Canadian Orchid CongressFédération Canadienne des Sociétés Orchidophiles
Volume 23.3– May 2011
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Rear view of the all-round exhibit showingEpidendrum secundum.
Front view of the display showing the trophiesarrayed at the base.
COC Medal Winner at Orchidofolie 2011 (Québec)
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Kyle Lucyk Visits SaskatoonOn October 31, 2010 , Kyle Lucyk of Winnipeg spoketo the Saskatchewan Orchid Society. Kyle comes fromManitoba where he earned his degree in AgriculturalEcology from the University of Manitoba. He workedfor Ecuagenera in Ecuador for almost one year , doingall kinds of work ranging from tours, to photography,to hands-on work in the greenhouses. He has alsotravelled in Canada and Europe as a representative forEcuagenera.
Kyle grows orchids in his Winnipeg basement, evengrowing some of his orchids from seeds. He presentlyworks with the city of Winnipeg as a naturalist and isserving as vice-president of the Manitoba OrchidSociety.
Kyle spoke of his work at Ecuagenera, one ofEcuador’s largest orchid exporters. He talked briefly oftheir greenhouse operation, but the bulk of his talkwas about orchids in the wild and how he applies hisknowledge to growing them at home.
One method of bringing down night-time temperatureswas using clay pots whose temperatures dropped dueto evaporation. Using altitudes of naturally growingorchids , he tries to attain similar conditions. Humidityis increased by utilizing more moss as a growingmedium, and by putting it around his orchids. Hespoke of switching mounted orchids to pots, in orderto attain more consistent humidity. He uses fluorescentlighting. He also suggested using warmer growingmasdevalias to achieve more success in our homegrowing. He gave several examples.
Unfortunately, due some technical difficulties, Kylecould not show the visual part of his presentation,which would have added much to his talk. After somehastily-made notes, he regained his composure andcame back with a very informative and interestingpresentation.
Kyle promised the Orchid Society, he would send thevisual portion of his presentation along with a writtenscript for us to use at a future meeting. To date, wehave not received the presentation, but anxiously awaitits arrival as we could use it for one of those meetingswhen a speaker was not available.
Kyle brought a selection of his plants for sale. Theseincluded divisions and seedlings of Phragmipediums,Masdevalias, Lycastes and Maxillarias. These werewell received by the membership.
On the downside, this was a very expensiveundertaking for SOS. Airfare was double what we hadanticipated and along with other expenses, this turnedout to be very expensive. However we are mostgrateful to the COC for the travel grant they sograciously made available to us, for assisting us tobring in out -of-city speakers and for bringing ourcosts down considerably. Thank you again and again.
Respectfully submitted: SOS
COC Travel GrantThis is the second year the COC has offered the TravelGrant. Five societies have received $200.00 each tobring in a guest speaker. The societies that received thegrant this year are: Saskatchewan Orchid Society,Orchid Society of Nova Scotia, PEI Orchid Society,Windsor Orchid Society, and Essex County OrchidSociety. We look forward to reading about theseevents in future COC newsletters.
Gail Schwarz, COC Education Chair
Treasurer ReportAs of March 31, 2011, the COC finances are in verygood shape. Thanks to unexpected revenues and lowercosts for some activities, we should end the year with asurplus of approximately $1,500 compared tobudgetary deficit of about $500. Since it is still earlyin the year, we should not conclude that this will be thefinal results as many unexpected issues may come uplater in the year.
André Couture, COC Treasurer
French Culture SheetsThere are two more cultures sheets on the COCwebsite that have been translated into French by JulieMertens: Catasetums and Pleurothallids.
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From the PresidentElsewhere in this Newsletter you will find a PressRelease from Les Orchidophiles de Montrealannouncing their bid proposal for the 2017 WorldOrchid Conference that they will be putting before theWorld Orchid Conference in Singapore this fall. TheMontreal club is a very active group that has strategicalliances with other Quebec societies as well as theworld famous Montreal Botanical Gardens. On behalfof COC I have offered whatever assistance we cangive to this very significant proposal. Andre Poliquinhas assured us that they will not require any financialassistance. While Les Orchidophiles de Montreal hasnever joined COC, what they propose is of interest andof benefit to all of Canada and deserves the fullsupport of all Canadian orchid enthusiasts.
