000 feet Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in Commended Certicate award. This species generally grows in above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size lime free areas on blu s and rock trees in cloud forests or wet low has two doses of the diminutive for this species, in fact about 33% ledges with heavy rainfall in elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all summer followed by a dry winter spidery owers can be up to 12 one dose of the much more the awarded forms to date. where it receives mostly dew and inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon mist for survival. It seems to with a dozen or more presenting resulting plant is a medium sized Island in the Philippines where it require a cool winter rest to themselves in two ranks on the Paphiopedilum gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
8 | P age December, 2014 adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and Phragmipedium Cardinale ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and Nancy Newton & in memory of David Glass future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that a dorsal sepal that is re exed into the source of information. The insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium thrust forward in their ambitions almost a funnel shape. In its higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore natural form, these are well instances of synonymous names Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes mar the overall ower form in the equipped to show o its often now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in dramatic color patterns that in of accepted species. The name Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being the best forms can include near for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a orange petals and dramatic the arching raceme of owers, at plane in concurrence with the purple spots on a white dorsal. although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color The exhibited plant has good particularly unique in the genus Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda saturation, which allowed a team form for the species and a strong to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the ush of purple on that dorsal Costa Rica southward to Peru and hybrids available in the genus for Atlanta Judging Center to score sepal which undoubtedly eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly inspired the clonal name. sea level to about 4,000 feet Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in Commended Certicate award. This species generally grows in above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size lime free areas on blu s and rock trees in cloud forests or wet low has two doses of the diminutive for this species, in fact about 33% ledges with heavy rainfall in elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all summer followed by a dry winter spidery owers can be up to 12 one dose of the much more the awarded forms to date. where it receives mostly dew and inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon mist for survival. It seems to with a dozen or more presenting resulting plant is a medium sized Island in the Philippines where it require a cool winter rest to themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
9 | P age December, 2014 adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Phalaenopsis equestris ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy Harrow Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes
Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
10 | P age December, 2014 Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
11 | P age December, 2014 Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse
Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower Pabstiella (syn. Pleurothyallis) tripterantha roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen – Larry & Linda Mayse and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that BEST WISHES FOR THE temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This HOLIDAYS size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of A HAPPY NEW YEAR "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on The Atlanta Orchid Society were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse This plant prefers bright DECEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, December 8, 2014 7:00 PM Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (o rear parking lot) 1824 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Ga 30324
Our Traditional Holiday Celebration!
PLEASE NOTE EARLY START TIME – 7:00 PM
This month’s meeting will include our pot-luck dinner, gift exchange, and installation of our new Board of Trustees and 2015 O cers. a gift will receive a ra e ticket. After dinner and the meeting, tickets will Come ready to eat well and have be drawn randomly. When your fun! Bring your favorite recipe to number is called, select a present. share. So we don’t end up with Most gifts are orchid related. In the mostly desserts, please follow past folks have brought in plants, these guidelines: pots, books, artwork and much more. It is always surprising and fun. A thru B – Main Dish C thru E - Drinks We will have regular Ribbon F thru J - Dessert Judging so bring your blooming K thru O - Salad plants. P thru Z - Side Dish Members may also sell plants at this Our annual gift exchange is event. always a big hit! (Participation is not required – but, you will likely We look forward to seeing everyone regret it if you sit out!) Join in the there as we take time to enjoy and fun by bringing a wrapped gift appreciate our fellow club members worth $15. Everyone who brings at this special time of year!
