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Sutherland Shire Orchid Society January 2017
Reminders:
Membership Renewals Now
Due
AGM Nominations
Upcoming Events:
SSOS January Meeting 9th Jan
Camden Haven Orchid
Society Show 14th Jan
SSOS February Monthly
Meeting 13th Feb
President: Frank Daniel
Vice President: Jan Robinson
Editor: Richard Dimon
dimon.richard@gmail.com
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SSOS GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
12 DECEMBER 2016
Frank extended a welcome to our members and guests, Josie
Moar and the USA cousins, Rhonda, Becki & Jean.
Apologies: David Brookes
Frank asked for a member to motion that the November
minutes which were printed in the Bulletin and distributed
either by mail or email were accurate. Sandra Crosby
motioned they were correct.
Correspondence received
OSNSW September & October 2016 Orchid News and Eastern
Suburbs, North Shore, Eurobodalla, Species & Batemans Bay
Orchid Societies newsletters
There were no new members this month.
At tonight's meeting the Annual Point Scores winners were
announced, the Christmas party was held and the judging of
the growing competition occurred.
Upcoming speakers
January meeting: Seedling competition presented by
Richard Dimon; & George Birss will talk on his orchidaceous
adventure.
February meeting: Karen Sommerville from Royal Botanic
Gardens will talk on her work in pollinating Diuris arenaria
and other Diuris species.
March meeting: AGM
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Our Society’s membership renewals are due and can be paid
tonight. All members who pay their membership by the close
of the January 2017 meeting will go in the draw for a 12
month subscription to Orchids Australia. For those of you
who wish to receive the bulletin in the mail there will be an
additional charge of $15 per annum to assist with the
photocopying and postage costs. This does not apply to life
members.
The Society sent a letter to Kareela Golf Club seeking
sponsorship for the Society's shows by reducing the cost of the
room hire. The letter was timed to be considered by the
Club's November Board Meeting. Frank received an email
from KGC to advise that they are unable to waive the room
hire as the room hire fee is used to pay for the set-up, linen
and cleaning of the venue by outside contractors. They are
happy for the Society to have Monday to Friday at normal
room hire rates. As a result, the Society will need to source an
alternative venue for next year's shows. The committee will
be contacting venues to see what is available.
The next growers group meeting will be held on a Saturday in
February 2017 at George Birss' house. The date will be
announced at the next meeting.
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Frank advised members that the Society will need to fill the
positions of Secretary, Treasurer and President at the AGM in
March. If these positions are not filled then the Society will
close which will be very disappointing after operating for over
60 years. Additional committee members are needed on the
committee, with the departure of Louise Gannon and Cheryl
Matheson from the committee. He asked members to
seriously consider nominating for these positions.
For those of you who are interested in attending or have
already registered for Western Australian Orchid Spectacular
in Perth (5-6th August 2017) we have been provided with the
link to the “Tours” information pack. Please note that only
registrants & accompanying partners are eligible to
participate in the tours. Places are limited so please confirm
as soon as practical. The link is:
http://www.waorchids.iinet.net.au/Conference_Tours.htm
Each year the committee considers who should be promoted
from the Novice and Intermediate classes based on the annual
point scores and general ability in growing orchids. The
committee has approved the elevation of Peter Ng (117 pts) ,
Peng Sanaphay (92 pts) and Rhonda Jackson (75 pts) to
Intermediate class and Michael Dimon with 111 points, and
Michelle Rose & Bill Howse with 92 Novice class points will
be promoted to the Open class. Bill and Michelle won the
Novice Annual Points Trophy at Bankstown Orchid Society
and will be promoted to the Open class at that society.
The winners of the judging of the growing competition at the
meeting was Heath Myers' whose plants came first and
second in Open class; and in the Intermediate/Novice class
Rhonda Jackson was awarded first and third and Jenny
Sharpham second.
From tonight's meeting there will be a new Open class called
Dendrobium species.
On behalf of members, Frank congratulated Irene and Ian
Chalmers on their recent nuptials.
As part of the annual presentations, the president gave a
special thanks to the following:
the committee who have worked very hard in managing the
business of the Society.
the members who have worked tirelessly over the year such as
our judges, raffle ticket sellers, sales table assistants and those
people who put out and put away the tables at our meetings,
and those volunteers at our shows.