The spring show season here in the East is almost at anend. We have seen wonderful shows in London,Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Rochester, Quebec Cityand Ottawa. Some of the results are reported elsewherein this newsletter. We look forward to receiving theresults of all shows and exhibitions in Canada.
There has been some scuttlebutt about the cost of ourinsurance program relative to other such programs forgarden clubs. A little investigation revealed that ourprogram has some worthwhile extras such as insurancefor our shows which in this day and age is veryimportant.
On the financial front our treasurer, Andre Couture,reports that we are presently doing better thanexpected relative to our budget. The Edmonton AGMsilent auction has netted us approximately $1000. Wethank all donors and bidders as well as those wholooked after the auction. The Alberta Orchid Societyhas also indicated that they will not be asking for theCOC AGM subsidy.
If in the summer ahead you should have plans to visitToronto, the Southern Ontario Orchid Society invitesyou to SOOS Orchidfest 2011 on Sunday August 7 atthe Toronto Botanical Gardens, Lawrence AvenueEast at Leslie Street. AOS judging starts at 10 am. Youare welcome to sit in or bring plants for judging. Thereis a pot luck lunch at noon, and there are two talksstarting at 1 pm. The speakers are Andrea Niessenfrom Columbia and Sam Tsui from Chicago on Paphs.Both speakers will bring plants for sale and of courseyou can preorder for delivery at the event.
Dino Baisi Speaker at Sask OSDino Baisi, the owner and founder of C.R. Orchidsfrom Peachland, B.C. visited the Sask. Orchid Societyin Saskatoon on April 17, 2011 to give us aninteresting and informative presentation on orchidgrowing and nutrition along with growing severaldifferent kinds of Asian species.
Dino has been growing orchids since 1990, and hasbeen growing orchids in greenhouses for 15 years.Dino was in the newspaper industry for 25 years andtook up orchid growing while living in FortMcMurray.
Dino has studied orchids in their natural habitats inMexico, Thailand, Taiwan and Canada and hasreceived extensive training in potting and greenhouseculture in Taiwan and Thailand.
Dino spoke of his experiences, growing orchids in hisgreenhouse, his training and extensive knowledge hehas receive on growing orchids He will be sending hispresentation to the Society for future reference whichwill be good to have on hand as he gave many goodtips and information.
Dino brought several different kinds of orchids andsupplies to sell during the meeting which was wellreceived by the membership.
The Sask. Orchid Society greatly appreciated receivingthe travel grant that the COC makes available tosocieties to assist with travel costs to bring CR Orchidsto Saskatoon.
Thank you, Sherida Gregoire
Sask. Orchid Society
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Montreal’s proposal for the 22ndWorld Orchid Conference in 2017
The Montreal orchid society Les Orchidophiles deMontreal was founded in 1978. Since 1982, theyset up their annual spring orchid show,Orchidexpo. This orchid society has grownconstantly over the past 20 years, themembership culminating to 750 members in2004. The Orchidexpo show has also evolvedand it is today one of the most important inCanada, attracting specialists from all over theworld. The creation of an AOS (American OrchidSociety) judging center in Montreal, with thesupport of this Montreal orchid society isconsequent with this orchid culture enthusiasm inQuebec.
Every year now, two Orchid Shows attract theamateurs and professionals in Montreal. TheOrchidexpo, set up by Les Orchidophiles ofMontreal is presented in the spring, while theEastern Canada Orchid Society holds itsexhibition in the fall. The Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean and the Quebec City orchid societies alsohave their parallel activities in other regions ofQuebec province.
The Montreal Botanical Garden joined theMontreal Orchidophiles in this project of holding aWorld Orchid Conference (WOC) in 2017. Closeties between these two organizations quicklyresulted in the enhancement of the quality ofcultivation of orchids and their presentation atOrchid Shows. Suffice it to mention that in thepast three years, more than 100 AOS trophiesand awards were granted to them.
