by jennlbpak | Jan 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
This Saturday, one of my favorite events of the year will take place – the NCOS Paph Forum! The event will be held at the US National Arboretum’s Visitor Center in Washington DC on Saturday January 25, 2020 from 8 AM to 5 PM. The Paph Forum is a rare...
by jennlbpak | Jan 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are very fortunate to have Dr. Harold Koopowitz to be the featured speaker at the January NCOS meeting! Dr. Koopowitz is currently a Professor of Ecology at the University of California at Irvine. He has written extensively on the taxonomy and hybridization of...
by jennlbpak | Nov 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Fred Clarke of Sunset Valley Orchids Fred Clarke will be the featured speaker for the November 2019 meeting on Monday November 18th, 2019. Fred is perhaps best known for hybridizing with Catasetums, Cycnoches and Mormodes. He is also active in breeding Paphs,...
by jennlbpak | Oct 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our show table judge, Sarah, has a real knack for growing amazing orchids. In particular, Sarah is known for her Habenarias. Here are a few hybrid Habenarias that were on the show table at the September NCOS meeting. We don’t have names for these plants at this...
by jennlbpak | Oct 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here were some of the lovely flowers on display at the September NCOS meeting. The show table makes the trip to the National Arboretum in Washington DC worth the effort! Dendrobium Enobi ‘Splash’ Multifloral paph Yellow hybrid Cycnoches Bulbophyllum A-Dorible ‘Candy...
by jennlbpak | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
The excitement builds! Paph Lady Isabel (Paph rothschildianum x P. stonei) by Jason Gebbia Paph Lady Isabel is a classic old cross that combines two fantastic multi-floral Paph species, and it usually get the best of both parents! Can hardly wait any longer! Jason...
