Interested members of the general public are welcome to attend up to two meetings before deciding whether to join the Denver Orchid Society. We are currently meeting by Zoom only, and you are free to lurk there without audio or video to see what we’re about (you can use audio and video if you want) . To be sent a Zoom link to check us out just send a request to Jerry D’Amato at jerryd@frii.co. We hope you will join us.
MONTHLY DOS MEETING
This month the Denver Orchid Society will hear from Carol Beule. Carol is an EMMY award winning Costume Designer with a Master of Fine Arts in both Costume and Lighting Design from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She was a professional Costume Designer for 40+ years, and has designed for film, commercials, theatre productions, and TV shows. She lived in NYC the first 15 years of her career and is now retired. Growing orchids in NYC was not considered a possibility, so she has grown orchids only since moving to Southern California in 1992.
Growing outside with no greenhouse in Studio City at the edge of the San Fernando Valley is often problematic. With temperatures ranging from 28 to 111 Fahrenheit, and humidity as low as 7% at times, it is always interesting. It has been her quest to find out what will and will not bloom and prosper under these circumstances.
In her search to find the perfect plant for her growing area, Carol had various success with Neofinetia (Vanda) falcata, Lycaste, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, Laelia, Dendrobium, Sarcochilus and Asian Cymbidiums.
Lycaste is a species that is native to the New World and is found from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. There are both warm growing and cool growing species. While they are often thought to be a greenhouse orchid, they can be grown alongside Cattleyas and other temperate-climate range orchids, when their specific needs are met. They also can easily become very large specimen plants.
Carol is a fully accredited American Orchid Society judge, the 1st VP of the Orchid Society of Southern California, recently served on the Board of The Orchid Digest and leads the committee that creates the Society’s display for the Huntington’s annual October Orchid Show. She also visits Japan yearly when possible and is a member of their Japan Fuukiran Society. She started a new business venture making presentation pots for Neofinetia and Asian Cymbidiums when she retired. You can view her various items at: firsthousefurnishings.com
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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.
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2021 Meeting Schedule
January 12 — Arthur Katz : AOS Judging
February 9 — Fred Clark : Cycnoches, Mormodes, and Catasetums, recent trends
March 9 — Jean Stefanik : Temperate North American Orchids including Conservation
April 13 — Carol Buele : Lycaste introduction and culture
May 11 — Dr. Alfonso Douchette : Pleurothallids: Diversity & Cultivation
June 8 — Norman Fang : Peloric Orchids
July 13 — Mary Jo Gilsford : Orquideos Locos: Orchid Hunting in Costa Rica
August 10 — Dr. Kristen Uthus : Masdevallias and Draculas: Not as Scary as You Think
September 14 — Mary Mancini : Stanhopea and Coryanthes
October 12 — Ron Parsons : TBD
November 9 — Steve Arthur : Orchid Viruses, Their Spread and Control
December 14 — Carol Klonowski : South African Orchids
Judging sessions are open to all orchid growers and are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Colorado Federation-Garden Clubs building, 1556 Emerson Street in Denver. Off-street parking is available. Centrally located just north of Colfax, this location is close to Denver Botanic Gardens. Everyone is welcome, so try to attend at least once. Bring your best plants and stay a while. It is a great educational experience. Map >
Typical Session
6:00 p.m. – Judges training 6:30 p.m. – Plant registration 7:00 p.m. – Judging begins (except during the DOS annual show in which case judging starts the morning before the show opens to the public.)