The candidature of Montréal
Over the last decade, the Board of Directors of LaSociété des Orchidophiles of Montreal studied theidea of holding a World Congress (WOC) inMontreal. Participation in the Vancouver congress(1999), Dijon (2005) and Miami (2008) allowedofficials to better assess the task, and convincedthem to propose this bid for holding the 22ndCongress of 2017. The involvement of the Palaisdes Congrès de Montréal and Tourisme Montréalhelped to take this decision and Les
Orchidophiles de Montréal filed the candidature ofMontréal for this 22nd World Congress of 2017.
This 7 days exhibition would be presented inSeptember 2017, at Le Palais des Congrès deMontréal. The site offers all the qualities requiredfor holding of such an event, both by the quality ofthe services offered as by the proximity and easyaccess to the many hotels surrounding it. Theparticipation of Tourisme Montréal and theMontreal Botanical Garden are major assets forthe success of the Congress. In 2017, Montréalwill also be celebrating its 375nd foundationanniversary. This will be an ideal opportunity forthe coming of the WOC.
The choice of a site by the WOC Trust.
It is a committee of two representatives of theAmerican Orchid Society and two representativesof the Royal Horticultural Society that constitutesthe World Orchid Trust., headquartered inBermuda. The WOC is presented once every 3years, in different parts of the globe. The 20thCongress of Singapore, in November 2011, willbe followed by a 21st Congress 2014 in SouthAfrica. Considering the policy of alternationapplied by the WOC Trust, Montreal would havea good chance to be chosen for 2017. Organizersalready know that China (Sanya City) andPortugal (city of Joinville) also filed theirapplications for the same 2017 Conference, andthey anticipate that other applications could befiled. It is at the Singapore Congress, after thepresentations made by the representatives ofthese countries that the decision will be taken.Les Orchidophiles de Montréal is now preparingthis Singapore presentation for the candidature ofMontréal.
Activities during a World Orchid Conference
There are 3 types of activities during a WOC. It isabove all a meeting of nearly 2000 delegates,coming from all over the world that will attendsessions of lectures and conferences. Thosesessions are spread on a week and deal withscientific subjects, conservation, and horticulture.
A fantastic world exhibition of displays of orchidsis set up during the WOC. It attracts each time
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hundreds of thousands of visitors, amateurs asprofessionals, and organizers are convinced thatMontréal will attract all major exhibitors whousually attend these exhibitions. It is in itself aunique tourist attraction for Montreal and Quebec.
Finally, Montreal and Quebec offer many touristand international attractions that meet the thirdgoal of a WOC. The Montreal Botanical Gardenand the Insectarium, the Biodome, but also theSt. Lawrence River, old Montreal, the Chinesedistrict, the Montreal Casino and Cirque du Soleilare among the many attractions that are near thesite of the Congress. The organizers areconsidering many projects that may entertaineven the most adventurous participants.
The Organizing Committee
The members of the Organizing Committee haveacquired a great reputation. Mr André Poliquin,who took the leadership, assisted by Mr. JocelynThibeault, as Mr Mario Mireault and Mrs GilberteBensoussan, have all been a member of theExecutive Committee of the Board of Directors ofLa Société des Orchidophiles de Montréal since1989. The team that they have built around themshows great expertise in the fields of orchidculture and orchid shows, of administration,import of orchids, as in the field of the AOSjudgment, but also the organization of congressand in the tourism field. This embryonic team willwait the official choice of the WOC Trust beforemaking a full expansion. Organizers of coursehope for the support of all Canadian OrchidSocieties for the realization of this project, andmany societies have already ensured them oftheir full cooperation.
March 30, 2011André PoliquinPresidentSociété des Orchidophiles de Montréal
www.orchidophiles.qc.ca
Montréal propose sa candidaturepour la tenue d’un CongrèsMondial d’Orchidées (22nd WorldOrchid Conference) en 2017
Fondée en 1978, la Société des Orchidophiles deMontréal présente depuis 1982 une expositiond’orchidées annuelle connue sous l’appellationd’Orchidexpo. Au cours des 20 dernières années,la société a connu un essor, son membershipculminant à près de 750 membres en 2004. Sonexposition a pris beaucoup d’envergure et jouitmaintenant d’une très grande réputation, attirantde nombreux spécialistes du monde entier. Lacréation d’un centre de Jugement AOS (AmericanOrchid Society) à Montréal, parainné par la Sociétédes Orchidophiles de Montréal, ne venait quecouronner cet engouement pour l’orchidophilie auQuébec.
