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The Orchid Scentinel J U L Y 2 0 1 7 V O L U M E 3 1 I S S U E 7 M E E T I N G S T H E S O C I E T Y M E E T S O N T H E S E C O N D T H U R S D A Y O F E A C

Membership 3 Advertisers 8 Special Notices 4 Orchid Growing Media 8 Program: Date: July 13, 2017 Kokedama Demonstration In English, Kokedama is the art of

Tonight we are going to do something a little different: to learn by doing.

All supplies will be provided by your Society: plant, moss, mix for the center, fishing line, and wire for hanging the finished product.

A FEW SUGGESTIONS: Wear older clothes or bring an apron (moss and center mix will be wet/damp) Pair up or work in groups.

1 The Orchid Scentinel J U L Y V O L U M E 3 1 I S S U E 7 M E E T I N G S T H E S O C I E T Y M E E T S O N T H E S E C O N D T H U R S D A Y O F E A C H M O N T H A T 7 : 3 0 P M. Location: Safe Schools Institute 1790 NW Spanish River Blvd. Boca Raton, FL Map: Guests are Always Welcome! I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Board of Directors 2 Presidents Message 2 Events & Meetings 4 Monthly Exhibition 5,6,7 Refreshments 7 Tasks for July 3 Membership 3 Advertisers 8 Special Notices 4 Orchid Growing Media 8 Program: Date: July 13, 2017 Kokedama Demonstration In English, Kokedama is the art of growing ornamental plants in a ball covered with moss. It is also called poor man s bonsai. Tonight we are going to do something a little different: to learn by doing. Alan and I will lead the program and members will have the opportunity to build a moss ball, mount an orchid on it, then take it home. All supplies will be provided by your Society: plant, moss, mix for the center, fishing line, and wire for hanging the finished product. Quantities are limited to the first 40, so come early to get set up. A FEW SUGGESTIONS: Wear older clothes or bring an apron (moss and center mix will be wet/damp) Pair up or work in groups. Everything can be done alone, but an extra hand is very handy for several of the steps. Tonight s program is very different. I would greatly appreciate any and all feedback that you care to share. -Jay Collins Vice President, Programs Future Programs August 10: Miles Burack Catasetums Kokedama Members may bring plants to sell at the July Meeting. Please see the Rules on Page 3 September 14: Roy Takanaga Dendrobiums: Species, Hybrids, and Culture October 12: Mac Rivenbark Preparing Your Chids for Winter November 9: Gail Miller Floral Arranging with Orchids Contact US Web: Facebook: rcdodes@aol.com

Lyons (561) 994-3386 TREASURER Veronica Risko (561) 391-5019 RECORDING SECRETARY Carol Ott (561) 391-3938 CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Marion Israel (561) 810-6547 DIRECTORS Alan LaDuke (561) 789-2465

the full force of heat and heavy rains. Hopefully your collection was treated with fungicides to keep them disease free.