with Grammatophyllum. Minutes of the November that the total of all cash accounts blocking taking place that can be 2014 Meeting of the is $24,597.66. inherited. Another unusual note Class III – Atlanta Orchid Society is that when ‘Southern Cross’ and Dendrobium Group Mark Reinke was the speaker for the original ‘Serendipity’ form Date: November 10, 2014, the evening. He gave an excellent were crossed back together, some Blue – Dendrobium nakaharae – 8:00 pm talk on miniature and compact of the seedlings were peachy Larry & Linda Mayse Location: Day Hall, ABG Cattleyas. This included much salmon and others were pale Attendance: 40 people fascinating history of the yellow. And while both parents Unlike some other classes of breeding of hybrids. are strictly fall bloomers, many orchids, the “lumpers” have The meeting, with 40 people of these o spring also ower in prevailed over the “splitters” in present, was called to order by There was a break for spring, allowing growers to enjoy Dendrobium, and while this the president, Mark Reinke. refreshments kindly organized their long lasting magnicence plant was entered as Epigenieum by Ellen Brand, hospitality chair, twice per year. nakaharae, Kew now accepts it to Membership chairperson, Geni while David Mellard, Helen be in the genus Dendrobium. It Smith, introduced 5 guests – Blythe-Hart and Carson Barnes Blue – Brassocattleya (Cattleya is a delightful miniature that is Greg Cmarik, Russell Chism, carried out the monthly table Jungle Gem x Brassovola nodosa) native to Taiwan where it grows Karen Fleming, Joyce Ford and judging. David Mellard – Gary Collier & Mark Reinke in dappled shade on trees in Timothy Ford. announced the ribbon winners. moist mountain forests. The Red – Laeliocattleya Puppy Love creeping plants form a mat of Hellen Blythe-Hart moved that Carson Barnes conducted the ‘True Beauty,’ HCC/AOS – Matt small, slightly ridged the minutes from the October 13 monthly ra e and silent auction. Matsumoto pseudobulbs each carrying a meeting be approved as single tough leaf. Atypically for published in the newsletter. The Mark Reinke adjourned the of Sacramento, CA in 1970, and This plant received an Award of Red – Laelianthe Wrigleyi ‘Blue the genus, the owers, which are motion was seconded and meeting. the only resulting plant that ever Merit in 2002, when presented Lagoon,’ HCC/AOS – Carson large for the plant and showy at passed. became commercially available to the judges by Carter and Barnes close inspection, are borne singly Minutes compiled by was Rlc. George King ‘Serendipity,’ Holmes Orchids at an IPA on a short terminal in orescence. Announcements: Nancy Newton AM/AOS, which was awarded in meeting Kannapolis, NC. They White – Cattleya Love Fresh – They are star shaped and waxy, 1975. The parents were a famous subsequently mericloned it Gary Collier & Mark Reinke with tan to greenish yellow Next month the meeting will be Atlanta Orchid Society and nearly awless white, C. Bob and o ered it for sale to their plants grow anywhere from 1000 segments and a reddish brown, at the Rock Springs Presbyterian Monthly Ribbon Winners Betts, and one of the best yellows customers with the caveat to 6000 feet above sea level. Still, shiny lip. They are described as Church for the Holiday party. The November 2014 of the day, Rlc. Buttercup. In that they could not be certain Class II – AM/AOS – Gary Collier & Mark it would prefer to have nights long lived. Most Dendrobium a air will begin at 7:00 pm. There making such a pairing, Mr. King the resulting plants would not Cymbibum Group Reinke below 60F in winter if possible will be a gift exchange with items Class I – perhaps had visions of lovely pale revert to the original. Luckily and can easily tolerate 40F if of $15.00 or less. Please refer to Cattleya Group yellow owers of exceptional their concerns were proved Blue – Cymbidium ensifolium The original cross of this necessary. Fertilizer should be the newsletter for details on food form. But at least at rst, that was unfounded as all the resulting variety album – Geni Smith fairly compact large- owered eliminated during the rest for the party. Blue – Rhyncolaeliocattleya not the result, due to the purple plants have retained the cattleya was registered by its period. George King ‘Southern Cross,’ pigments that were present, breathtaking pale canary yellow As David Mellard mentioned namesake amateur hybridizer The typical form has upright Maureen Mckovich moved that but blocked by genetics in C. of the mutation, with delicate when presenting