À chaque année, deux expositions d’orchidéesattirent les amateurs et les professionnels àMontréal. L’Orchidexpo des Orchidophiles deMontréal se tient au printemps, alors que la EasternCanada Orchid Society présente son exposition enautomne. La Société du Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jeanet celle de la ville de Québec tiennent aussi leursactivités en parallèle dans d’autres régions duQuébec.
Le Jardin Botanique de Montréal s’est associé auxOrchidophiles de Montréal dans le projet de latenue d’un WOC (World Orchid Conference) pour2017. Les liens étroits qui se sont créés entre cesdeux organismes ont vite fait évoluer la qualité dela culture des orchidées et celle de leurprésentation lors des expositions. Qu’il suffise dementionner qu’au cours des trois dernières années,
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plus de 100 trophées et prix AOS leur ont étédécernés à ce chapître.
La candidature de MontréalAu cours de la dernière décennie, le conseild’administration de la Société des Orchidophilesde Montréal s’est penché sur l’idée de tenir uncongrès mondial d’orchidées (WOC) à Montréal.La participation aux congrès de Vancouver ( 1999),Dijon ( 2005) et Miami ( 2008) a permis auxresponsables de mieux en évaluer la tâche, et lesa convaincus de proposer cette candidature pourle 22ième congrès de 2017. L’implication du Palaisdes Congrès de Montréal et de Tourisme Montréalpermettent aujourd’hui de le faire. LesOrchidophiles de Montréal ont donc déposé lacandidature de Montréal pour la tenue de ce 22ième
congrès mondial de 2017.
Cette exposition, d’une durée d’une semaine,serait présentée en septembre 2017, au Palais desCongrès de Montréal. Le site offre toutes lesqualités requises pour la tenue d’un un pareilévénement, tant par la qualité des services qui ysont offerts, que par la proximité des nombreuxhôtels qui y sont reliés. La participation deTourisme Montréal et du Jardin botanique deMontréal constituent des atouts majeurs pour laréussite du congrès. En 2017, Montréal fêterad’ailleurs son 375ième anniversaire. Ce sera uneopportunité idéale pour la venue du WOC.
Le choix du site par le comité directeur duWOCC’est un comité central regroupant deuxreprésentants de l’American Orchid Society et dedeux représentants de la Royal HorticulturalSociety qui constitue la direction du World OrchidConference, dont le siège social est aux Bermudes.Le congrès mondial est présenté une fois aux 3ans, dans différentes parties du globe. Le 20ième
congrès de Singapour, en novembre 2011, serasuivi d’un 21ième congrès de 2014 à Pretoria, enAfrique du Sud. Compte tenu de la politiqued’alternance appliquée par les responsables duWOC Trust, Montréal aurait de bonnes chancesd’être le site choisi pour 2017. Les organisateurssavent déjà que la Chine (ville de Sanya) et le
Portugal (ville de Joinville) ont également déposéleur candidature pour la tenue de ce mêmecongrès, et ils anticipent que d’autres candidaturespourraient aussi être déposées. C’est au congrèsde Singapour, suite aux présentations faites par lesreprésentants de ces différents pays que ladécision sera prise. Les Orchidophiles de Montréalpréparent donc le dossier de cette présentationpour la candidature de Montréal qu’ils irontdéfendre à Singapour.
Les activités durant un congrès mondiald’orchidéesLes activités d’un WOC sont de trois ordres. Il s’agitd’abord d’une rencontre de près de 2000congressistes autour de sessions de conférences,étalées sur une semaine et traitant de sujetsscientifiques, de conservation, ou d’horticulture.Les spécialistes du monde entier se réunissentainsi en congrès, de là l’appellation de WorldOrchid Conference.
Une fantastique exposition mondiale d’orchidéesconstitue le second volet du WOC. Féérique etspectaculaire, elle attire à chaque fois quelquescentaines de milliers de visiteurs, amateurs commeprofessionnels, et tous sont convaincus queMontréal saura attirer tous les grands exposantsqui participent habituellement à ces expositions. Ils’agit en soi d’une attraction touristique inédite pourMontréal et le Québec.