2 Hello Orchid Lovers and Happy July 4th! From Our President 2017 Board of Directors 2012 Board of Directors PRESIDENT Lorraine Conover (561) VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS Jay Collins (513) VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP Phyllis Lyons (561) TREASURER Veronica Risko (561) RECORDING SECRETARY Carol Ott (561) CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Marion Israel (561) DIRECTORS Alan LaDuke (561) Carla Lacher (561) LIBRARIAN Sandy Haradon (561) PHOTOGRAPHER & WEB Scott Joffe (561) NEWSLETTER EDITOR Cheryl Dodes (561) Summer is here and we are experiencing the full force of heat and heavy rains. Hopefully your collection was treated with fungicides to keep them disease free. We are in our Hurricane Season until November 30th, so in addition to the heat and rain we normally have you might want to keep a plan in mind for protecting your Chids. Finding a safe place to hang or store them inside temporarily can be difficult. Remember to water well and drain, then treat for pests before bringing in the plants. Some larger collections may present other problems. If you cannot bring all your orchids indoors, leave nothing hanging in the wind. Placing on concrete is preferred to placing directly on the ground where flooding and pathogens might contact your plants. A follow up fungicide treatment could be helpful due to wind blown diseases. Having extra screen material can be very useful when placing plants back out under trees that lost branches because shade is gone. Tying off 4 corners of bigger screen pieces and using S hooks you can make a canopy/s until your tree leaves grow back. It might take a while but your plants will avoid sunburn. Spanish moss draped around can also be helpful. Grow that stuff long and S hook it in a couple spots. We asked you all at an earlier meeting if you would like to learn how to do Kokedama and the response was an overwhelming Yes. This month is your chance to learn and to take home your very own creation with instruction from Jay Collins. Welcome to our new and newer members and continued appreciation for our longtime members. We strive to have a variety of monthly programs that are educational for everyone throughout the year. I still learn something new at each meeting. See you at the meeting! -Lorraine Conover President Thank you to all the members who are participating in the Second Chance Phal Program. We look forward to continuing to adopt out the Whole Food Phalaenopsis each month at our meetings to provide beautiful re-bloomed plants for Hospice By the Sea and hopefully for additional recipients. The BROS is the proud recipient of the DASSA Award. T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L J U L Y 2017 V O L U M E 3 1 I S S U E 7 P A G E 2

Dry plants hard once or twice Apply liquid fertilizer instead of water during dry patches. Watch for Thrips when rain has been sparse for several days.

3 Dry plants hard once or twice Apply liquid fertilizer instead of water during dry patches. Watch for Thrips when rain has been sparse for several days. Finish top cutting and planting of Vandaceous genera Check the spacing of plants on benches to allow sufficient room for the bases of the plants to receive both air and light. Now is a good time to trim those trees on which orchid are mounted or hung. Removing vertical branches will permit the light our orchids need to enter and will also insure that the tree has less wind resistance in the event of a storm. Be especially careful with watering and relish every opportunity to dry our orchids out. Read this month s complete article at: fogblog/ Sign up for Dr. Motes newsletter at: FIRST YEAR SINGLE: $25.00 COUPLE: $35.00 Business: $40.00 Newsletter ed RENEWAL (if paid before March 1) SINGLE $18.00 COUPLE $25.00 BUSINESS $40.00 Newsletter ed RENEWAL (if paid after March 1) SINGLE $25.00 Couple $32.00 BUSINESS $40.00 Newsletter ed CONTACT Phyllis Lyons (561) MAIL CHECKS TO Boca Raton Orchid Society PO Box Boca Raton, FL BROS Member Plant Sales BROS Members are welcome to sell their plants at designated monthly meetings. Five Simple Rules: 1. Maximum of 5 plants 2. No insects or diseases. 3. Must have a name tag. 4. No commercial sales. Somewhere in this issue of the BROS Newsletter is a Secret Word. Be the first to say the Secret Word to President Lorraine Conover at the July BROS Member Meeting and win a prize! 5. 10% of your total sales must go to the BROS treasurer that night. ***Members may bring plants to sell at the July, 2017 meeting T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L J U L Y V O L U M E 3 1 I S S U E 7 P A G E 3

4 ORCHID EVENTS JULY AOS Judging West Palm Beach Orchid Center Judging, Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 2 PM. At Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Road, Davie, FL. Education Session begins at 12:30 PM; Judging at 2 PM. More info at AUGUST 2017 BONNET HOUSE ORCHID CLASS SCHEDULE 900 N. Birch Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Classes: Saturdays, August 12, 20, and 27, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Instructor: Sandi Jones - Bonnet House Orchid Curator & Owner of Broward Orchid Supply. August 12 - Orchid Basics, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. August 19 - Repotting and Mounting, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. August 26 - Diagnosing Pests & Diseases, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Please register on the Bonnet House web site: $30 for members and $35 for non-members for each individual class. Classes are non-transferable and nonrefundable. Info Welcome New Members! We re so glad to have you join in the fun! Regina Mauro Mirtha Sacon Lydia Bartram Susan Healy The BROS Board meets the Wednesday following the members meeting, at 7:30 PM. July home of Carol Ott (July 19) August home of Lorraine Conover (August 16) September home of Phyllis Lyons (NOTE: Monday, September 18) October home of Marion Israel (October 18) T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L J U L Y V O L U M E 3 1 I S S U E 7 P A G E 4