Heath Myers and Jenny Sharpham for managing the growing
competition.
George Birss for his efforts with the Growers group
Madge and Karen Errington and Cheryl Matheson for
organising of our suppers at our meetings. Madge and Karen
were awarded with a gift.
Pam Davies for her efforts in tallying the monthly show bench
results from which the annual point scores are calculated, and
the taking the photographs at our meetings. Frank presented
Pam with a gift.
Frank also thanked those who brought a gift for our Raffle
tonight.
LUCKY PLANTS - Rhonda Jackson, May Luk and Sandra
Crosby & Tony Costa.
PRESIDENT'S AWARD - Heath Myers for his mexipedium.
Frank presented certificates and gifts to the first and second
place getters in each class of the annual point scores.
The winner of the Rona Goudie Trophy for 2016 is Rhonda
Jackson who gained the most ‘first places’ in our 3 shows
(Winter, Spring & Spectacular) but failed to win a Champion
Prize.
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The winner of the Annual Point Score Trophy for 2017 is
Sandra Crosby and Tony Costa who achieved an outstanding
710 points. ST Ho was second with 355 points and May Luk
third with 272 points.
Christmas Party
Our members and guests adjourned to the hall for the
christmas party where people had some food and plenty of
opportunities to win a raffle prize.
Next meeting: 9 January 2016
YOU GREW IT
Vanda suavis grown by Lee Buivids
A wonderful species of Vanda that is found in Central and
Eastern Java. Growing as an epiphyte, lithophytes or
terrestrial it requires warm to heated growing conditions.
A rather large plant of evergreen linear (long and narrow)
leaves where an inflorescence emerges between the leaves
carrying 15 or more waxy, long lasting flowers of variable
colour.
Vanda tricolor is similar but comes mainly from West Java.
The inflorescence usually only carries 6 – 9 flowers. The
sepals and petals are different in width and are shorter.
In the Shire this orchid can be grown in a shade house and
protection in Winter. Grow against a brick wall, facing north
with a plastic or hard roof, particularly in Winter.
Dendrobium unicum grown by George Birss
A miniature orchid that is best mounted on wood or cork. It
has only short canes or stalks with a 20 – 40 mm
inflorescence usually on leafless canes with few flowers, up to
4 or 5. Although few in number the bright iridescent orange
reflex sepals and petals stand out in any green house. The
paler orange lip is quite large and has dark orange vane,
striking markings.
Coming from Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand growing
at elevations of 800 – 1500m it likes warmer growing
conditions with a drier winter. In saying this I grow mine in
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my shade house with 50% shade. I hang it high and it gets all
the usual winter conditions. Maybe if I was to give it warmer
and more protected conditions at this time of year I may get a
better showing, maybe, if I remember I’ll do it next year.
Oncidium pumillum grown by George Birss
Recently moved to genus Lophiaris pumillum. A dwarf sized,
mule eared, rigid plant with petite flowers so densely packed
on their inflorescence that they give the flowering a fuzzy
appearance. So rigid and compact this orchid looks very much
like some kind of succulent. The tiny flowers are only about 2
3 mm across on a short inflorescence.
This species originates from Brazil and Paraguay in hot humid
savannah at low elevations and requires heated conditions in
cultivation. Best grown mounted on cork and allowed to dry
out between watering. Needs heat, year round watering, with
a dryer winter.
This is a first flowering for me and I hang it high in my hot
house with bright light and near daily misting or watering.
fter mounting and now that it has become established it has
doubled in size in the last year and although still rather small
is, I would think, nearly specimen size for this plant.
Maxillaria tenufolia – no specific grower there were
six plants exhibited.
This wonderful species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El
Salvador, Honduras, Niacaragua and Costa Rica found on
trees in the open or dense forests at low elevations up to
1500m.
The plant grows pseudobulb on top of pseudobulb on top of
pseudobulb in a pole like fashion. Each pseudobulb is
potentially a new plant as each pseudobulb has it’s own roots
under the sheaf like covering at the base of the pseudobulb.
You can plant a lot of single or double growth pseudobulbs in
a pot and as each grows you end up with a specimen plant or
pot full very quickly.