Enfin, Montréal et le Québec regorgent d’attractionsqui sauront répondre au troisième volet d’ordretouristique du WOC. Le Jardin Botanique deMontréal et son Insectarium, le Biodôme, maisaussi les grands Parcs, le fleuve Saint-Laurent, leVieux Montréal, le Quartier Chinois, le Casino deMontréal et le Cirque du Soleil figurent parmi lesnombreuses attractions qui sont à proximité du sitedu congrès. Les organisateurs envisagent denombreux projets qui sauront divertir même lescongressistes plus aventureux.
Le comité organisateurLes membres du comité organisateur jouissentd’une grande réputation dans le domaine. MonsieurAndré Poliquin, qui en a pris la présidence avecl’assistance de monsieur Jocelyn Thibeault, toutcomme monsieur Mario Mireault et madameGilberte Bensoussan, sont membres du comitéexécutif du conseil d’administration de la Société
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des Orchidophiles de Montréal depuis plus de 20ans. L’équipe qu’ils ont formée autour d’eux jouitd’une très grande expertise dans les domaines dela culture et des expositions, de l’administration, del’importation et l’inspection des orchidées, toutcomme dans le domaine du jugement AOS, maisaussi l’organisation de congrès et dans le domainetouristique. Il s’agit pour l’instant d’une équipeembryonnaire qui attendra le choix officiel du WOCTrust avant de prendre sa véritable expansion. Lesorganisateurs comptent évidemment sur l’appui detoutes les sociétés canadiennes d’orchidophiliepour la réussite de ce projet, et plusieurs ont déjàassuré leur coopération.
Le comité organisateur souhaite ardemment quetous les intervenants dans le domaine del’horticulture participent à leur façon à la réussitede ce projet de Congrès Mondial d’Orchidées quiplacerait Montréal et le Québec au premier rangdes grands noms de l’histoire des orchidées.
Montréal, le 15 mars 2011André Poliquin, PrésidentSociété des Orchidophiles de Montréal
www.orchidophiles.qc.ca
Référence utile : World Orchid Conference Trust :www.woctrust.org/
Orchid flowers fool flat-footed fliesby faking fungus-infected foliageThe lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium fargesii) doesnot look well. Its red and yellow flowers are nestledamong two large leaves, both covered in unsightlyblack splotches. These look like the signs of a fungalinfection, but they’re not. This orchid is deceptive, notdiseased. It produces the black spots itself and in doingso, it lures in flat-footed flies that feed on fungus. Theflies, duped by the orchid’s false spots, pick up pollenand spread it to another flower. By appearing infected,the orchid reproduces.
Have a look at the article.
Manitoba Orchid SocietyAt the Manitoba Orchid Society Show, display byTerry Kennedy of Orchids in our Tropics wins bestartistic arrangement. The judges were impressed withthe way the display attracted the eye into the display toview all of the very different and interesting orchids.
COC Website in FrenchThanks to Julie Mertens a portion of the COC websitehas been translated into French. When you hit some ofthe broken links, you will see that it is obviously awork in progress. This project depends on volunteers.If you think you can help with content, please contactme. - Jerry Bolce, web master
http://www.canadianorchidcongress.ca/fr/Member’s display at the Montreal Orchid Expo
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Thank YouThe Orchid Society of Alberta and the CanadianOrchid Congress wish to thank the following for theirgenerous donations to our fund raising projects. Theyenabled us to donate $900 to the COC. There was alsoa $100 cheque made out to the COC.
Also a special thank-you to all the vendors andindividuals who donated plants, etc to the silentauction at the Awards Banquet. Further a hearty“Thank you” to all who supported the auction bybidding. If I inadvertently omitted someone's nameplease accept my apologies and let me know [email protected] so I can rectify byacknowledging you in the next newsletter."
