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Santa Clara Valley
Orchid Society
Established 1951
Helping You to Become a Better
Grower
August
2013 Newsletter
Next Meeting
Wednesday August 7th
7:30 PM
Our August program speaker
is Chen-Hao Hsu. Subject is
"Orchids of Panama"
Chen-Hao Hsu acquired his first orchids at the age of ten while living in Taiwan. His passion for
orchids and other plant groups continued after he returned to
the US shortly thereafter. Prior to studying ecology and statistics in graduate
school at UC Davis, he interned one summer at Longwood
Gardens outside of Philadelphia
and worked briefly with the orchid collection there. Currently, his
travels for work and pleasure
have led him to
many a destination both domestic and abroad. His most recent travels have included
Mexico, Panama, Peru,
Ecuador, and central Africa
where he observed a variety of orchids and other plants
growing in vastly different habitats. His talk will be a photographic travelog through
these regions.
Chen-Hao Hsu
July Meeting
The July meeting was the SCVOS
BBQ. The food was great, thanks
to everyone who brought food. Some great Cattleya hybrids were
given to Bingo winners and the
plant table was wonderful.
2013 SCVOS Bus Tour
On July 20th we shared a bus tour
with the Peninsula Orchid Society. The tour went to Brookside
Orchids, Golden Gate Orchids,
Golden Gate Park (for lunch) and
Fred Schulls in San Leandro. It
was a great day and we all were able to purchaseiorchids not
usually for sale in the Bay Area.
Brookside Orchids
Stanhopea tigrina
Bulbophyllum lobbii
Vanda greenhouse
Golden Gate Orchids
Sobralia macrantha
Another Sobralia
Anguloa
Oncidium hybrid
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Arboritum
Butterfly exhibit
Disa unifloria
Anguloa clowessia
NOTES:
Remember your 2013 dues are
over due. $20.00 per year for
email and $30.00 for mail. If
yiou have not done so mail your
check to:
Sandi Fox
13346 Colony Ave
San Martin, CA 95046
If you are not getting your
newsletter via email, please be
sure to give your current
correct address to EdNazzal @
Remember, for much more
information about orchids, links,
our future schedule, care
sheets, contact information,
previous newsletters, and
lots of pictures of plants and
people, visit the website: santaclaravalleyorchidsociety.org/links.htm
The SCVOS:
Helping You to Become a Better
Grower
SCVOS Online
So much online – check it out!! We have a
Facebook page. Have a look at it on Facebook!
Also see Matt Bond’s Flickr page, and Eric
Hunt’s SCVOS Show page, and the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia, which the
SCVOS helps fund. Member Susan Wiedmann
also has a new link at
http://www.upclosewithmothernature.com/
Great new website for identifying orchids;
(http://www.globalorchids.info/). Almost
6000 photos, and counting !
The Santa Clara Valley Orchid
Society is a non-profit
organization that meets the first
Wednesday of each month at the
American Legion Hall, 1504
Minnesota Avenue, in the Willow
Glen neighborhood of San Jose,
California. The meeting starts
at 7:30 PM.
Board Meeting
The August 21st, 2013
meeting will be at at Ann
Stuarts house in San Jose, 7:30
PM. Participating on the board is
a very rewarding and infinitely
educational experience–highly
recommended! Please come out
and support your society!
Your 2013 Board
Officers for 2013 Kristina Bell, President (408) 489-8974 [email protected] Ann Stuart , Vice President (408) 267-3397
[email protected] Sandi Fox, Secretary (408) 683-0145 [email protected] Marvin Bell, Treasurer (408) 489-8974 [email protected]
Directors for 2013
Ed Nazzal (408) 268-3573 [email protected] Eanghak Quach (408) 629-3794 [email protected] Marie Lofton (408) 629-0264 [email protected] Dave Smitt (408) 866-0956 [email protected] Peter Brown, Vice President (510) 755-3654
[email protected] Auction Chair
Ed Nazzal (408) 268-3573
Membership Peter Brown (510) 755-3654 [email protected]
Sandi Fox (408) 683-0145 [email protected]
Kitchen Crew Conrad Kumata
[email protected] Liz Gehrig (408) 363-6901 [email protected]
2013 Greenhouse Tour Ed Nazzal (408) 268-3573 [email protected]
2013 Show and SaleEanghak Quach, Co-Chair,
Judging (408) [email protected] Peter Brown, Co-Chair, Sales (510) 755-3654
Member Database Ed Nazzal (408) 268-3573
[email protected] Newsletter
Dave Smitt, Editor (408 ) 866-0956 [email protected]
Dave and Ofelia Woodfill, Mailing (408) 248-5983 [email protected]
Publicity Susan Wiedmann (408) 979-1726 [email protected]
Library Marie Lofton (408) 629-0264
[email protected] Plant Opportunity Tickets
Dave and Ofelia Woodfill (408) 248-5983
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2013 Meeting Schedule:
August Speaker Chen-Hau Hsu
September SCVOS Auction
October Speaker Samantha Kha
November Speaker Roy Tokunga
December Holiday Party
January No Meeting
If you need small Rexius bark, contact Tom Moss at 408 238-4130 or email [email protected]. It is straight from Oregon & in 2 cubic foot bags and at a great price-$14.00 per bag
Upcoming Events:
August 3, 2013 Sierra Nevada Judging Center Annual Speakers Day (See attached flier). August 9-11,2013 Newport Harbor Orchid Society Festival Westminster Mall Westminster, CA January 18-19 ,2014 Paphiopedilum Guild Meeting Montecito Country Club Santa Barbara, CA
Can anyone ID this orchid? No, it is not Neofinetia falcata. For the
correct genus, read Oliver's Corner
for this month
Olivers Corner
“Orchid Hybrid Registration Advisory
Group News Release May 2013
“At a meeting of the Royal Horticultural
Society’s Orchid Hybrid Registration Group
(OHRAG) in London on 22nd May, the
proposed nomenclatural changes in the
Vandeae were discussed. The Group were
privileged to receive seminar presentations
by André Schuiteman and Lauren Gardiner,
both from the Kew Herbarium, on their
research into the taxonomy of the Vandeae.