the ribbon spikes of small owers that are we accept the nominated slate as Bob. Betts. Instead, the yellow shadings of lavender, yellow winners at the November pale yellow to straw colored, with our new o cers and trustees. background color that resulted and white in the lip. I would be meeting, this small growing reddish stripes on the segments This was seconded and passed. was overlaid with a wash of that negligent if I failed to mention species comes from monsoonal and red spots on a contrasting They are as follows: purple pigment and created a the captivating daytime areas of Asia and appreciates less white lip. In the form exhibited, color described by the judges fragrance, which carries a trace watering from late fall through the purple pigments are absent, President – Ellen Brand as light salmon with peach of anise and will ll an entire early spring. Aside from this, it revealing a pale greenish white Vice-President – Barbara Barnett overtones. room with its glory. has a great degree of adaptability background color on the Secretary – Valorie Boyer The ‘Southern Cross’ form Interestingly, while the where temperatures are segments augmented by a pure Treasurer – Jason Mills came decades later when a background color is pale yellow concerned. Its range extends white lip. This species gures Trustees – Danny Lentz, Jan chance mutation in the process and not white, some semi-alba over a wide area that includes Sri prominently in breeding Spenard and Rick Martinez of meri-clone multiplication owers have resulted from Lanka, southern India, Myanmar, compact growing hybrids with produced a plant that lacked crosses made with the ‘Southern Thailand, eastern China, Taiwan, upright spikes and is in the Treasurer’s Report: any purple pigmentation in the Cross’ form, even when the other southern Japan, The Philippines, background of over 950 tepals. This rare occurrence parent was blend of lavender and Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and registered crosses, including Jason Mills, treasurer, reported was perhaps even more yellow. So there is a type of color New Guinea, and many islands in three where it was combined serendipitous than the original! between. A various locales
adaptable to a fairly wide range beautiful and showy specimens ideal, it brings oriferousness, of temperature and light like the plant exhibited. Due to compact size and sequential conditions. It does need ample the sequential owering of each owering to the table and water while in active growth and in orescence, such a well grown therefore gures heavily in somewhat less in winter when example can have at least some modern breeding with more the plants rest, though it resents owers on it almost year round. than 20,000 registered hybrids drying out completely even then. According to the records, this carrying at least some plant has been previously given percentage of it in their Red – Brassia Memoria Bert Field an Award of Merit by the background. – Sondra Nierenberg American Orchid society as Phrag. schlimii ‘Birchwood,’ and Red – Phalaenopsis japonica – White – Oncidium Sweet Sugar – Phrag. schlimii ‘Wilcox.’ Geni Smith Helen Weil Eventually, the misidentication was discovered and White – Phalaenopsis bellina – Class VI – acknowledged. If shown side by Helen Blythe-Hart Cypripedium Group side with the actual species, the di erences would be obvious not Blue – Paphiopedilum only in plant and ower size, but Class VIII - gratrixianum ‘Violet Surprise,’ in color intensity and pattern as Vandaceous Group HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes well as general morphology of the various ower parts, which Blue – Vanda Chill Out ‘Dewdrop,’ This charming and colorful show clear in uences from Phrag. HCC/AOS – Carson Barnes arching in orescences. This species from Vietnam and Laos longifolium. with high humidity but seasonal Class V – amazing ower form as lent itself has been only lightly used in Most examples of Class VII - rainfall and therefore does well From Carson Barnes, the originator Oncidium Group to scores of creative intergeneric hybridization. It seems that the Phragmipedium Cardinale are Phalaenopsis Group in Atlanta summers but requires of this hybrid: hybrids that have become one of characteristics that make it divisions descended from plants protection from temperatures Blue – Brassia arcuigera the mainstays of the budded unique and beguiling in its own that were produced decades ago, Blue – Phalaenopsis equestris below the upper 50’s in winter to This hybrid goes back to the