5 MEMBER CATEGORY RIBBON ORCHID NAME Anwar Thompson Vanda Blue V. Sanchai Gold Spot Shirley Schneider Ascocentrum/Ascocenda Blue Aer. Lawrenceae X V. Kultaina Gold Alan LaDuke Oncidium Alliance Blue Onc. Everglades Scott Joffe Species Blue Schomburgkia thomsoniana Maritza Graff Phalaenopsis Blue Mini Phal. Formosa Cranberry Ionie Goldson Oncidium Alliance Blue Gram. Broga Tiger Maritza Graff Epidendrum/Encyclia Blue Encyclia Jungle Nights Maritza Graff Oncidium Alliance Blue Onc. Sweet Sugar Maritza Graff Cattleya Bifoliate Blue Blc. Golden Chieftain Akukii Anwar Thompson Dendrobium Alliance Blue Den. Marko Polo Shirley Schneider Epidendrum/Encyclia Blue Enc. Green Hornet Maritza Graff Cattleya Unifoliate Blue L. purpurata var. Carnea Haiku Kiss X L. purpurata var. Carnea Exotic T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L J U L Y V O L U M E 3 1 I S S U E 7 P A G E 5

6 June Members Plants L. purpurata var. Carnea Haiku Kiss X L. purpurata var. Carnea Exotic V. Sanchai Gold Spot Encyclia Jungle Nights Gram. Broga Tiger Aer. Lawrenceae X V. Kultaina Gold Oncidium Everglades THE ORCHID SCENTINEL JULY 2017 VOLUME 31 ISSUE 7 PAGE 6

7 June Members Plants Mini Phal. Formosa Cranberry Schomburgkia thomsoniana Encyclia Green Hornet Dendrobium Marko Polo Oncidium Sweet Sugar Blc. Golden Chieftain Akukii THE ORCHID SCENTINEL JULY 2017 VOLUME 31 ISSUE 7 PAGE 7

8 How Refreshing! Refreshments are needed for our July Meeting These refreshments can be: Cookies, cakes, punch, soft drinks, vegetables & dip, cut up fruit, fruit salad, nuts, chips or anything tasty to share with the other members during the break. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Jeanne Sozio, William Thrall, Shirley Schneider, Carla Lacher, Marion Israel Did You Know Orchids grow on all continents except Antarctica. Orchids are epiphytes that do not derive nourishment from the surfaces they are mounted on, nor do they do any harm to trees. The orchid family includes nearly 900 genera, somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 species and over 70,000 hybrids or cultivars. The Orchid Family or orchidaceae is the largest family of angiosperms, or flowering plants in the world. Many orchid hybrids combine different genera of orchids. Example: Blc or Brassolaeliocattleya combines three genera; it is an intergeneric hybrid. Dendrophyllax is a small genus of leafless orchids that occur in Florida and the Bahamas. The Ghost Orchid, Dendrophyllax lindenii is the most famous leafless orchid. It grows in a few specific environments, such as the Fakahatchee Strand near Miami. It is pollinated by the sphinx moth. T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L J U L Y V O L U M E 3 1 I S S U E 7 P A G E 8

9 The Secret Word is Hurricane T H E O R C H I D S C E N T I N E L J U L Y V O L U M E 3 1 I S S U E 7 P A G E 9

The Orchid Scentinel. OrchidWiz Encyclopedia Speaker: Alex Maximiano. Boca Raton Orchid Society

The Orchid Scentinel. OrchidWiz Encyclopedia Speaker: Alex Maximiano. Boca Raton Orchid Society Boca Raton Orchid Society September, 2010 The Orchid Scentinel OrchidWiz Encyclopedia Speaker: Alex Maximiano Inside this issue: Monthly Program President s Message Board Of Directors President s Message