Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Established 1951 Helping You to Become a Better Grower April 2013 Newsletter Next Meeting Wednesday April 3rd 7:30 PM The April speaker will be SCVOS member Ed Nazzal. Ed has been growing orchids since 1984. He has a small greenhouse where he grows tropical orchids, mostly paphs and phrags and some other species. pictures of local native orchids in their natural habitats. Ed's presentation will be on Native Orchids so don't miss it. Most of his collection, however, is grown outside. Cymbidiums, Laelias, Dendrobiums, Zygos among others are grown outdoors. Ed also does some hybridizing and does his own flasking of orchid seeds. He is very interested in native Bay Area and California orchids and has a collection of thousands of Ed Nazzal
March 2013 Meeting The program on March 6th was by Mary Gerritson on her harrowing trip to Venezeula entitled "The Lost Worlds-Mt. Roraima". This place lookes like Jurassic Park; in fact some of the movie was filmed there. These mountains have tabletops of many acres which are so inacessible that few have ever been there, let alone climbed to the top like Mary and her group. There were many orchids and other specis in situ. Thanks Mary for showing us a place where few will ever go. Plant Table #1 Plant Table #2 Show & Tell Speaker Mary Gerritson Ann Stuart's great Dendrobrium 2
SCVOS Orchid Show & Sale March 2013 Westgate Mall AOS judging Sandi Fox's Epicat More judging Barry Zimmerman's Display Cymbidium Mighty Mouse Buddy Mark's Cypripedium 3
More SCVOS Show Cattleya "Trick or Treat" Eanghak's Doritonopsis Paphiopetdelum Phragmipedium Dave's Cymbidiums Dennis Olivas buying plants 4
Show Sales Table & Marie Lofton Raffle winner & SusanWiedmann Cymbidium Show Tables SLC 5
Pacific Orchid Exposition San Francisco- February 2013 6
POE II If you missed the POE - you really missed a lot. It is the largest show in the US and attracts many great vendors from all over the world 7
Dues: Remember your 2013 dues are now payable. $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 Ed Nazzal, paphman@gmail.com For the April Meeting, those with last names which begin with R to V, please bring food. Remember,anyone can bring food and if you bring food you have the best chance to win a plant from the Opportunity Table. 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! Board Meeting The April 17th, 2013 meeting will be at at a time and place to be designated. Participating on the board is a very rewarding and infinitely educational experience highly recommended! Please come out and support your society! 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 Your 2013 Board 8
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. Officers for 2013 Kristina Bell, President (408) 229-2747 kbellwolf1@sbcglobal.net Ann Stuart, Vice President (408) 267-3397 annystuart@yahoo.com Sandi Fox, Secretary (408) 683-0145 sfox@greybeard.com Marvin Bell, Treasurer (408) 229-2747 marvskis@sbcglobal.net Directors for 2013 Ed Nazzal (408) 268-3573 paphman@gmail.com Eanghak Quach (408) 629-3794 epigarden@yahoo.com Marie Lofton (408) 629-0264 smlofton@pacbell.net Dave Smitt (408) 866-0956 davejsmitt@gmail.com Peter Brown, Vice President (510) 755-3654 pjb@presol.com 2013 Auction Chair Ed Nazzal (408) 268-3573 paphman@gmail.com Membership Peter Brown (510) 755-3654 pjb@presol.com Sandi Fox (408) 683-0145 sfox@greybeard.com Member Database Ed Nazzal (408) 268-3573 paphman@gmail.com Newsletter Dave Smitt, Editor (408 ) 866-0956 davejsmitt@gmail.com Dave and Ofelia Woodfill, Mailing (408) 248-5983 ofiew@comcast.net Publicity Susan Wiedmann (408) 979-1726 Hmgbird@pacbell.net Library Marie Lofton (408) 629-0264 smlofton@pacbell.net Plant Opportunity Tickets Dave and Ofelia Woodfill (408) 248-5983 ofiew@comcast.com Kitchen Crew Conrad Kumata ckk1boater@aol.com Liz Gehrig (408) 363-6901 eagehrig@aol.com 2013 Greenhouse Tour Ed Nazzal (408) 268-3573 paphman@gmail.com 2013 Show and Sale Eanghak Quach, Co-Chair, Judging (408) 629-3794 epigarden@yahoo.com Peter Brown, Co-Chair, Sales (510) 755-3654 pjb@presol.com 9