A full account is due to be published in
volume 6 of Genera Orchidacearum which is
scheduled for publication in February 2014,
and is the final volume of the series.
“Following discussion, the members of the
Advisory Group unanimously recommended
adoption of the following changes in the
Hybrid Register immediately.
“Vanda is to be expanded to include:
Ascocentropsis, Ascocentrum,
Christensonia, Eparmatostigma, Euanthe,
Neofinetia and Trudelia. Aerides flabellata
has been transferred to
Vanda.Papilionanthe is to be accepted as
distinct from Vanda.
“Arachnis to include: Armodorum and
Esmeralda
“Gastrochilus to include:
HaraellaHolcoglossum to include:
Ascolabium and Penkimia.
“Phalaenopsis to include: Doritis,
Kingidium, Lesliea, Nothodoritis,
Ornithochilus and Sedirea.
“Renanthera to include: Ascoglossum,
Porphyrodesme, and Renantherella
“Robiquetia to include: Abdominea,
Malleola, India, Megalotus and
Samarorchis.
“Trichoglottis to include: Ceratochilus,
Staurochilus and Ventricularia.
“In the past it has been the custom to await
publication of the relevant volume of Genera
Orchidacearum and wait for six months to
allow discussion, before implementing any
nomenclatural changes. On this occasion
however, it seemed appropriate for
implementation to proceed due to the
uncontroversial nature of the changes, and in
order to have all the changes in place before
data is extracted from the register to prepare
the forthcoming Sanders List Addendum. It
is hoped this will prevent unnecessary delay
in publication of the Addendum. In addition,
Doritis and x Doritaenopsis have already
been moved into Phalaenopsis.
“Some of the new names and combinations
required have already been published in this
and the previous issue of the Orchid Review
Supplement, and in Phytotaxa 71: 42–47 (13
Nov. 2012) and Phytotaxa 61: 47–54 (6 Aug.
2012).”
Come to the 61st Annual Orchid Show in Hilo, Hawaii! The 61st Annual Hilo Orchid Society Show and Sale, “Orchids Around the World,” takes place August 1-4. This is the largest orchid show in the state of Hawaii. Thousands of orchids in displays created by top-notch growers and hobbyists entice audiences in this four-day spectacle at Edith Kanakaole Stadium. The unique geography of Hawaii Island has created in miniature most of the climate zones of the world (see http://www.hawaii-forest.com/index.php/articles/koppens_climates ). This means that orchids from all over the world can be grown comfortably somewhere on Hawaii Island. The resulting diversity of orchids at the Hilo Orchid Show is breath-taking. Visitors can expect to see exotic species, beautifully grown specimen plants and the latest hybrids, many created by orchid breeders in Hawaii. Judging of plants will be conducted on Thursday, August 1, by certified American Orchid Society judges with dozens of trophies and ribbons awarded. Information about orchids and their cultivation will be offered in free mini-classes conducted by experts throughout the show. There will be a refreshment area with a silent auction, and entertainment each afternoon. Sales areas offer orchid and plant related products plus, of course, magnificent orchids for purchase, including some rarely available. Purchases may be shipped to the continental US. For more information, go to www.hiloorchidsociety.org or phone 808.333.1852. Hawaii Island is known as the “Orchid Isle.” It is home to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and many other holiday destinations. United Airlines offers a direct flight from Los Angeles to Hilo. To help plan a trip to Hilo, you can go to www.gohawaii.com/big-island