late ‘Cherryvale’ - Carson Barnes orchid trade. Only Brs. verrucosa right do not translate well into and perhaps at least some trace ‘Soroa Firewings,’ HCC/AOS – Roy ourish. Mature plants can carry 1980s, when I obtained a few has been more widely used for particularly interesting results in all the way back to the original Harrow a dozen or more persistent plants of Vanda javierae from a There are anywhere between 30 that purpose. most of the crosses that have cross done by Veitch. Their in orescences which bloom o nursery in the Philippines. The and 67 species of Brassia Brassia arcuigera is not a been attempted. It has petals vigorous nature and easy culture As David Mellard pointed out and on for years. While the size species had been advertised in inhabiting the wet tropical particularly fussy grower and is that curve distinctly forward and assure survival well into the when presenting the ribbon and form of the owers isn’t March 1983 but not seen; my forests of Mexico, Central and future. winners, peloric examples of this South America, depending on species often have petals that the source of information. The a dorsal sepal that is re exed into insure blooming. Red – Phragmipedium almost a funnel shape. In its thrust forward in their ambitions higher number possibly re ects longifolium variety gracile ‘Bronze to look like the lip and therefore instances of synonymous names natural form, these are well Blue – Phragmipedium Cardinale Elf,’ AM/AOS – Carson Barnes equipped to show o its often mar the overall ower form in the now lumped into a fewer number ‘Birchwood,’ AM/AOS – Nancy eyes of the judges. However, in of accepted species. The name dramatic color patterns that in Newton & in memory of David Red – Phragmipedium Cape the best forms can include near ‘Soroa Firewings’ while still being for Brs. arcuigera is in reference to Glass Sunset – Lynne Gollob obviously peloric, they maintain a the arching raceme of owers, orange petals and dramatic purple spots on a white dorsal. at plane in concurrence with the although it is not a trait From its introduction by Veitch & White – Paphiopedilum sepals, as well as strong color particularly unique in the genus The exhibited plant has good Sons in 1882, Phrag. Cardinale primulinum – Larry & Linda form for the species and a strong saturation, which allowed a team to this species. It grows from was one of the most colorful Mayse at the October session of the Costa Rica southward to Peru and ush of purple on that dorsal hybrids available in the genus for sepal which undoubtedly Atlanta Judging Center to score eastward to Venezuela, from near over 100 years until the rst White – Phragmipedium Jason them high enough for the Highly sea level to about 4,000 feet inspired the clonal name. Phrag. besseae crosses where Fischer – Nancy Newton & in This species generally grows in Commended Certicate award. above, usually on moss covered introduced in the early 1990’s. It memory of David Glass The owers are also of good size trees in cloud forests or wet low lime free areas on blu s and rock has two doses of the diminutive ledges with heavy rainfall in for this species, in fact about 33% elevation forests. The large Phrag. schlimii combined with larger than the median size of all spidery owers can be up to 12 summer followed by a dry winter one dose of the much more where it receives mostly dew and the awarded forms to date. inches in span from tip to tip, vigorous Phrag. longifolium. The This species comes from Luzon with a dozen or more presenting mist for survival. It seems to resulting plant is a medium sized require a cool winter rest to Island in the Philippines where it themselves in two ranks on the strong grower that will make grows in warm shaded locations
12 | P age December, 2014 Motes – Carson Barnes di used to dappled light, with copious water most of the year and perhaps somewhat less for a couple months in late winter. Class IX – RECENT ACTIVITY OF THE ATLANTA JUDGING CENTER Miscellaneous Red – Maxillaria splendens - Larry & Linda Mayse The following awards were granted at recent sessions of the AOS judging center. They are provisional awards Blue – Stelis (syn. Pleurothallis) Red – Pterostylis ophioglossa ‘Mello Spirit,’ CCM/AOS – David Mellard & pending publication by AOS. gelida– Larry & Linda Mayse Sal Marino
