FAIRFIELD DISTRICT ORCHID SOCIETY INC

F O U N D E D I N 1 9 6 4 A S T H E L I D C O M B E H O S P I T A L O R C H I D S O C I E T Y

April ISSUE: 4

2012

MONTHLY NEWS LETTER

WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING THE FRIENDLY SOCIETY

Fairfield District Orchid Society Inc. disclaims all responsibility for any loss or damage

which may be attributed to the use or misuse of any materials mentioned or any advice given in this news letter.

OUR NEXT MEETING 9th May

CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT Hardcane Dendrobium

GROWING COMPETITION PLANTS to be drawn for $10 each

COMING EVENT

MEETING: 7.30 pm 2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. Senior Citizens Hall 29 Villawood Rd, VILLAWOOD.

OFFICE BEARERS

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

P.0. BOX 40 SMITHFIELD WEST 2164

EDITOR Maureen Johns 97241067 or 0409299980 orchidsec@gmail.com

WEBMASTER Stephen Ly admin@fdos.com.au Website, fdos.com.au

PRESIDENT John Abrahams 9726-5397

VICE PRESIDENT Mario Attard 9610-8113 marioattard@optusnet.com.au

SECRETARY / TREASURER Elaine Abrahams 9726-5397

OTHER CONTACTS

7pm PROMPTLY in meeting room. If late due to entering show plants, please enter QUIETLY and sit at the back. Printouts or examples may be obtained at the finish of class. ‘Libraries and how to use them’

Koi Show Sun 20 May Fairfield Showground Show 9.00am to 4.00pm—Setup Sat 7pm, after Markets finish - Plants other than orchids may also be sold, but you must enter at least one orchid in the display.

MEMBERS ARE REMINDED that no

plants are allowed to be benched at

our Monthly Meetings after 7.15 pm

Don Roberts 97715474 Russell Woods Tony Brutto Maria Brutto Stephen Ly

CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHTS

MAY:

Hardcane Dendrobium

JUNE:

Paphiopedilum

Oncidium Alliance

JULY:

Cymbidium

AUGUST:

Cattleya (over 90mm)

SEPTEMBER:

Australian Native (Except Sarcochilus)

OCTOBER:

Softcane Dendrobium &

AUCTION NIGHT

NOVEMBER:

Sarcochilus

DECEMBER:

CHRISTMAS PARTY &

Popular Choice Vote

NOVEMBER:

Sarcochilus

DECEMBER:

CHRISTMAS PARTY &

Popular Choice Vote

Our Show Dates for 2012 FDOS Winter Show

18 - 21 July 2012 (Setup Tue 17)

At Fairfield Forum Shopping Centre

FDOS Spring Show

5- 8 September 2012 (Setup Tue 4)

Stocklands Shopping Centre,

Polding St,

Wetherill Park

Invitation Events

May 5-6Bromeliad Society of NSW. Free entry Senior Citizens’ Centre, 9-11 Wellbank Rd, CONCORD

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May 25th-27th Orchids Out West, HawkesburyRacecourse, Clarendon. Open from 9am to 4pm Friday & Saturday and from 9am to 3pm Sunday.

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May 4th-6th North Shore Orchid Society Autumn Show, Forestway Shopping Cntr, Warringah Rd, Frenchs Forest

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June 23rd 9am-5pm, 24th 9am-5pm Mingara Orchid Fair & Show. Mingara Recreation Club, TUMBI UMBI.

July 12-14 North Shore Orchid Society Winter Show, Gordon Centre, 802-808 Pacific Hway, Gordon (Near St IVES)

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August 3rd-5th Orchids by the Sea, Dee Why RSL Club.

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August 17th-19th St. Ives Orchid Fair

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19th AOC Conference & Show Perth, Western Australia 11th to 16th September 2012 http://www.waorchids.iinet.net.au/Contacts.htm Bringing Orchids to the Conference is something that is seen as a problem for many orchid growers in other states. The Western Australian Agricultural Dept has come to the party in an effort to clear the air. Hobby growers can now get permits to bring up to 20 orchids into WA without going through the drama of having your orchids treated in your home state. They must, of course be free of insect pests and diseases and inspected on arrival at the Ag Department site in South Perth. They tell me that if you have a bit more than the 20 orchids, you can apply for a second permit to cover them. http://www.waorchids.iinet.net.au/Importing_Exporting_Orchids.htm

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Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 September 2012. Australian Springtime Flora Festival. MOUNT PENANG PLEASE NOTE CORRECTED DATE Thank you Neville Lee, Editor of ANOS Central coast Group

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October 5-7 Southern Orchid Spectacular. CRONULLA

