CMOS Newsletter April 10, 2005

NEWSLETTER - April 10, 2005

CMOS Calendar
Sunday, May 8, 2005, 3:00 PM, immediately following the repotting clinic from noon to 3:00 p.m. at Superior Garden Center. MoBot divisions will be available, so bring your check book! May Field Trip to see native orchids Stay tuned for details. Whippoorwill Orchids 8th Annual Orchidfest, May 15, 2005, Rogers, AR http://www.wiprlark.com/about.htm Summer Vacation: There will be NO meetings in June, July or August. Sunday, September 11, 2005, 4:00 P.M. Presentation by Tom Ott, an orchid judge with special interest in Harlequin phalaenopsis.
Show and Tell
Many thanks to those who brought plants for show and tell to the last meeting: Hal & Melba Shaffer, Mona Laird, Nancy Brakhage, Gertrude Lindener-Stawski, Martha S. Routier, and Howard Wilson. (photo below) The bloom on Martha's plant is so small that she attached a little Post-It Note arrow pointing the way!
Northwest Arkansas Orchid Show
Free admission, April 16 & 17, 2005, Embassy Suites Hotel, 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers, AR. Thousands of beautiful orchids, orchids exhibits from ten states, orchid sales. Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attend Dr. Norito Hasegawa's lecture: Latest Directions in Paphiopedilums If you are interested, call Laura 449-7942 and she can provide you with directions, maps, and event schedule.

Last Meeting
Eighteen members attended that last meeting on Sunday, March 13, 3:00 p.m. at the Adams Conference Center at the Vet School. Members participated in de-flasking and repotting orchids from Thailand. Howard Wilson, David Kubiak, Laura Eggeman, Tom & Bobbie Bogard and Mona Laird each took home a pot of baby plants. Each type of plant was wrapped with colored wire: Phynchostylis gigantea: red wire; Dendrobium Densiflorum: yellow wire; yellow flowered Ascocentrum-looking plant: white wire; red flowered Ascocentrum-looking plant: plain wire. Laura Eggeman showed pictures of her Quest For Orchids in Thailand. Members also discussed the upcoming plant show and sale. Many thanks to Tom & Bobbie Bogard and Marge Quinn for bringing snacks!
Photos: (above) Breaking open flasks of orchids from Thailand. (right) Dave Kubiak and Martha Routier potting orchids from flasks.

2005 Annual Plant Show & Sale

The CMOS Annual Plant Show & Sale was held on Saturday, March 19th at Superior Garden Center. Members brought beautiful plants for display and answered questions. It was successful, but not quite as much as last year, perhaps because the weather was cooler than last year. Many thanks to all who helped!

Photos: (above) Members show off their blooming orchids. (right) Lots of browsers at the show/sale!

Next Meeting

The April meeting will be held in the Adams Conference Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, at 4:00 PM (daylight savings time) on April 10th. There will be a presentation and discussion on growing orchids under lights. Many members use lights as sole source or as a supplement and have expressed an interest in this subject.

Be sure to bring show-and-tell plants as well as any plants that you might want collective consultation on.

Sign up to help at the repotting clinic from noon to 3:00 pm before the May meeting at Superior Garden Center. Sign up for an hour then come back for the meeting!

Paula Peters is organizing a field trip to see native orchids in May. More details will be available at the meeting.

The latest CMOS membership list will be available at the meeting. If you want one and won't be able to attend, call Laura 449-7942 and she will e-mail or mail you one.

Directions to Adams Converence Center: From College, turn east (away from the main part of campus) on Rollins, at William turn South (right) into the parking lot and then veer towards the left and park in front of the big windows. Parking is right in front. The door is up the sidewalk in the corner between the buildings.

Central Missouri Orchid Society
Web Address: http://CMOS.missouri.org