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June 2009 Support the Conservation of Orchids in the Wild Purpose: To promote interest in orchids and their Volume 125 cultivation, to educate by exchanging information and experiences related to successful orchid culture, and to June 2009 support the conservation of orchids in the wild. www.sdorchids.com NOVICE MEETING June 2, 6:30 PM–Casa Del Prado—Room 104 By: Dave Hoffmaster, 2nd Vice President Our speaker for the June novice class will with limited space. Second, the flowers be Dr. Helmut Rohrl talking about the are quite showy. They are not just the genus Tolumnia . For those of you unfa- yellow with red/brown spotting typical miliar with Tolumnia , this class could be of Oncidium, but bright, vivid colors a real eye opener. They are easy to grow that defy the imagination. I hope you and the flowers are quite rewarding. can attend this class and learn about They were once classified as Oncidium these very special orchids. but were broken out a few years ago as a separate genus. Their culture is similar I would like to ask any of you that have so if you grow Oncidium , you can grow Tolumnia in flower to please bring them Tolumnia . in to show the class. There are two major differences between the two genera. First of all, Tolumnia are smaller and that is a plus for those of us GENERAL MEETING June 2, 7:30 PM–Casa Del Prado—Room 101 By Ron Kaufmann, 1st Vice President Our speaker for June will be Arnold 10. Most people start growing orchids by Gum, a local grower and AOS judge. Ar- buying big, blooming plants, but Arnold nold will talk about things to consider starting flasking orchids in elementary when growing plants in San Diego, in- school, receiving his first two flasks from cluding tips about selecting and building the Stanley Taba Orchid Nursery in a hobby greenhouse that will work for Honolulu back in the early 1970’s. He both you and your neighbors. His talk also flasked seed (with a little help from will include information about water, lo- his grade school science teacher) from a cation, ventilation, shading, heating, bee-pollinated Vanda Miss Joaquim that cooling, aesthetics and considerations was growing in his back yard. While when selecting plants. Arnold will pro- those first two flasks eventually became vide the plant opportunity table from his contaminated, the orchid collection grew, own collection, and there should be some and by his senior year in high school, he very rare and desirable plants available had over 3,000 plants and flasks near for those of you lucky enough to hold every available window. Needless to say, winning tickets! the Gum parents were encouraging and incredibly understanding. Arnold is a judge with the American Or- chid society and has been a member of myriad orchid societies since the orchid ….continued on page 11 bug bit him at the ripe old age of SanDiego County Orchid Society June 2009 San Diego County Orchid Society San Diego County Orchid Society Receive your SDCOS Newsletter Board of Directors by E-Mail! President: David Brown Contact Bob Clark at First VP: Ron Kaufmann Second VP: Dave Hoffmaster [email protected] Treasurer: Lynn Ford Secretary: Pam Peters Directors: Steve Mallory Casa de las Orquideas Loren and Nancy Batchman Christopher Croom Kevin Rynearson Southern California’s leading source for Cymbi- dium and Zygopetalum seedlings. Over 30,000 plants in stock from 3” pots to blooming size. Our Past President: Genie Hammond complete list of seedlings and flasks is on the web at www.orquideas.com . Open by appointment only! Meetings 170 South Nardo Avenue, Solana Beach, CA 92075 San Diego Orchid Society meetings are held Phone and Fax: (858) 755-7572 the first Tuesday of each month at the Casa E-mail: [email protected] Del Prado in Balboa Park. Novice Class: 6:30 p.m., Room 104 General Meeting: 7:30 p.m., Room 101 Newsletter Entries If you have monthly meetings, classifieds, submissions of interest, photos, or announce- ments related to orchids, please contact Chris- topher Croom at (619) 583-3804 or [email protected] . Advertisers Please contact Lynn Ford at (619) 283-4172 or [email protected] . Information for the July newsletter must be submitted June 15. Page 2 www.sdorchids.com June 2009 Orchid Dates to Remember July 10-11 SDCOS Newsletter Santa Barbara Orchid Estate June 2, 6:30 p.m International Orchid Fair SDCOS Novice Meeting Earl Warren Showgrounds First Tuesday of the month www.orchidfair.com Casa Del Prado, Balboa Park, Room 104 July 18-19 San Diego County Orchid Society June 2, 7:30 p.m Summer Show in the Park SDCOS General Meeting Room 101 of the Casa del Prado in Balboa Park To volunteer: [email protected] First Tuesday of the month Casa Del Prado, Balboa Park, Room 101 October 24-25 San Diego County Orchid Society June 3 Fall Show in the Park Palomar Orchid Society Meeting Room 101 of the Casa del Prado in Balboa Park Culture class at 6:30. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. To volunteer: [email protected] First Wednesday of the month The Carlsbad Woman’s Club If you have any announcements that you would 3320 Monroe Street, Carlsbad like included in the “Dates to Remember” section of Melana Walding (760) 295-7228 the newsletter, please e-mail [email protected] . June 4, 7:00 p.m. SDCOS Board Meeting Granite Hills Orchids Normally, the Thursday following the General Meeting (usually the first Thursday of the month; 2009 list of second Friday of the month in rare cases) Dendrobium speciosum Balboa Park, Rm. 104 Pam Peters (858) 481-9020 is now available. June 6, 9 a.m. Check on my website SDCOS Species Group Meeting www.granitehillsorchids.com . First Saturday of the month Click on INVENTORY on the navigation bar Paul or Ann Tuskes (858) 274-5829 to view the listing and the pictures. June 17 If you would rather, email me at Cymbidium Society Meeting Regular meeting, third Wednesday of month [email protected] and I can Culture class at 6:30, Meeting at 7:00 p.m. forward you a copy without the pictures. The Carlsbad Woman's Club 3320 Monroe Street, Carlsbad (858) 748-8355 These plants will go quickly as they are divi- sions of prime Australian plants. Put in your June 19 order quickly by email or by phone at San Diego Zoo's Orchid Odyssey (619) 441-9874. Third Friday of the month 10 AM-2 PM www.granitehillsorchids.com (orchid greenhouse is open) Janette Gerrity (619) 231-1515 ext. 4306 Page 3 June 2009 San Diego County Orchid Society NET NUGGETS Orchid Growers Ron Kaufmann, 1st Vice President Want to upgrade the quality of [email protected] your potting mix? Cymbidium Species There is a solution—Maidenwell Diatomite! Mined from fresh water diatom deposits in Australia, heated to 1400 degrees, and www.users.bigpond.net.au/cymspecies/ uniformly graded. Maidenwell Diatomite is ideally sized for your orchids. Fantastic results have been had by mixing 2 parts diatomite and 1 part bark or coconut chunks. Many people received their first exposure to or- $22.00 per bag and available in three sizes; chids through hybrid cymbidiums. These beautiful small, medium and large. plants with their large, showy flowers can capture the interest of even the casual observer. In addi- Are you using De-ionized or tion to stunning hybrids, the genus Cymbidium Reverse Osmosis water? includes many species of remarkable beauty and Try my custom fertilizer blend—it is specifically elegance, some of which (the Chinese species) designed for pure water. were so enticing that they were brought into culti- vation many centuries ago. Sunset Valley Orchids Fred Clarke 1255 Navel Place, Vista, CA 92081 Cymbidium species 760-639-6255 are grown by orchid [email protected] lovers around the world, and a web site devoted to these de- lightful plants has been developed by San Diego County Orchid Australian orchid fancier Stephen Society Membership Early. This site in- cludes an overview of We invite you to join the Cymbidium taxon- omy and a table of San Diego County Orchid primary hybrids, but Society! Receive this the main attraction is newsletter and many the collection of indi- vidual species pages. other benefits, including a Each species page holiday party and a free includes information about distribution, habitat, orchid at the end of the year! characteristics, and cultural requirements, as well as a list of primary hybrids and several photo- To join, please send your check for $15 for an graphs of the plants in bloom. If you are a con- individual membership or $20 for a dual firmed Cymbid-o-phile, you may be familiar with all of the species on this web site, but I suspect membership, payable to SDCOS , to: that most of us will find at least one that is new and interesting. For anyone interested in broaden- San Diego County Orchid Society ing their knowledge of orchids and increasing P.O. Box 161020 their familiarity with Cymbidium species, this site San Diego, CA 92176 is not to be overlooked! For further details, e-mail Bob Clark at [email protected] . Page 4 www.sdorchids.com June 2009 Help Hotline Cal Pacific The SDCOS offers this service to members who seek cultural information about their orchids. Orchid Farm Here are some friendly hobbyists with a great 1000’s of blooming orchids in our deal of experience about certain types of orchids, 36,000 square foot greenhouse and they have kindly volunteered to answer your questions. 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