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October 20-21 Bromeliad Society of NSW. Free entry Senior Citizens’ Centre, 9-11 Wellbank Rd, CONCORD

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November 11th AUCTION MWOS

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Hills District Orchids Open Days. 9.00am until 4.00pm Tea & coffee is provided and a BBQ is held from mid-morning to lunch-time. As there is no parking at the nursery, please park in either Mary Street or Windermere Avenue. Windsor Road is also on the main bus route between Parramatta and Baulkham Hills/Castle Hill. Westbus Operate from Parramatta railway station. To plan your trip on public transport www.131500.info Tinonee Orchid Nursery www.tinoneeorchids.com (Ray Clement) and Macquarie Native Orchids (Michael Harrison) attend all of the Open Days. Winter: Sunday 29 July with Easy Orchids www.easyorchids.com (Murray Shergold) Spring: Sunday 23 September with Miriam Ann Orchids (Alan Merriman) Summer: Sunday 2 December with Dark Star Orchids (Hans Schaible) www.darkstarorchids.com.au Mark the days on YOUR OWN calendar as these details will not be reprinted in full when more 2012 events are submitted

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Maureen would appreciate it if arrangements could be made to correct or forward any information about coming events. Email to orchidsec@gmail.com or phone 97241067

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Anyone, especially Novices interested in entering Orchids Out West? Good prizes. Organised by The Orchid Society of NSW, which supplies Judges for our shows and meetings. Ring John or Elaine 9726-5397

Note from Editor -A badge is required to claim the

Lucky Number Draw Prize. If you do not have a

badge, ask Maureen at the next meeting. Have your

name written down the way YOU want it spelled.

Bring your own plastic holder or buy one for $1.

MINUTES GENERAL MEETING HELD 11th April 2012

President, John Abrahams, opened the meeting at 7.30 pm, at the Villawood Senior Citizens Hall.

VISITORS: Betty C NG, Edwina Rowe, Gary Hodder, Wendy Choy

NEW MEMBERS:

APOLOGIES: Barbara Lachmund, Scott Sullivan, Gina & David Burns, Alan McFarlane, Jean, Fazekas, Evie & Jimmy

Turner, Greg Knight.

JUDGES ASSISTANTS FOR May 2012: Laura Valli & Russell Wood

SUPPER ROSTER FOR May 2012: Magda Kurtyka & Wal Lachmund

RAFFLE PRIZES: Plants from Stock & John Costa. Thank You.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (as published in the bulletin):

Moved: Laurie Higgins Seconded: Wal Lachmund Carried: Yes

TREASURER’S REPORT: Prepared and presented by Elaine Abrahams

Moved: Sandra Crosby Seconded: Laura Valli Carried: Yes

CORRESPONDENCE IN:

1. Bulletins from affiliated Societies

2. Bank Statement

3. SCU Statement

4. Bass Statement

CORRESPONDENCE OUT:

1. Bulletins to Members & affiliated Societies

2. Payment for Easy Orchids

Moved: John Costa Seconded: Grace Gatt Carried: Yes

GENERAL BUSINESS:

Growing Comp plants are available for $10.00 each. See Elaine during the break if you have not already brought one.

The committee has appointed Stephen Ly to our committee.

E-mail addresses re news letter

There is to be no benching of plants after 7.15p.m.

Koi show is Sunday 20th May 2012. We will be setting up on Saturday 17th May at 7p.m. No plants until Sunday

morning please.

RAFFLE WINNERS: Wendy Choy, Don Roberts, Magda Kurtyka, Hermine Wagner, Chring Sophonneary, Lydia

Hope, Jeanette Chapman, Dale Brown, Russell Wood & Sonia Cosgrove

MEMBERS NUMBER DRAW: No: 36 Srichan Grabham

not present. Member’s lucky draw in May is $20.00

Meeting closed at 9.15 p.m. by John Abrahams.

BENCHING RESULTS — April 2012

Champion SPECIES

Encyclia cochleata - John Costa

OPEN Best Exhibit: Mtssa. Aztec Toni Laura Valli

CLASS 1 Standard Cymbidium No Entries CLASS 2 Intermediate Cymbidium No Entries CLASS 3 Miniature Cymbidium 1: Cym. Peter Fire ‘ John Costa 2: Cym. Morialta Falls Rosa Sessa CLASS 4 Cattleya – Exhibition 1: Bc. Pastoral Innocence AM/AOS John Costa 2: Thw. (Correction? )Dals Girl ‘Arcadia’ T Costa & S Crosby 3: Bc. Portege Glace ‘Gunges’ (No such orchid registered)) John Costa = Rlc Portage Glacier CLASS 5 Cattleya – Novelty 1: Lc. Mini Purple X Pot. Love Call John Costa 2: Lc. Mini Purple ‘Castle Creek’ AM/AOC John Costa 3: C. Beaufort x Horace J Kosaras CLASS 6 Cattleya – Cluster