Each pseudobulb has a single leaf and from a mature
pseudobulb will emerge a singleflowered inflorescence. The
red flower with a strong coconut smell ( commonly called the
“coconut orchid”) or to some the smell is that of tiny black
ants, has a red dorsal and sepals with red petals that are much
smaller. The lip is white / cream with red spots.
A fairly easy orchid to grow. A squat pot, as it has a reasonably
shallow root system, bright bight, even watering year round
and increased fertiliser in the spring. It will tolerate Shire
conditions nicely and withstands temperature extremes.
There were six members exhibiting this species at our
monthly meeting and most plants were well grown and well
flowered. They can be pruned when they grow too tall and this
will encourage a squatter plant and more densely flowering.
The pruned ends should be potted up and passed on to other
members to enjoy.
IN MY GREEN HOUSE – December 2016
Well, sitting down to write this article, Summer has hit,
expecting high thirties today. After a great growing Spring
that had a below average rainfall I hope you have been
keeping the water up to your plants. Water in the mornings
and evenings, not in the heat of the day, throw water under
the benches on hot days to keep the humidity up or put trays
of water under the benches. A good idea is to grow short
bromalides under the benches.
For me my soft cane dendrobiums have finished flowering
and are throwing up new growths, time to re pot and divide.
My late flowering Cymbidiums, C madimum and C. Suave are
just finishing and gave a good display even if I was the only
one to enjoy it.
As I walk in to the shade house the first thing that catches the
eye is Dendrobium Gowan’s Tangelo. A scraggy rambling,
pendulous plant hanging up with lots of small vivid orange
flowers, a very bright spot among all the greenery. Another
eye catcher are the “Indian Dendrobiums”, D. Thyrsiflorum
with a great display of white and yellow and D. Mousmee,
unfortunately the display will only last about a week.
Walking around there is a distinct coconut smell and yes
maxillaria tenufolia is in flower with it’s small red flowers.
Further on are metre long sprays of Oncidium sphacelatum
just starting to open with hundreds of small bright yellow and
brown flowers.
Something I have struggled with are Paphiopedilums, but
after learning about this genera from others and re potting
what I thought were only a few but turned out to be around 40
and moving them into the same area so they can be attended
to, low and behold I have two in flower. Paph. Esquirolei, with
the most beautiful maroon petals. The other a hybrid, Paph.
Wellesyanum, which is a cross, P.concor x P. Godefroyae. I
suppose having two Paphs. Out is nothing to some but to me
it’s exciting.
In the glass house I have a Phragmipedium longifolium in
spike. Previously my Phrags. Were growing well, but no
flowers. I moved them slightly, a little more light maybe, and
now a spike.
In flower in the hot house Chiloschista parishii, small yellow /
cream flowers but the interesting thing about this genus is
that they lack leaves, just a bunch of bare roots on a slab of
cork and then a tiny leaf that drops off and a flower spike
appears. Another tiny dwarf orchid is Oncidium pumillum ( I
think it is now called Lophiaris pumillum)it has short “mule
eared” leaves with densely packed small smelly yellow flowers.
On inspecting my Masdavillias recently what were nice spikes
with buds are now in some cases just stalks. Bl__dy little
green grubs. Now is the time for these grubs, grass hoppers
and the dreaded Dendrobium Beetle, I try not to spray too
much but for some things you just have to get nasty to protect
those succulent tasty new growths and spikes.
Sorry for the absence of this article from prior newsletters but
times have been busy and there is soooo much to do when you
grow orchids.
IN MY GREEN HOUSE – January 2016
Wow another year has gone and again I am behind in re
potting. So busy before Christmas and hot too and so busy
over the festive period and now too hot to re pot again. Today
is cooler and I hope to get cracking this afternoon. I did get a
chance to look through my plants and dispose of a couple not
doing so good or had been neglected from hiding behind taller
plants and going to a better place. Also found a lot of good
stuff that obviously lives on neglect this includes weeds and
ferns. Maybe I should give orchids away and grow weeds and
ferns.
When inspecting I found very little mealy bug or scale which
was great and the little I found was easy to eliminate. I did
find however some small green grubs, not many, but enough,
chewing away on the flowers and new growths of my
Masdevallias. Funny how they only attack the soft, new
growths, or crawl 10cm up a stem, to munch on a new flower.
I’m not sure where they come from, obviously from a moth or
butterfly possibly those tiny grey moths that find a way in.