The species name of this showy White – Masdevallia nicaraguae - Larry & Linda Mayse Certicates of Horticultural Merit and Certicates of Botanical Recognition are also provisional pending orchid means “icy” or “frosty” and identication by an AOS certied taxonomist prior to publication of the award. likely relates to the appearance of Red – Oberonia brachystachys - Larry & Linda Mayse the tiny owers at close All award photographs are © Jason Mills inspection. The edges of each of the sepals are intricately mbriated, giving them the appearance of being covered in frost. Multiple in orescences, each carrying 30 or more of these icy beauties, arise through a ring at the top of each petiole, just at the base of the large, persistent plants were labeled V. 'Dewdrop', HCC/AOS used to leaf. Each growth can ower roeblingiana, a related species, make a single spike of white repeatedly, and one specimen and so it was a surprise when two owers, here they have some received a 94 point Certicate of owered white instead of yellow coloration and both this year and Cultural Excellence in 2003 with with chestnut markings. Both last the plant produced three approximately 1400 Here is yet another beautifully prefer cool to intermediate spikes simultaneously. It does in orescences and a total of more grown and owered species that temperatures, which, along with well with days in the mid 80s and than 96,000 individual owers! has been separated out into a relatively at owers (lots of nights of about 60 and has been The accepted genus for this orchid new genus, Pabstiella, that Vandas turn the petals 90 happy with nights in the 50s is now Stelis rather than includes about 32 former degrees) and manageable plant previously (a bit cooler than many Pleurothallis. members of Pleurothallis. This size seemed like desirable traits in modern Vanda hybrids prefer, It is reported from a very one is from habitats mainly breeding. I had a few plants of hence the name "Chill Out," with a widespread habitat that stretches above 3,000 feet and up to more Vanda Golden Doubloon double meaning of "relax"), from southern Florida, through than 8,000 feet in some areas, Pterostylis ophioglossa 'Mello Spirit', CCM/AOS, 85 pts. (tessellata x denisoniana) from a constant moisture, and light the Carribean, southern Mexico, and is therefore more Exhibited by David Mellard & Sal Marino nursery in Hawaii, which makes levels similar to Cattleya. Leaves Central America, and from challenging to grow in this Paphiopedilum gratrixianum 'Violet Surprise', CBR/AOS yellow, fragrant owers with a of plants in the section of Vanda Venezuela to Bolivia in South climate without the benet of Exhibited by Carson Barnes "blue" lip, so I made a speculative that includes javierae, American. The habitat is evaporative cooling in summer. cross with javierae. Some of the roeblingiana and barnesii (and described as wet montane forests, The species name means “three seedlings were sold to a small probably some undiscovered typically on steep slopes from near winged ower” and refers to the nursery in Half Moon Bay, species toward the northern sea level up to over 7,000 feet, three sepals, which are the most California, and I kept just a few. parts of Luzon) don't so much though obviously in the south obvious part of the nearly closed This is one of the two I see as best sunburn in heat as they bleach, so Florida population, the land would blooms. They emerge from the of the ones I kept, oriferous and when temperatures are very be at. While little cultural juncture of the leaf and its fragrant - all three species in the warm I move the plants to a information is available, it seems petiole, like many other background are fragrant as well. shadier spot. All my orchids to prefer shaded or ltered light pleurothallids, and each pendant Like all my other Vandas, they receive the same weak solution of and a constant supply of moisture in orescence can bear a half do much better with the higher fermented bone meal, high in accompanied by adequate dozen or more owers, which are light levels and longer days (we nitrogen, phosphorus and drainage. It should be adaptable quite variable in color. Those on were in a valley in the coast range calcium and nearly totally lacking from warm to cool conditions. the exhibited plant are from the of California, which shortens in potassium; slippers get a much darker end of their color daylength) and produce more weaker dilution. Blue – Pabstiella (syn. spectrum and bear a somewhat owers, more frequently, of more Pleurothyallis) tripterantha – Larry “sinister” appearance. This plant prefers bright Phalaenopsis equestris 'Soroa Firewings', CHM/AOS, 81 pts. saturated color. Vanda Chill Out Red – Renanthera Mary Christine & Linda Mayse Exhibited by Roy Harrow