1: C. bowringina x loddigossii loddigesii T & M Brutto 2: C. Porcea ‘Connizard’ (No such orchid registered)) Kim Mung 3: C. Porcea ‘Connizard’ (No such orchid registered)) Kim Mung = C. Portia ‘Cannizaro’ CLASS 7 Cattleya – Miniature 1: Sc. (Carol Lynn x L. tereticaulis ‘Tinonee’) x Lc. Mini Purple ‘Jaylongi’ Otilia Maia 2: Slc . Jungle Beau ‘ Castle Creek’ HCC/OSCOV T Costa & S Crosby 3: Slc. Dals Buddy T Costa & S Crosby CLASS 8 Cattleya – Intergeneric 1: Hartwegia Yuan Baby Laura Valli 2: Bish Dals Touch (No such orchid registered)) Kim Mung . = Ctna. Dal’s Touch - or - Rlc. Dal’s Touch 3: Rtna Brand ‘OC’ (not on entry Sheet) John Costa ? = There is no Rtna. Brand ‘OC , all others are Gct. Brand CLASS 9 Paphiopedilum Species No Entries CLASS 10 Paphiopedilum – Hybrid 1: Paph. villosum x charlesworthii W & B Lachmund 2: Paph. (Jolly Roger x ‘Pacific Magic’ x Butlers Effect-T Costa & S Crosby 3: Paph (Flame Arrow X Red Glory’ X Night Arrow T Costa & S Crosby CLASS 11 Paphiopedilum – Complex Hybrid

1: Paph Gigi x venestum Carmen Spiteri CLASS 12 Oncidium Hybrid 1: Onc. Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrance’ Laura Valli 2: Onc. Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrance’ T Costa & S Crosby 3: Onc. edwallii x Onc. ausasianum ? ausesaoinorum? T Costa & S Crosby = No such names CLASS 13 Oncidium Alliance 1: Colmanara Wildcat ‘Cherry’ John Costa 2: Odcdm. Tiger Crow ‘Golden Girl’ T Costa & S Crosby CLASS 14 Australian Native Species (excluding terrestrials)

1: Den. bigibbum Kim Mung CLASS 14a Australian Native Terrestrial (species & hybrids) No Entries CLASS 15 Australian Native Hybrid (excluding terrestrials) 1: Den. Intice T Costa & S Crosby 2: Den Brinawa #1 X Sunglow ‘Ira’ M Kurtyka CLASS 16 Dendrobium Softcane No Entries CLASS 17 Dendrobium Hardcane Hybrid 1: Den. (Sedgefield x Top Hat) X (Wilkos Best X Rays 678) John Costa (Sedgefield and Wilkos Bes are not registered names) 2: Den. Chao Praya Sweet X Samsak T Costa & S Crosby = No such name as Samsak but there is one known as Samson 3: Den unknown Rosa Sessa

CLASS 18 Standard Species from the Americas

1: Encyclia cochleata John Costa 2: Encyclia cochleata x alba ‘Tinonee’ T Costa & S Crosby 3: Max sanguinolentum? sanguinea? John Costa CLASS 19 Standard Species other than the Americas

1: Den. victoria regina ‘Anne” Stephen Ly 2: Den. mutabile T Costa & S Crosby CLASS 20 Miniature Species 1: Onc. truliferum Kim Mung 2: Dendrochilum cobbianum Stephen Ly 3: Isochilus linjaris? limiaris? Rosa Sessa = Isocbilus liearis CLASS 21 Vandaceous 1: Ascda. Fuchs Gold x Yip Sum Wah L & I Hope 2: Vasco. Pine Rivers L & I Hope 3: Sartylis Janneen Banks ‘Tinonee’ T Costa & S Crosby = Srts. Jannine Banks CLASS 22 Phalaenopsis - Classic 1: Dtps. Sogo Mandolin T Costa & S Crosby 2: (Dtps. Akobona x Isanbi) x (Dtps. Happy Valentine x Karlas Blush) T Costa & S Crosby CLASS 23 Phalaenopsis - Novelty No Entries CLASS 24 Miscellaneous 1: Mtssa. Aztec ‘Toni’ Laura Valli 2: Miltassia Aztec ‘Toni’ Kim Mung 3: Milt. Earl Dunn ‘Hildos’ Kim Mung CLASS 25 Seedling – Any Genus No Entries CLASS 26 Fern & Foliage 1: Neo. ‘Riens Pride’ Rosa Sessa 2: Davidalia (Rabbit Foot Fern) Rosa Sessa 3: Neo. Guspachio (probably Neo. ‘Gazpacho’) L & I Hope CLASS 27 Floral Art 1: Arrangement Rosa Sessa