Could be a talk for a guest speaker? I don’t like to spray too
much so individual plant inspection looks the go.
Some members have had a lot of Dendrobium Beetles around
their plants, not just a few but lots. So far I’ve been lucky. So
keep an eye out because they are very destructive.
With all this funny weather we have had over winter, spring
and summer seasoned growers are saying how the flowering
of plants is changing. Either weeks earlier or weeks later. I am
finding it with my Stanhopea. S. Nigroviolacea always flowers
the week prior to Christmas my nigroviolacea and other
Stanhopea are now only in spike. Maybe if others are finding
the same we will see some on the show bench in January. A
new problem, how to transport them to the meeting, good
luck.
My soft canes have heaps of new grows, now is the time to
pump in the water and fertilizer and stake the new growths.
In my glass house I have a few nice surprises. Kefersteinia
taurina, a cute little species from Central America is in flower.
The plant is in a 50mm tube with 40mm leaves and cute
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cream flowers with a maroon/ mauve lip. Very nice. Sandra
and Tony check yours out. Also in flower are several different
types of Trichoglottis. I have a Bulbophylum Wilbur Chang
with a 20cm spike and last month I reported my
Phragmipedium longifolium was in spike, it is now open with
two flowers as a seedling, great. I moved my Phrags. About
one metre to give them better light, as they were growing well,
just not flowering. Well the move achieved results.
Back in the shade house and my Oncids. Both species and
hybrids are in spike or flowering. Also in flower is Angraecum
magdelanae which comes from Madagascar but grows well
here. It has beautiful white flowers about 60mm across and
they have a long “spur”. My plant is only about 10cm high and
has 4 flowers, stunning.
A lot of Cattleya orchids are showing nice new fleshy growths,
time to stake and time to give the plant a little TLC. The old
sheafs should be cleaned of the old husky growth. Be careful
because this is where the new eyes are developing and they
will be soft and brittle. Also hiding away there is where you
will find mealy bug and scale if you are going to find it. Spray
with Neem Oil and Confidor and rub off or use an old tooth
brush to scrub off.
Time to go, get things ready and relax in my Orchid house.
Annual Point Score for 2016
Name
Annual Points
Crosby S/Costa T 710
Ho S.T. 355
Luk M 272
Buivids L 219
Birss G 192
McEvoy W 183
Costa J 151
Brandon C 121
Dimon R 121
Robinson J 117
Chapman W & J 93
Chalmers I 78
Curtis G 67
Davies P 57
Moss J 54
Myers H 51
Field J 48
Hyde T & J 44
Gannon L 42
Phillips D 40
Petrovski V 38
Hitchcock M 22
Nidagal C 20
Hodder G 17
Fraser C 14
Coulton D 9
Chappel M 7
Dimon M 7
Errington M 6
Sutton O 4
Intermediate
Dimon M 111
Nicol R 75
Haney T 74
Matheson C 50
Hannah D & M 39
Middleton P 29
Sanaphay P 8
Novice
Ng P 117
Rose M/Howse B 92
