Malibu Orchid Society
Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 7:00 pm
at the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club
901 Haverford Ave., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Dr. Phyllis Prestia will speak on
"The Orchids of Madagascar"
We are honored to have as our speaker this month Dr. Phyllis Prestia, an orchid enthusiast, collector, and grower. Phyllis spent eleven days trekking through the Madagascar rainforests. Her presentation will highlight the various species she encountered and photographed, with a particular emphasis on Angracoids.
As Phyllis grows many of these Angracoids, she will discuss their culture and include her own tips from her experience in growing them successfully. She will also review the growing conditions of these rainforests and the varied micro-climates on the island of Madagascar to enable hobbyists to gain greater understanding of how to adapt their own growing environments to ensure success in growing these species.
Dr. Prestia is well known as an active contributing member within the orchid world. She is an Assistant Editor of Orchid Digest magazine and she serves as Trustee for the American Orchid Society (AOS). She has been President of the San Diego Country Cymbidium Society and is the current President of the Cymbidium Society of America (CSA). In addition, she is an Accredited Judge for both CSA and AOS.
Originally from New Jersey, Phyllis received her Doctorate of Education at Rutgers University. Before moving with her husband to retire to California and grow orchids, she was an educator and Middle School Principal. In recent years, the native orchids of Europe, especially those in France, have captured her imagination. There she has traveled extensively collecting photographs of orchids and sharing conservation efforts with French orchid societies.
Come join us this month to hear this excellent and highly in demand speaker.
Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome!
About us
We are an award winning, volunteer run, 501(c) (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.
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.
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.
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.