NOVICE Best Exhibit: Zygo. John Banks ‘Jubilee’ X Titanic ‘May Day’ Maria Pusic CLASS 28 Standard Cymbidium No Entries CLASS 29 Intermediate Cymbidium No Entries CLASS 30 Miniature Cymbidium 1: Cym. Zig-Zag ‘Kiwi’ Sophonneary Chring CLASS 31 Cattleya – 90mm and over No Entries CLASS 32 Catleya – under 90mm 1: L.c Scarlet Imp x Ctna. Why Not Maria Pusic 2: (Genus not stated) Blue Boy ‘Gainsborough’ Maria Pusic =Ctt .Blue Boy ‘Gainsborough’ CLASS 33 Paphiopedilum No Entries CLASS 34 Dendrobium 1: Den. Ise Sophonneary Chring CLASS 35 Australian Native No Entries CLASS 36 Species No Entries CLASS 37 Miscellaneous 1: Zygo. John Banks ‘Jubilee’ X Titanic ‘May Day’ Maria Pusic 2: Onc. Moonshadow ‘Tiger Tail’ Maria Pusic 3: Onc. Unknown Hermine Wagner

Thanks to Nick Koutsoukis for checking plant names on his database. Shown here under the incorrect name as:

= correction

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WHAT IS A SOFTCANE DENDROBIUM?

Most softcane dendrobiums are descended from Dendrobium

nobile . (You can tell that Dendrobium nobile is a species plant,

as found in the wild because I have typed it in italics. and the

species name starts with a lower case n.)

In the wild, it is found in the lower Himalaya and hills in India

and on the western ranges of the Malay

They cope with extreme heat and cold, a cool dry season, when

they rest, and a monsoon season with heavy rains.

Give them plenty of water in the warmer, growing seasons

from November to April. Fertilising is OK then. Decrease

water in the cooler months, just enough to keep the canes from

shrivelling, as this is their resting time. Fertilising is NOT

necessary in their resting season.

In the cooler months, many soft-cane Dendrobiums lose the

leaves from the canes of the previous growing season. DO NOT

CUT THOSE CANES OFF. These bare canes will soon produce

flowers.. They are not dead.

In any case, canes or back bulbs of many genera of orchids

provide a food reserve for their new growths.

REPOTTING

Large, overgrown plants may need to be repotted, but leave at

least 3 year’s growth on each division.

Repot after flowering is finished only in the warmer growing

season, as resting plants will not put out new roots in the cooler,

resting time.

Use a loose, well drained mix.

Do not put in too large a pot.

Stake and tie it firmly so the newly forming roots do not get

damaged by the plant moving in the pot. A tall plant may need

some stones in the bottom of the pot to stop it falling over.

Another solution is to pot it into a pot which will fit in a carry

tray (such as a tray with 8 x 140mm holes).

WHAT IS A HARD CANE DENDROBIUM?

Simply put - a hard cane dendrobium puts out

flowers on one or more flower spikes, from

the top of the cane. This cane retains its

leaves before and during and after flowering.

On the left is Den. speciosum from the

website anbg.gov.au Expect to see many

better examples, some with multiple flower

spikes on each cane , at our Spring Show

5- 8 September 2012 (Setup Tue 4)

Stocklands Shopping Centre,

Polding St,

Wetherill Park A NEW, SPACIOUS VENUE

Above is Den. kingianum, showing two flower spikes from fleurcoquelicot.blogspot.com

The simple line drawings that I have obtained here, show only Australian Natives, but at our next monthly

meeting on the 9th of May, the Championship will be for Hardcane Dendrobiums. Please come along and

view all the entries in this class.

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Note the masses of flowers on the previous years canes, with leafy new canes building up strength to flower

the following year.

These can be a very rewarding plant, even for a beginner. For the amount of lush flowers on them, they are

surprisingly hardy and temperature tolerant, and they don’t take up a lot of space, especially when resting.

2010 Novice winner, Pisey You and her

Den. Hoshimusume ‘Smile’

2010, Diana Carvey is not so shy with

Den. Yukadurama ‘The King’

October 2009. Hardcane dendrobiums.

easy it was to grow Den. Miyuki x White King

October 2009. <Name witheld> Novice shows how

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