Sanaphay P 78
Jackson R 75
Chan J 60
Sharpham J 49
Daniel F 37
Went D 28
Castle C 20
Spring M 12
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Coulton R 4
OPEN POINT SCORE TROPHY
1st Crosby S./Costa T. 710 2nd Ho S.T. 355 3rd Luk M. 272
INTERMEDIATE TROPHY
1st Dimon M. 111 2nd Nicol R. 75 3rd Haney T. 74
NOVICE TROPHY
1st Ng P. 117 2nd Rose M./Howse B. 92 3rd Sanaphay P. 78
CLASS # 1 AUSTRALIA NATIVES
1ST Crosby S./Costa T. 41 2nd Dimon R. 27 3rd Birss G. 23
CLASS # 2 PAPHIOPEDILUMS SPECIES 1ST Ho. S.T. 90 2nd Crosby S./Costa T. 13 3rd Dimon R. 7 3rd Robinson J. 7
CLASS # 3 LAELIINAE OVER 110MM (CLASSICAL
SHAPE) 1st Hyde T. & J. 39 2nd McEvoy W. 30 3rd Buivids L. 16
CLASS # 4 NOVELTY PAPHIOPEDILUMS
1st Ho S.T. 81 2nd Myers H. 18 3rd Chapman W. & J. 11
CLASS # 5 LAELIINAE OVER 80MM UP TO &
INCLUDING 110MM (CLASSICAL SHAPE) 1st Crosby S./Costa T. 38 2nd McEvoy W. 28 3rd Biuvids L. 26
CLASS # 6 PAPHIOPEDILUM
1st Ho S.T. 52 2nd Costa J. 3 2nd Phillips D. 3
CLASS #7 LAELIINAE ( NON CLASSICAL SHAPE)
1st McEvoy W. 33 2nd Crosby S./Costa T. 32 3rd Buivids L. 8 3rd Curtis G. 8
3rd Luk M. 8 3rd Moss J. 8
CLASS # 8 LAELIINAE UP TO & INCLUDING 80MM
(CLASSICAL SHAPE) 1st Crosby S./Costa T. 35 2nd Buivids L. 18 3rd Costa J. 14
CLASS # 9 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE HYBRIDS
1st Crosby S./Costa T. 77 2nd Brandon C. 26 3rd Dimon R. 15
CLASS # 10 SPECIES ASIAN (OTHER THAN
COELGYNINAE) 1st Buivids L. 30 2nd Dimon R. 26 3rd Chapman W. & J. 12
CLASS # 10B ONCIDINAE SPECIES
1st Ho S.T. 29 2nd Crosby S./Costa T. 23 3rd Birss G. 11
CLASS # 11 PHALAENOPSIS OVER 75MM
1ST Luk M. 61 2nd Curtis G. 14 3rd Moss J. 6
CLASS # 11A COELGYNINAE SPECIES 1ST Birss G. 18 2nd Chapman W. & J. 15 2nd Gannon L. 15
CLASS # 12 SEEDLING
1st Ho S.T. 59 2nd Birss G. 9 2nd Robinson J. 9
CLASS # 13 ONCIDIUM HYBRIDS 60MM AND
UNDER 1ST Crosby S./Costa T. 42 2nd Luk M. 30 3rd Field J. 20
CLASS # 14 PHALAENOPSIS 75MM AND UNDER
1ST Luk M. 16 2nd Curtis G. 9 3rd Dimon R. 5 3rd Hodder G. 5
CLASS # 15 ONCIDIUM HYBRIDS OVER 60MM
1ST Luk M. 48 2nd Crosby S./Costa T. 34 3rd Costa J. 14
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CLASS # 16 MISCELLANEOUS HYBRIDS
1ST Robinson J. 22 2nd Crosby S./Costa T. 20 3rd Chalmers I. 16
CLASS # 17 DENDROBIUM HYBRIDS
1st Crosby S./Costa T. 44 2nd Birss G. 17 3rd Costa J. 14
CLASS # 18 VANDACEOUS
1ST Luk M. 29 2nd Crosby S./Costa T. 19 3rd Moss J. 12
CLASS # 19 MASDEVALLIA & DRACULA SPECIES
1ST Crosby S./Costa T. 18 2nd Birss G. 5 2nd Buivids L. 5
CLASS # 20 INTERMEDIATE CYMBIDIUMS 60 TO
90 MM 1ST Gannon L. 9 1st Luk M. 9 3rd Curtis G. 5 3rd Myers H. 5
CLASS # 21A PLEUROTHALLIDINAE HYBRIDS
1st Crosby S./Costa T. 87 2nd Birss G. 20 3rd Ho S.T. 4
CLASS # 21B LAELIINAE SPECIES
1st Buivids L. 39 2nd McEvoy W. 36 3rd Crosby S./Costa T. 34
CLASS # 22 MINITURE CYMBIDIUMS UNDER 60MM
1st Crosby S. /Costa T. 14 2nd Gannon L. 13 3rd Petrovski V. 11
CLASS # 23 SPECIES OTHER (NOT ELSEWHERE
INCLUDED) 1st Buivids L. 34 2nd Crosby S./Costa T. 21 3rd Birss G. 17
