by Jenn Pak | Feb 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week is really busy for everyone involved in the NCOS Orchid Show 2020: The event organizers and volunteers, especially the Show Chair (thanks, Gary!!); The local and nearby orchid societies who are putting in exhibits; The orchid vendors, who will bring the...
by Jenn Pak | Feb 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are really excited to have two new orchid vendors joining us this year: Mt. Prospect Orchids and Silva Orchids. First, Mt. Prospect Orchids is owned and managed by Helen Hersh, and is based in New Jersey. Here is a link to her...
by Jenn Pak | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
There will be several options to eat onsite at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville MD for the NCOS Orchid Show next weekend. There will be two food trucks, Beard’s Creek BBQ and Java 2 U for coffee. If you are looking for a more substantial meal, here are several...
by Jenn Pak | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are really excited to have a great line-up of orchid vendors coming to this year’s show at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, MD next weekend (Feb 15-17)…some are old favorites and some are new to our show this year. Starting in no particular order is: Orchid...
by Jenn Pak | Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here’s the flyer for our big orchid show. Please share the information with all of your friends who are orchid enthusiasts!
by Jenn Pak | 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 Jenn Pak | 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 Jenn Pak | 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 Jenn Pak | 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 Jenn Pak | 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...
