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Key West Orchid Society
Jay Pfahl, President Louise Wood, EditorWWW.Keywestorchidsociety.org
August 2017August 2017August 2017August 2017Next meeting Next meeting Next meeting Next meeting
SATURDAY, August 19, 11am -1pmSecond field trip of the summerOur hostess will be Marianne Bertini
Note that on Saturday the 19th Marianne is welcoming us to her home at MM10 on Big Coppitt Key, 14 Sapphire Drive gulf side [the street by Southern
Furniture]. She says it’ll be hot, so bring your bathing suit.
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KWOS MEETINGS
Sept. 17, 11am: Private tour of the Key
West Botanical Garden
Oct. 1 New World Orchs. Dr. Kristen Uthus
Nov. 12, Quest Orchids
Dec. 17 Holiday Brunch
Jan 21. TBA
Feb. 18. Dan & Margie Orchids
Mar. 2,3,4 Show [as yet untitled]
April 15, Mac’s Orchids
May TBA
June. Pizza Party
FLORIDA ORCHID EVENTS_.
September 9 - 10, Florida West Coast Orchid
Society Sale & Exhibition Pinellas Park Perform-
ing Arts Ctr., 4951 78th Ave. North, Pinellas
Park,
September 30 - October 1 -Tampa Orchid Club
Show, 2017 USF Botanical Gardens, 12210 USF
Pine Drive, Tampa,
___________________________KW GARDEN CLUB meets every Monday
from 9 to noon for potting, rooting, weeding, etc.
& General Fort cleanup. Drop in & help any time
you have a free Monday morning.
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AUGUST CULTURE NOTESAUGUST CULTURE NOTESAUGUST CULTURE NOTESAUGUST CULTURE NOTES
Tipsy Vandas? The St. Augustine Orchid Society has a unique sugges-
tion: “Try placing a rigid, emerging new vanda root into a rubber-
topped plastic flower tube containing stale beer in the evening, and re-
move in the morning so it doesn't burn. The root will consume the beer
and utilize its carbohydrate content, producing some remarkable growth
responses.” [My vandas are urging me to buy a package of flower tubes,
& they’re wondering if margaritas will work as well. I don’t think so.]
In any case, exposed vanda roots dry out quickly. Ideally, they should be
watered more than once a day.
Phalaenopsis should be protected from excessive heat and light during
this hottest month of the year. Fertilize phals frequently with a dilute so-
lution to strengthen the leaves and roots for the up-coming blooming sea-
son. Repot if needed; this is your last chance.
Keep an eye out for snails & apply bait if needed. A couple of times
this month give your plants a day or 2 drying time between the heavy
rains and waterings. Fungus doesn’t like dry plants. Continue weak
weekly applications of 20-20-20 fertilizer, adding 1 Tbsp per gallon of
Epsom salts.
Quick Note from The Prez. I just spent 8 days in the most incredible rainforest in the west of Co-lombia, I was in the Parque Nacional Tatama, the most untouched rainforest in Colombia. I may be buying a 700+ acre property of rain-forest full of lepanthes, masdevallia and epidendrum. More later.
Jay
There weren’t a whole lot of orchids in bloom at Naomi van Steeland ‘s in July, so I didn’t get many pictures. But we all enjoyed Naomi’s hospitality, and the creative and artistic ways she exhibits her orchids..
In August there may not be a bunch to see either. The orchids below have been blooming in August. From left: D. Burana Sundae. Several other dens are coming into bloom now. Center: Dockrillia wassellii aka Fur-rowed Pencil orchid; an un-named orange Vanda. Bottom row: Bc. Little Mermaid ‘Janet’; V. tesselata x Mem. Lyle Swanson; B. Nodosa. Vandas are coming into bud & should put on a good show next month.
We’re still hunting for a name for the March 2018 show. Here are some ot the names that have been submitted. Do you have a better suggestion? A couple have been suggested since last month.
Orchid FeverPetal PowerOrchid FlashFantasy Orchid ShowRaining OrchidsOrchids among the PalmsOrchid Island ShowOrchid Kings and QueensOrchids by the Sea
From Previous Shows:
Orchids by the Sea – 1996Love in Bloom – 1998Orchid Magic – 2012Orchid Dreams – 2014Orchids of the Islands 2008Magnificent Obsession – 2002The Enchanting World of Orchids 1991Wild About Orchids – 2016A Symphony of Orchids – 2000Island Images -1987Gems of the Tropics – 2012Gardens Of Orchids - 1989Orchids, Orchids, Orchids - 2004
Come See our BloomersBloomers by the Sea [in the Keys, in the Tropics]Tropical BloomersSexy OrchidsOrchids, Island TimeOrchid IsleOrchids Galore