CLASS # 23A OTHER PLEUROTHALLIDINAE
SPECIES 1ST Crosby S./Costa T. 53 2nd Birss G. 36 3rd Chalmers I. 23
CLASS # 24 STANDARD CYMBIDIUMS 1st Fraser C. 5 1st Luk M. 5
CLASS # 24A NATIVE SARCANTHINAE HYBRIDS
1st Brandon C. 62 2nd Crosby s./Costa T. 27 3rd Costa J. 4
CLASS # 25 NOVICE – PAPHIOPEDILUM
1st Rose M./Howse B. 36 2nd Chan J. 9 2nd Ng P. 9
CLASS # 26 NOVICE – CYMBIDIUMS
1st Daniel F. 14 2nd Jackson R. 10 3rd Chan J. 8
CLASS # 27 NOVICE – NATIVE & NATIVE HYBRIDS
1st Jackson R. 36 2nd Rose M./Howse B. 23 3rd Castle C. 12
CLASS # 28 NOVICE – LAELIINAE
1st Ng P. 85 2nd Sanaphay P. 14 3rd Jackson R. 10
CLASS # 29 NOVICE – MISCELLANEOUS
1ST Sanaphay P. 47 2nd Sharpham J. 29 3rd Ng P. 16
CLASS # 30 NOVICE – SPECIES 1st Went D. 28 2nd Rose M./Howse B. 23 3rd Chan J. 13 3rd Daniel F. 13
CLASS # 31 INTERMEDIATE – PAPHIOPEDILUMS
1st Matheson C. 15 2nd Haney T. 9 3rd Middleton P. 5
CLASS # 32 INTERMEDIATE – CYMBIDIUMS 1st Hannah D. & M. 14
CLASS # 33 INTERMEDIATE – NATIVE SPECIES &
NATIVE HYBRIDS 1st Hannah D. & M. 23
2nd Sanaphay P. 8 3rd Middleton P. 4
CLASS # 34 INTERMEDIATE – LAELIINAE
1st Haney T. 27
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2nd Nicol R. 21
CLASS # 35 INTERMEDIATE – MISCELLANEOUS 1st Dimon M. 89 2nd Nicol R. 30 3rd Matheson C. 22
CLASS # 36 INTERMEDIATE – SPECIES 1st Haney T. 38 2nd Nicol R. 24 3rd Dimon M. 22
MONTHLY JUDGING RESULTS
For : Dec-15
PLANT OF NIGHT
Winner Den. chrysotoxum var suavissimum
G. Hodder
OPEN CLASS HYBRID
Winner Paph. Lebaudyanum S. T. Ho
OPEN CLASS SPECIES
Winner Den. chrysotoxum var suavissimum
G. Hodder
INTERMEDIATE JUDGES CHOICE
Winner Den. 'unknown' P. Middleton
NOVICE & JUNIOR JUDGES CHOICE
Winner Onc. Sum Lai Woh J. & J. Riley
CLASS # 1 AUSTRALIAN NATIVES
1st Sarco. ceciliae 'Redeye' x 'Tinonee' P. Davies
2nd Doc. wassiellii L. Buivids
3rd Den. lichenastrum G. Birss
CLASS # 2 PAPHIOPEDILUMS SPECIES
1st Paph. moquetteanum S. T. Ho
2nd Paph. liemianum S. T. Ho
3rd Paph. esquirolei G. Birss
4th Paph. barbatum S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 3 LAELIINAE OVER 110MM (CLASSICAL SHAPE)
1st Lc. Rosie's Surprise S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 4 NOVELTY PAPHIOPEDILUMS
1st Paph. Lebaudyanum S. T. Ho
2nd Paph. Wellesleyanum G. Birss CLASS # 7 LAELIINAE (NON CLASSICAL SHAPE)
1st C. Mareeba Tiger W. McEvoy
2nd Encyclia Butch Luce W. McEvoy
3rd Epi Bee's Knees x Psh. Pastoris M. Luk
4th Blc. Glorious May 'HRR' V. Petrovski
CLASS # 8 LAELIINAE UP TO & INCLUDING 80MM (CLASSICAL SHAPE)
1st Pot. Roy's Magic 'Janet' V. Petrovski
2nd Blc. Momilani Rainbow x Slc. Red Jewel
V. Petrovski
CLASS # 9 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE HYBRIDS
1st Den. Gulginni x Andrew Persson
S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 9A DENDROBIUM SPECIES -ASIAN
1st Den. chrysotoxum var suavissimum
G. Hodder
2nd Den. chrysotoxum L. Buivids
3rd Den. anceps I. Chalmers
4th Den. catenatum L. Buivids
5th Den. unicum G. Birss
