Orchids are not difficult to grow, but you don’t grow them like most
houseplants. A free guide is available illustrating orchid requirements
regarding potting medium, temperature, fertilizing, air movement, watering, and
more. To get your free guide click on the following link to tell us where to
send your copy.
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Special Event! February 11th at 7 pm. Zoom meeting with Fred Clarke of Sunset Valley Orchids. Please join us from the comfort of your home for this informative presentation about Becoming an 80 Percentile Grower. We will not be meeting at the Gardens.
Ever wonder what the most important requirements are for growing the best orchids?
Learn about the underlying reasons of how and why orchids grow as they do. Then explore the fundamentals and advanced growing techniques to best grow them. Orchid plant culture is explained as you have never heard it before. Learn how to become an 80 percentile grower, expect to be wowed by this talk!
Fred has been growing orchids for 42 years and has been hybridizing for 38 of those years. With over 34 years as a professional grower and manager in the horticultural industry, Fred applies these skills at his orchid nursery; Sunset Valley Orchids, located in San Diego, California.
He is a passionate orchid grower whose curiosity in orchids is broad and varied. Although developing Cattleya hybrids has been his sustaining interest, he is also actively creating new Paphiopedilum and Aussie Dendrobium hybrids plus some others to be named if they work out!
His pioneering work in Catasetum intergeneric hybrids led to the development of several notable hybrids, most recently the grex, Fredclarkeara After Dark, which produced “the blackest flower ever witnessed”.
MEETING GENERAL INFORMATION
THE DENVER ORCHID SOCIETY MEETS ON THE 2ND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SUMMER BREAK IN JULY AND AUGUST. OUR MEETINGS INCLUDE A SHORT BUSINESS DISCUSSION, AN INFORMAL SHOW-AND-TELL, AN EXPERT SPEAKER ORCHID PRESENTATION, AND THE SALE OF ORCHID PLANTS.
DOS Meeting Schedule for 2025
January — No meeting
February 11 — Fred Clarke: Becoming an 80 Percentile Grower Zoom only
March 11 — Still Open; May do a culture class with stations Zoom Allowed
April 8 — Harold Koopowitz: Disas Zoom Allowed
May 13 — Tim Culbertson: Holcoglossums. Zoom Allowed
June 10 — Peter T. Lin with: 12 Months of Orchid Zoom Allowed
July 7 — Still Open Zoom Allowed
August 10 — DOS Summer Picnic, Smoky Hill Clubhouse
5405 S Telluride St, Aurora, CO 80015– Indoors with plenty of parking
September 9 — Art Chadwick: Large Flowered Cattleya Species Zoom Allowed
October 14 — Thomas Mirenda Zoom Allowed
November 11 — Still Open Zoom Allowed
December 14 — 11 am to 2 pm Holiday Potluck and Business Meeting
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ABOUT US
Founded in 1951, the Denver Orchid Society hosts monthly meetings featuring educational programs by local and national orchid experts. Members have the opportunity to see flowering orchids from private collections throughout the region and also purchase affordable orchid plants.
MEMBER EVENTS
Orchid Meeting — 2nd Tuesday of each month (except in July & August)
Orchid Judging — 2nd Saturday of each month at the Rocky Mount Judging Center:
Spring Orchid Show & Sale — Annual fundraiser open to the public
Summer Event (TBA)
Christmas Pot-luck & business meeting
BECOME A MEMBER
Anyone with an interest in orchids may join the Denver Orchid Society.
Single membership: $35
Dual/household membership: $45
The dues of new members are payable at the time of application.