Maryland Orchid Society

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The Maryland Orchid Society meets the third Thursday of the month beginning at 7 p.m. See the Meetings page for a full timetable.

Inclement Weather Policy:

If a snow emergency is declared or in effect in either Baltimore City or Baltimore County as of noon or later on the day of our meeting, the scheduled meeting will be cancelled. Snow emergencies lifted before noon will not cancel a meeting. Refer to the Maryland Coordinated Highway Action Response Team (CHART) website for the latest snow emergency information.
We will distribute an email message to members confirming a cancellation as soon as it is known. Information may also be posted on the MOS website.

The next MOS board meeting will be Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00 pm. by ZOOM. Any member of the Maryland Orchid Society is welcome to attend the board meetings.

Last month's and previous newsletters is available in PDF (acrobat) format (about 1 megabyte) online. CLICK HERE! You should receive a link to the current newsletter in your email if you are a paid up member.

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Tim Culbertson, Maryland Orchid Society, November 21, 2024
Tim Culbertson

Maryland Orchid Society
Thursday, November 21, 2024 Meeting, 7 pm
Tim Culbertson
“Encyclias of Mexico and Beyond, including natural history of Mexico, and Central and South America, forest types and associated species.”

In person and Zoom (including Virtual Show Table)

     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 am an 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 on Encyclias of Mexico and Beyond. These spectacular Cattleya relatives are lovely, and with their compact habit, great fragrance, and ease of growth, these are delightful plants for every collection. By extending the traditional definition of Encyclias to include recently separated groups like Anacheilum, Panarica, Prosthechea, Euchile, and others that I and many of you grew up calling Encyclia, we end up with a diverse, beautiful, fragrant, exciting group of plants and flowers; if we add those to the wonderful flora of Mexico and Central America, we have a group that every collector should grow. By the end of this presentation, you will have a new appreciation of the range of plant habits, floral forms, and fragrances of Encyclia broadly, as well as an appreciation of their lovely flowers and ease-of-growth. I will be providing some great Encyclia species and hybrids for sale.

     Pre-orders are due by Monday November 18th. E-mail: ☞ twculber@gmail.com ☜

     ☞ Oceanside Orchids Paph List - Google Sheets ☜

     Credit card, cash, check, Venmo, PayPal all accepted … payment in November at the meeting is fine.

Maryland Orchid Society Membership Form
New Members and Renewal Members

Maryland Orchid Society Membership form fillable
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Maryland Orchid Society Membership Flyer The MOS brings together people interested in orchids to promote and encourage orchid culture, preservation, education propagation, hybridization, and all other orchid-related activities of interest to its members. Benefits of membership include a subscription to the Newsletter (email and web), voting rights, borrowing privileges from the MOS Library, monthly guest speakers, local judging, valuable door prizes, and much, much, more!

Click here to download a copy of the Maryland Orchid Society Membership Flyer, a beautiful full color poster to place wherever there are people needing the benefits of our fellowship!

If you are interested in orchid culture and would like to meet others with similar interests, we cordially invite you to join the ranks of Marylanders already enjoying the benefits of membership in the Maryland Orchid Society.

We invite articles, notices, etc. for inclusion in our monthly newsletter, deadline for inclusion is first Sunday of the month.

The Missions Statement of The Maryland Orchid Society

Mission Statement of the Maryland Orchid Society

Maryland Orchid Society ByLaws available ☞ HERE ☜!

Officers
President		Robert Travers
Vice President		Marc Kiriou
Treasurer		Brenda Logan
Secretary		Diane Elam
Past President		John Heinbokel
Directors
Joy Marlowe
Robin Neukam

Committee Chairs
Activities		John Heinbokel
Auction		Aaron Webb
Away Shows		Valerie Lowe
Education/Activities		Chris Zajac
Hospitality		Vincent Russo
House		Clark Riley
Library		Wanda Kuhn
Membership		Jill Allen
Newsletter		Laura Sobelman
Program		Fay Citerone
Refreshments		Kathi Jackson
Show		Marc Kiriou
Show Table		Joel Graham
Sunshine		Pat Schiavi
Website		Clark Riley
Representatives
AOS/ODC Rep.		Valerie Lowe
Social Media		Joel Graham

Member Maryland Nursery, Landscape, and Greenhouse Association (MNLGA)

MNLGA Maryland Nursery Landscape and Greenhouse Association

If you have MOS expenses, a blank reimbursement form is available ⇨here⇦.

If you have MOS expenses, a fillable PDF reimbursement form is available ⇨here⇦.

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