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September meeting will be on the 10th at DBG.

Meetings are held at the 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 September meeting will be September 10th and the speaker will be Tim Culbertson speaking on Pescatorea.

Tim says:

Although I teach middle school kids for a living, one of my passions has always been

plants. I began growing orchids as an offshoot from working at Longwood Gardens in

Philadelphia just after college. From the very beginning it was all about Paphs,

particularly awarded and select clones of historic importance, of which my collection

numbers nearly 3000. While I love finding old, rare stepping stones in Paph breeding, I

also do a little hybridizing of my own, and growing up my own babies is a blast.

I was once the youngest accredited judge with the American Orchid Society, and have

served in various capacities with various orchid societies in California and on the East

Coast. I love meeting other people who like orchids too, and doing so often finds me

traveling to shows, vendors, and peoples’ greenhouses to see the latest and greatest in

new hybrids and to get the best orchid gossip. I like to be involved in plants as much as

possible: in addition to Longwood, I’ve worked at the Smithsonian Institution tending to

their orchids, and for years for the United States National Arboretum, collecting rare

plants and documenting cultivated species and hybrids for their herbarium. In short, I

really like plants. For your meeting, I’ll be sharing a presentation entitled “Amazing Soft-

Leaved Orchids”. These plants are easy to grow and flower, are vigorous, and have low

cultural demands beyond the needs for heat and water. Genera in this group, including

Pescatorea, Cochleanthes, Bollea, and Huntleya, are under-represented in collections

of mixed genera; their beautiful (and often blue) flower colors argue favorably for their

inclusion, as does their tendency to produce specimen plants quickly when grown well.

By the end of this presentation, you will have a new appreciation of what goes into

breeding trends for these types of plants, as well as an appreciation of their beautiful

flowers and ease-of-growth. I hope this talk will encourage you to try one in your

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

October 8 — 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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