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MOS Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7:00pm
Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club
901 Haverford Avenue
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
“The Encyclia Group of Orchids of Mexico and Beyond”
by Tim Culbertson
Tim Culbertson’s presentation on “Encyclias of Mexico and Beyond” will extend the traditional definition of Encyclias to include the recently separated groups such as Anacheilum, Panarica, Prosthechea, Euchile, and others that many of us grew calling Encyclia. These spectacular cattleya relatives are a diverse, beautiful, and fragrant group of flowers that grow well outdoors in Southern California. With their compact habit, great fragrance, and ease of growth, these delightful plants should have a place in every collection.
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. As always, Tim will cover aspects of culture and discuss the particular growing needs of this exciting group of orchids.
Tim Culbertson teaches middle school kids for a living; however, his main passion has always been plants. He began growing orchids as an offshoot from working at Longwood Gardens in Philadelphia after college. Tim’s Paph collection of awarded and select clones of historic importance numbers nearly 3000. He also does a little hybridizing and he admits that growing my own babies is a blast. He is currently the youngest accredited judge with the American Orchid Society, and has served in various capacities with a number of orchid societies in California and on the East Coast. He enjoys a well-deserved reputation as an excellent speaker.
Tim will be providing a plant table of seedling Encyclia species from Central and South America, suitable for culture outdoors in Southern California.
About us
We are an award winning, volunteer run, 501c(3) non-profit organization formed in the spring of 1963 to develop interest in orchids; to aid and assist members with orchid growing and culture; and to provide educational information, which shall benefit its members and the community.
We meet at 7pm on the third Tuesday of every month (except for December and August when no meetings are held), at the Pacific Palisades Woman's Club, 901 Haverford Ave. In March and October, when the Society participates in annual orchid exhibitions, the meetings are typically on the second Tuesday or as announced.
At each meeting members benefit from expert speakers who present illustrated talks on various orchid genera and their culture. Members display orchids for ribbon judging each month and share tips on how their plants are grown. The Society also holds a silent plant auction as well as a raffle table for orchids. Upcoming events are announced and fellow orchid enthusiasts consult with each other on the culture of various orchid species.
Light refreshments are provided and all are welcome to attend.
We meet at 7pm on the third Tuesday of every month (except for December and August when no meetings are held), at the Pacific Palisades Woman's Club, 901 Haverford Ave. In March and October, when the Society participates in annual orchid exhibitions, the meetings are typically on the second Tuesday or as announced.
At each meeting members benefit from expert speakers who present illustrated talks on various orchid genera and their culture. Members display orchids for ribbon judging each month and share tips on how their plants are grown. The Society also holds a silent plant auction as well as a raffle table for orchids. Upcoming events are announced and fellow orchid enthusiasts consult with each other on the culture of various orchid species.
Light refreshments are provided and all are welcome to attend.
