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 June, 2015 Volume 56: Number 08 AUGUST MONTHLY MEETING Monday, August 10, 2015 8:00 PM Atlanta Botanical Garden, Day Hall Speaker: David Johnston Jewell Orchids, Colbert, GA “Introduction to the World of Encyclias” David Johnston of Jewell Orchids has been growing orchids for over 35 years and has been hybridizing orchids for 20 plus years. David graduated in Botany and Horticulture from Iowa State University. He served as director of the ISU Botany and Plant Pathology Research and Clockwise from top left: Teaching Greenhouses for Encyclia randii, Encyclia adenocaula, Encyclia phoenicea, Encyclia plicata variety alba. several years and then decided to In This Issue venture out on his own as Jewell and Puerto Rico. In 2003 David 1 Minutes from the previous Orchids. David was a member of and his wife, Angel, moved their Meeting the Central Iowa Orchid Society household and business from 2 ATLOS Volunteer Listing for almost 30 years and spent a Iowa to Georgia to enjoy a milder number of those years as climate. They have been 3 Events Calendar & president, vice president, and members of the Atlanta Orchid President’s Message also served in other elected Society since 2007. 4 Monthly Ribbon oces. He has a great interest in David will have plants for sale at Winners educating orchid growers and the meeting. developing their skills in growing 11 Recent AOS Awards from the Atlanta Judging Center orchids. David enjoys the Minutes of the June 2015 outdoors and has spent time Meeting of the 12 Breezy Hill Orchid Festival exploring orchids in their natural Atlanta Orchid Society Flyer habitat, many places in the Date: July 13, 2015 13,14 Mid-American Orchid United States as well as Belize Congress Form and Schedule Time: 8:00 pm years! Older canes will continue is a totally enchanting species Location: Atlanta Botanical to produce owers for several that rarely exceeds a few inches Gardens, Day Hall Class II – Cymbibum years, so the show becomes quite in height, yet can be covered for Attendance: 33 Group impressive over time. Generally, months in relatively large owers the leaves are shed or shedding that are typically pink or purple, The meeting was called to order No Entries by the time owers are produced, though a pale peachy yellow at 8:02 PM by President Ellen but there are always new ones form also exists. It is native to a Brand. Class III – Dendrobium forming, so the plant has green number of islands in the Group leaves year round. Plants can southwest Pacic Ocean, from On motion and second the eventually reach about 12 or just east of the mainland of minutes of the May 2015 Amateur Winners more inches tall but are often Papua New Guinea to Vanuatu, meeting were approved as somewhat shorter. This New and grows in thick moss at the published in the April newsletter. Blue – Dendrobium bracteosum – Guinea species is a warm, shady base of trees, or among mosses Nancy Newton and in memory grower and will do will in and lichens on stunted trees in President Brand reminded of David Glass household temperatures given misty forests where the near everyone of the upcoming some good windowsill culture. constant moisture is punctuated September Annual ATLOS This great Dendrobium species is Anything from “Phalaenopsis” to by brief bursts of bright Fundraising Auction and Social. a real treat, with masses of “Cattleya” light levels will sunshine. Ranging from about This year it will be held on the rounded, at presentation comes owers that last in perfect produce good results, and lows 1700 to 7700 feet above sea 14th, at the Rock Spring most notably from C. walkeriana condition 4 to 6 months, starting in the 50’s in winter will be level, it is a cool to intermediate Presbyterian Church activity hall, and C. nobilior, which together in late spring to summer when tolerated if most days warm into grower. Often considered Rivermont Orchids of nearby starting at 7 p.m. comprise 50% of the total fruitless. blooming orchids are needed! the 70’s or higher. Plants like year dicult to grow, it needs to be Signal Mountain, but he did parentage and assure, despite There are just ve progeny The color is variable and may be round watering, but also constantly moist, yet not soggy, serve as president of the Francisco Miranda from Miranda there being yellow and red from Bc. Edna that have been white or pink or various shades in excellent drainage so when receive high humidity but with Tennessee Valley Orchid Society Orchids presented on the Genus species included in the mix, that registered, all by the eccentric