Diablo View Orchid Society
February 2025 Newsletter
We are changing the day and location of our meeting this month. We are going to use the meeting time to prepare of the show. Please bring your plants and we will learn how to groom and stage our plants as well as fill out the exhibit card for each entry.
This meeting is being held at the Hart's home because they live very close to the show venue and have offered to store plants that will be move to the show site on Friday.
If you don't have any plants for the show....come by anyway! I am sure there will be plenty of things you can help out with and enjoy the company of the DVOS crowd.
Greetings Orchid Friends,
Our Annual Orchid Show and Sale is just around the corner! We need everyone's help to make this event a success. If you haven't already, please sign up for one of the many volunteer committees available to assist during the show. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet fellow members, learn about the diversity of orchids, enjoy the beautiful blooms, and, of course, add to your own orchid collection—because one can never have too many orchids!
If you're planning to sell any orchids from your collection, please be mindful of the limited space available. We all share this space, so let’s be considerate and make the most of it while having fun!
Additionally, if you haven't done so yet, please share the postcards with your friends and family. This is a great way to spread the word about the show, help us raise funds for the society, and attract new members who are eager to learn more about orchids.
If you would like to share our posts from social media, please remember we are using different digital postcards to better understand where our visitors are finding out about the show. Please use any of the following social media links provided below.
Thank you for helping us spread the word and thank you for your support, and we can't wait to see you at the show!
Best regards,
George Su
President
Diablo View Orchid Society
Orchid photo of Rhyncholaeliocattleya Kensie Kira Akatsuka 'Volcano Queen'. I grabbed pollen from this the last time I visited a friend from the Big Island Hawaii in 2022.
Intermediate Grower First Place
Paphiopedilum wardii
Exhibitor Chen-Hao Hsu
Native to Northeast Myanmar and possibly Southwest China.
Plants are generally found at elevations from 4000- 5000 feet above sea level on the forest floor in shady locations with their roots in deep leaf litter. In cultivation they like to grow in shaded to dappled light , cool to warm conditions (58-75 degree F night temperatures). They like to be watered heavily during growing season.
Intermediate Grower Third Place
Cymbidium NoID
Exhibitor Ricardo Pastor
Ricardo brings in a beautiful Cymbidium hybrid. Yellow/orange sepals and petals with attactive red stips and that beautiful creamy velvet lip with bold deep burgundy spots. This plant prefers bright indirect to dappled light and cool temperatures (58-66 degree F night temperatures). You should not allow mature plants to dry out between waterings. You can grow this plant outdoors in our area as long as you protect it from frost.
Advanced Grower First Place
Dendrobium wassellii
Exhibitor Miki Ichiyanagi
Native to Northeastern Australia
These plants are fount at elevations of about 1000 ft above sea level. They commonly grow epephitically on trees but can also be found on rock outcrops. For unknown reasons, plants growing on rocks generally grow much larger. These plants enjoy dappled to bright, indirect light and cool to warm conditions (58-75 degree F night temperatures). They should be watered frequently and allowed to only dry slightly between waterings.
Advanced Grower Second Prize
Laelia anceps subsp. dawsonii (syn Laelia anceps var williamsii)
Exhibitor Marcia Hart
Marcia brings in the first Laelia anceps of the season. This species is native to Mexico (Oaxaca, Guerrero). It likes to be grown in bright indirect light and cool to warm conditions (58-75 degree F night temperatures). They should be watered frequently but the roots should be able to dry rapidly. This species can grow outdoors in our climate as long as they are protected from frost. They make a good Cymbidium companion.
One more pretty plant
Zygoneria hybrid (Zga. Happy Bay 'Winter Green' x Zga. Kudos 'Purity')
Exhibitor Diane Bond
Diane brought in this beautiful Zygopetalum intergeneric hybrid. It is happy growing in shaded to dappled light and cool to warm conditions (58-75 degree F night temperatures). They like to be watered just as medium starts to dry.
It’s that time again. If you haven't done so already, please send in your dues for next year so we can continue to keep DVOS going.
There are two easy ways to pay- electronic or good old snail mail. See the instructions below.
Get those dues in so that DVOS can continue to be the society we all depend on.
Electronic submission of DVOS dues:
https://forms.gle/3FzHywMkM7o1hrSJ9
Electronic payments can be made at:
Mail in the submission of DVOS dues:
1. We ask for the following LEGIBLE information:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Address
2. Write a check for $30, payable to Diablo View Orchid Society.
3. Mail the check along with the information indicated above to:
Maggie Woo
PO Box 492
Danville, CA 94526
You will be notified by email of receipt of funds and membership form.