CLASS # 10B ONCIDINAE SPECIES
1st Onc. harrisonianum S. T. Ho
2nd Brs. verrucosa M. Luk
3rd Onc. sphacelatum M. Luk
4th Onc. sphacelatum G. Birss
5th Brs. verrucosa W. McEvoy
CLASS # 11 PHALAENOPSIS OVER 75MM
1st Dtps. Sogo Yukidian G. Hodder
2nd Phal. 'unknown' P. Davies
3rd Dtps. C.Leopard Prince x I-Hsin Golden Sun M. Luk
4th Phal. 'unknown' M. Luk
CLASS # 11A COELGYNINAE SPECIES
1st Ddc. latifolium G. Birss
2nd Coel. rumphii G. Birss
CLASS # 12 SEEDLING
1st Paph. Shin-Yi Sanders x sanderianum S. T. Ho
2nd Onc. pumilum G. Birss
3rd Paph. Wossner China Moon S. T. Ho
4th Den. atroviolaceum I. Chalmers
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CLASS # 13 ONCIDIUM HYBRIDS 60MM AND UNDER
1st Colm. Wildcat 'Bobcat' S.Crosby/T.Costa
2nd Onc. 'unknown' V. Petrovski
3rd Onc. Sharry Baby P. Davies
4th Onc.Pacific Pagan 'Kileua' M. Luk
CLASS # 14 PHALAENOPSIS UNDER 75mm
1st Phal. 'unknown' M. Luk
2nd Phal. 'unknown' G. Birss
3rd Dtps. Sogo Moonlight G. Hodder
4th Phal. Lianher Happy Go M. Luk CLASS # 15 ONCIDIUM HYBRIDS OVER 60mm
1st Pyp. Kalihi S.Crosby/T.Costa
2nd Onc. Tropical Heatwave 'Everglades'
J. Robinson
3rd Mps. Banana Fandango 'Banana Bread' M. Luk
CLASS # 16 MISCELLANEOUS HYBRIDS
1st Phrag. Geralda I. Chalmers
2nd Phrag. Praying Mantis I. Chalmers
3rd Lyc. Taurus S.Crosby/T.Costa
4th Lyc. Noriko Takaki S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 17 DENDROBIUM HYBRIDS
1st Den. Gerald McCraith H. Myers
2nd Den. rhodopterygium W. McEvoy
3rd Den. Genting Lipstick S.Crosby/T.Costa
4th Den. New Guinea S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 18 VANDACEOUS
1st Vanda suavis L. Buivids
2nd Ren. Poipu G. Birss
3rd Phal. Weddemanniana ???? L. Buivids
4th Chsch. parishii G. Birss CLASS # 19 MASDEVALLIA & DRACULA SPECIES
1st Masd. Medelita ???? S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 21A PLEUROTHALLIDINAE HYBRIDS
1st Masd.Ada's Leopard S.Crosby/T.Costa
2nd Masd. Beenak Vintage I. Chalmers
CLASS # 21B LAELIINAE SPECIES
1st Laelia purpurata var carnea J. Costa
2nd C. mossiae W. McEvoy
3rd Epidendrum baculus L. Buivids CLASS # 22 MINITURE CYMBIDIUMS UNDER 60mm
1st Cym. Australian Midnight 'Black Beauty'
S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 23 SPECIES OTHER (NOT ELSEWHERE INCLUDED)
1st Eulophia guineensis L. Buivids
2nd Mexipedium xerophyticum H. Myers
3rd Maxillaria tenuifolia L. Buivids
4th Maxillaria tenuifolia V. Petrovski
CLASS # 23A OTHER PLEUROTHALLIDINAE SPECIES
1st Pths. tribuloides G. Birss
2nd Pths. semiscabra G. Birss
3rd Rstp. iris I. Chalmers
4th Dryadella edwallii S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 24A NATIVE SARCANTHINAE HYBRIDS
1st Sarco. Delta S.Crosby/T.Costa
CLASS # 29 NOVICE - MISCELLANEOUS
1st Phal. 'unknown' R. Cawley
2nd
Phal. Baldrons Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure'
J. Sharpham
3rd Phal. 'unknown' R. Cawley
4th Mps. Banana Fandango 'Banana Bread'
R. Cawley
CLASS # 30 NOVICE -SPECIES
1st Onc. Sum Lai Woh (species ??)