between. A rare few are deep repotting, consider the best constant air movement, and and undoubtedly was on familiar Cattleya in Brasil. the lavender tones will breeder, James Rumrill of NJ, and reddish purple. The one constant method of keeping them slightly would prefer to stay below 80-85 terms with Clint McDade, the predominate. Those two all dating from between 25 and is that they always have a bright damp under your conditions. degrees during the day and in owner of Rivermont. Meeting was adjourned at 10:00 Brazilian species are highly 40 years ago. While we don’t orange lip. Each ower is borne The plant exhibited is mounted, a the 50’s or 60’s at night. While We received this plant as a PM. dominate in the color outcome know if the ‘Woodland’ variety encased in a bract that persists method which requires great these conditions are dicult to division for Woodland Orchids in Minutes compiled by of their hybrids, and also are was used, in all cases the plant in and becomes the same color as attention to regular watering and achieve in most growing Charlotte, NC and believe it to be Valorie Boyer generous in passing along a question served as the pollen the owers, thus the species probably not a good option environments in the home, they part of the original seedling sweet “grape-like” fragrance. conditions. parent, which is not an option if name. Flowering tends to start at outside of greenhouse are possible in a greenhouse Since only a few plants lived population of Shaw’s cross. In you wish to avoid passing the the base of the plant because conditions. where evaporative coolers and up to our expectations for the Red – Cattleychea Siam Jade – 2011 this clone received an virus along to the pod parent even small seedling growths less shading can keep this orchid Atlanta Orchid Society Award of Distinction for the Monthly Ribbon Winners cross, and none have as full of Dan Williamson through the transfer of that than an inch tall can bloom, and Commercial Winners happy though our summer owers as we would like to have breeding potential of red owers pollen. only growths about two years old months. Anyone who grows July 2015 on a warmth tolerant plant. seen, we haven’t ever given it a Commercial Winners This large plant grew from a or older tend to ower. Once the Blue – Dendrobium laevifolium – Masdevallia or miniature Sadly, as is common with orchid Class I – Cattleya Group registered name. For most small 4 growth division in about taller growths are a couple years Larry & Linda Mayse Pleurothallids would have no breeders, the strategy with Blue – Brassocattleya Edna plants dating back ve decades eight years. It is growing inside old, they will also sprout owers problem with this plant. This ‘Woodland,’ AD/AOS – Gary or more, this plant is virus Amateur Winners results such as these is to wait an empty clay pot on a hanger up and down the canes in future The “Shiny Leaved Dendrobium” species responds well to being until if and when one of the Collier & Mark Reinke infected, which means that to be and prefers not to have any mounted on one of Larry Mayse’ used in breeding, it must serve as Blue – Laeliocattleya Ann Akagi x exceptional seedlings receives a media around its roots. It owers Kool-Logs, which are excellent at This pairing of C. coccinea and B. the pod parent, and the seed Cattleya Lana Coryell – Nancy provisional ower quality award profusely several times per year keeping the moisture even and nodosa was registered by capsule must be allowed to Newton & in memory of David from the AOS to complete the and the blooms open red, then the roots cool, as illustrated in Clarence Shaw of Chattanooga, mature on the plant until it splits Glass registration process. slowly fade through orange to this ribbon winning plant. We The species mentioned above TN in 1962. He was a physician and yields dry seed. This method yellow over about 8 weeks. have also had great success and hobby orchid grower who will insure that the virus is not This beautiful near-mini cattleya are all sticklers for extreme growing the plants in straight lived in an architecturally notable passed on to the ospring. is one of the better results of a drainage, which means this Red – Cattleya schoeldiana – sphagnum most in a plastic net Mid-Century Modern home in However, it appears that Bc. Edna cross we did at Marble Branch orchid would likely do much Carson Barnes pot, which also allows the northern part of that city ‘Woodlands’ is either genetically Farms some time ago. There are better on a mount or in a basket evaporation at the roots and until his death in 1988.