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The June meeting will be held June 11th in person and by Zoom. Meeting starts 6:30 for socializing and 7 PM for the main meeting. The place is:

Denver Botanic Gardens 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206.

Enter by the Pinion gate, a small gate just north of the main entrance. Once inside, go through the main entrance and proceed up the steps and all the way to the back to find Sturm Hall. It’s behind you when you hit the office area.

Interested members of the general public are welcome to attend up to two meetings before deciding whether to join the Denver Orchid Society.

The June meeting will be the 11th and will be presented by Ron Burch.

Ron will be speaking on “Hardy Perennial Orchids for Colorado” .

Ron Burch has enjoyed native orchids for 50 years, beginning when he lived in coastal South Carolina during Junior High School through college. There you can see moist fields filled with literally millions of blooming Spiranthes, Calopogon, and Platanthera. When he and his wife, Barbara, moved to Connecticut in 1995 for work, they saw their first blooming Cypripedium at the New York Botanical Garden, which led to Cypripedium fanaticism. Ron began to grow Cypripedium from seed in 2004 and has registered approximately 20 new Cypripedium hybrids. Gardens at Post Hill, in Litchfield County Connecticut, was formed in 2006, which offers mail order Cypripedium in the Spring and Fall. Ron has also propagated several other terrestrial orchid genera and offers them for sale from time to time. In 2016, Ron and Barb added a home in Seabeck WA, in order to see their grandson often (and to enjoy magnificent views of the Olympic Mountains). They look forward to adding additional orchid genera such as Calanthe and Bletilla, which do not survive Connecticut winters.

Bring your questions.

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.

2024 Meeting Schedule

January 9 — Carol Buele: The Essence of Japan & Fuukiran Zoom Allowed

February 13 — Arnold Gum: Taking Pictures of Orchids in Field and Forrest Zoom Allowed

March 12 — Bridget Uzar: What’s Up and Growing Zoom Allowed

April 9 — Sarah Hurdel: Habernarias Zoom Allowed

May 14 — Leon Glicenstein: Jewel Orchids In Person Only

June 11 — Ron Burch: Hardy Perennial Orchids for Colorado Zoom Allowed

July 9 — DOS Experts: The Ins and Outs of Orchid Growing Zoom Allowed

August 11 — Summer Event: Picnic (Sunday afternoon/evening) In Person Only

September — Tim Culbertson: Pescatorea – Bollea Alliance series Zoom Allowed

October — Marni Turkel: Give it a Rest

November 12 — Jason Fisher: Phragmipedium Flowers and Culture Zoom Allowed

December 8 — Christmas Part and Annual Business Meeting

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