Olivers Corner Orchid Facts with twisting columns. Blooms open from December to February and last a month or so. Although the main attraction for this orchid is its foliage, a good specimen plant with blooms can give a very striking display. Ludisia is a monotypic, terrestrial genus grown for its stunning, velvety foliage rather than its blooms. It is native to Southeast Asia and China, growing on damp forest floors. Ludisia discolor, commonly called the Jewel Orchid, is the only repesentative of this genus. Ludisia discolor can be grown as a house plant. In fact, many people have it at home without any awareness of it as an orchid. It needs high humidity and warm temperatures. These conditions make it ideal as terrarium plants. Humidity trays or a shallow pan with pebbles and water can simulate the humidity requirements. It is tolerant of extremely low light levels. Water requirements appear to vary from source to source, as can be gleaned from the info from Selby Botanical Gardens below. Nevertheless, water and feed copiously, once in active growth. It can be a pretty easy plant for beginners to grow. The small flowers are borne in clusters high above the plant on upright stalks. They are yellow The Burleigh Park Orchids website describes four variants of Ludisia discolor. The typical form has dark green leaves, red underside and a central silver sripe. The Dawsoniana form has reddish leaves with prominent copper-colored veination. The odina form has dark green leaves and dark red underside. This form has mostly silver-colored veination with the outer vein or two slight pink red. The alba form has clear green leaves and silver veination. The underside of the leaves has no coloring at all. The last form that arose from their collection was described as having yellowish green leaves with copper-colored veination and light flushed underside on new leaves. At maturity, the veins on the leaves turn to gold on a yellowish green background. Propagation appears to be easy as the internet references indicate. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens website reports that this orchid can be rooted in water. It also reports that variation on leaf venaition appears to be the norm, citing observations made on breeding done. At times, the article also added that veination patterns appear to change as the plant matures. 10
SCVOS Greenhouse Tour 2013 May 4th, 2013 SCVOS Green House Tour this year includes the greenhouses of 7 superb orchid growers in the area, visit as many as you like during the hours indicated. Call for directions if needed. Tanya Lam: Grows a large variety of orchids, dendrobiums, vandas among others. Will have orchids for sale. 2096 Mandelay Place, S.J. 408-599-9903 Hours: 9 am to 5 pm. Barry Zimmerman: Grows cymbidiums, cattleyas and botanicals. Will have orchids for sale. 685 Stirling Dr. Milpitas. 408-515-0968. Hours: 10 am to 4 pm. Mike Warfield: Grows cattleyas, phals, phargs and bulbphilums. Will have divisions for sale. 3291 Meadowlands Ln. S.J. 408-274-7661 Hours 9 am to 4 pm Dave Smitt: Grows cyms, paphs, phrags, epis among others. Will have orchids for sale. 3814 Ainsley Ct. Campbell. 408-866-0956 Hours: 9 am to 2 pm Ed Nazzal: Grows paphs, species and outdoor orchids. Will have orchids for sale. 1487 Montelegre Dr. S.J. 408-268-3573 Hours: 9 am to 2 pm Al Testa: grows a variety of orchids. Will have orchids for sale. 3257 Fowler Ave. Santa Clara. 408-243-7788 Hours 9 am to 2 pm Eanghak Quach: Grows cymbidiums, other orchids and tropical fruit trees. Will have orchids and fruit trees for sale. 459 Savstrom Way, S.J. 408-316-4320 Hrs 9am to 5pm
Upcoming Events April 6-7, 2013 The 18th Annual Central Coast Orchid Show & Sale sponsored by Five Cities Orchid Society. Orchid Show Preview Benefit Friday evening April 5, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Saturday show 9 am - 6 pm, Sunday show 10 am - 5 pm. South County Regional Center, Arroyo Grande, CA. For more information and preview tickets: http://www.fcos.org/orchids/ May 10-12, 2013 Orchid Society of California Show & Sale 2013 Lakeside Park garden Center 666 Bellevue Avenue Oakland, CA 94610 Orchid Displays - Orchids for sale - Growing tips - Free Admission Fri. 12-6 PM; Sat. & Sun. 10 AM - 5 PM. orchidsocietyofcalifornia.com May 10-12, 2013 Sonoma County Orchid Society Show and Sale Santa Rosa Veterans Building, 1351 Maple, Santa Rosa. Sat. - 10 AM - 5 PM, Sun. 10AM - 4PM. Admission $8. For more information got to www.sonomaorchids.com. Contact Lynne Murrell - Spring Show Coordinator - Show@sonomaorchids.com 12