J. & J. Riley
CLASS # 34 INTERMEDIATE - LAELIINAE
1st Bc. Marg Putman P. Middleton
CLASS # 35 INTERMEDIATE - MISCELLANEOUS
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1st Den. 'unknown' P. Middleton
2nd Den. 'unknown' P. Middleton
3rd Vanda 'unknown' P. Sanaphay
4th Dtps. Alice's Josephine Lewis
P. Middleton
CLASS # 36 INTERMEDIATE - SPECIES
1st Brs. verrucosa P. Middleton
2nd Brs. verrucosa C. Matheson
5 Easy Specimen Orchids
By Daniel Coulton
I often go to shows and talk to novices and members of the
public who ogle the large specimen plants and lament that
they will never be able to grow something so beautiful and
grand. Thing is though, often nothing could be further from
the truth. You see often those plants you see as specimens are
some of the easiest plants to grow and flower. The point being
that easy plants are best to grow year on year and are the most
consistent flowerers. But as this is not the case with all
specimens I have outlined a few of the easiest and best
specimen plants that are excellent starting points.
Coelogyne Unchained Melody
In my opinion this is the specimen plant for Sydney growers.
A common sight at shows during spring this plant bulks up
readily and quickly and can consistently double the number of
flower spikes it puts out every year if given a little attention. A
true survivor this plant is one of the first I recommend to new
growers and that’s because it’s so great. Preferring to be kept
moist and moderately shaded this plant grows well and
flowers consistently. The only trick is to only repot every three
years and to minimise root disturbance other than that as
long as you do not break it into too smaller pieces it grows like
a weed and you will have a plant covering the show benches in
no time. In addition, for the avid collector out there, there’s an
alba form that is well worth getting hold of.
Paphiopedilum insigne
Slippers or Paphs have a reputation for being a little picky and
slow to grow but not so with Paph. insigne. The bulletproof
cousin to those other fusspot plants this guy really can take a
beating and still produce a large clump with loads of flowers.
Another plant that likes a fair amount of shade and to be kept
moist it will reward you with flowers in early to mid winter.
This plant is so tough that I have seen it growing in full sun on
a patio and even planted in the garden though I wouldn’t
recommend either. Best results are achieved potted in a
cymbidium style mix and some good dappled shade. Another
plant with a number of varieties for the collector however i
find the normal form to be the only one that makes good and
consistent specimens.
Dendrobium fimbriatum
There are a lot of easy to grow Dendrobiums out their but
some make very unwieldy specimens while others can look a
little ‘messy’. Den. fimbriatum though can make a great
specimen. Grown like most softcane dendrobiums it is even a
little more tolerant of winter water than most other softcanes.
It grows with long slender cane that naturally grows neatly
without staking. Atop these canes are born a number of bright
range flowers that while somewhat short lived are a sight to
behold. The only thing you need to consider is a heavy secure
pot to ensure your top heavy specimen doesn’t topple over.
Oncidium sphacelatum
I was once told and I quote ‘you can grow this plant tied to the
bonnet of your car’. While admittedly I don’t actually
recommend this as a practice and can’t say that I have ever
tried it I definitely agree that I have no doubt it would thrive
under such conditions. Another true survivor of a plant that
you see less than you really should. With large sprays of
typical Oncidium yellow flowers this plant is not for the faint
hearted and can become a big plant if fed and watered well.
Occasionally leaves get marked from the cold of winter in
Sydney is nevertheless worth growing and recovers well in
spring to put on a huge display
Dendrochilum tenellum
Often mistaken for a lump of grass this plant is another orchid
that simply grows and grows and grows. Quite literally
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looking like a mop top this plant puts on a brilliant display of small pale tan flowers which mean its true value is when it is
grown into a large clump. Another plant that likes it airy, shady and moist the key part with this plant is to clean out all the old
dead foliage to keep it looking fresh which you can do once or twice a year simply by running your hand through the leaves a
number of times.
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SSOS will not be responsible for the results of your cultivation practices. The opinions expressed in these articles are those of the author and not those of SSOS,
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