1. Bowring Ltd.
2. Butterfly World and Gardens/British ColumbiaOrchid Gardens, Coombs, B.C.
3. Darrell and Carol Albert
4. Elizabeth Miller
5. Faculty Club U of A.
6. Flowers in the Park
7. Foothills Orchid Society
8. Fraser Valley Orchid Society
Wayne Louie
Abu Salleh
9. Grande View Draperies - Nadia Koscielnuk
10. Grant MacEwan Classic Fare Catering
11. Greenland Garden Centre
12. Gordon Heaps
13. Hole's Gardens
14. Jean Hollebone
15. Terry Kennedy
16. North Okanagan Orchid Society
17. Okanagan Orchid Society
18. OSPF - Orchid Species Preservation Society
19. Wil Ostrander
20. Ottawa Orchid Society
21. Paul Paludet
22. Paramount Orchids
23. Prince Edward Island Orchid Society
24. Pat Snow-Miller and Irl Miller
25. Vancouver Orchid Society
26. Victoria Orchid Society
27. Souther Ontario Orchid Society
28. Yp and Tom de Boer
Left: Photo of the winning display at theVictoria show 2011. The criteria were:
Display by individual or commercial,holding no more than 20 plants. Thetheme was "Orchids, Flowers ofRomance and Mystery". Display by JoeChow and Manlung Law consisted ofwell-grown Phragmipediums andPaphiopedilums, with a jewel-studdedmini cave at the centre point.
Ingrid
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PEI Orchid ClubOn April 14, almost 30 avid orchid growers met inCharlottetown for a P.E.I. Orchid Club meeting. TheClub had a special guest speaker, Mr. Don Northcottfrom Phytocultures Ltd. This company specializes inplant tissue culture systems and offers a tissue culturekit for orchids. Mr. Northcott gave an informativepresentation which highlighted the steps to reproduce afavourite orchid. Phytocultures Ltd. also producesplants from seed. Mr. Northcott invited the membersto pollinate their favourite orchid and then have theseed capsule given to him for flasking. He suggestedthat then the Club members could have a challenge tosee who could flower the first plant from flask.Needless to say, the members were ready for thechallenge! Mr. Northcott also demonstrated meristempropogation. Although the demonstration plant usedwas not an orchid, each member got a memento of themeeting with a tissue culture vial containing a tinydaylily!
Although we are a new club, our members have awealth of enthusiasm and guest speakers help us tolearn and grow our orchids. We are grateful to Mr.Northcott for his time and we look forward to visitinghis tissue culture facility during a future meeting.
Submitted by Andrea Studzinski
P.E.I. Orchid Club
COC Medal Winner at Orchidofolie2011 (Québec)The weather may have been anything but balmy yet theorchids truly brightened and warmed the setting of theannual spring show ‘Orchidofolie’ of Les Orchidophilesde Québec held in the Envirotron, l’université de Laval,Québec, on April 16-17, 2011.http://www.orchidophilesdequebec.ca/
Many visitors came to marvel at the array of orchids inthe displays mounted by the host and visiting societies,vendors, and individual members. The COC Award forBest Exhibit was won by Les Orchidophiles de Montréalfor their impressive display including many specimenplants (see page 1). An imposing Dendrobium thrysiflorumtopped the exhibit while placed amongst the logs,branches and moss was a generously scented Lycastearomatica, many Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium, afloriferous Masdevallia ignea, Stanhopea embreei, a multi-stemmed rose pink Epidendrum secundum, and an exquisiteblush form of Guarianthe (syn. C.) skinneri. This stunningdisplay was also awarded the AOS Show Trophy. BravoOrchidophiles de Montréal!
Photos by MichaelMacConaill
Cover: display
Left: Stanhopeaembreei
Below: Guariantheskinneri
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34th Annual London OrchidSociety Show & SaleThe London Orchid Society (LOS) held its 34th annualShow and Sale on March 19 & 20, 2011, at a newlocation, Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School.This new building has warm natural light streaming intoit, lots of space for displays, vendors, and orchid lovers.Under the excellent direction of Show Chair, SeanMoore, another successful show was held.
LOS Display Receives COC Award
When visitors stepped into our new display hall, theywere greeted by the COC award-winning display,created by the London Orchid Society.
Under the leadership of Mike Dahms, his artistic teamcreated a dramatic woodland clearing, with soaringbranches and vertical colour blocks of orchids, thatcascaded down to puddles of colour on the floor. Asmall branch fence framed the clearing. China birdswatched the visitors. A shy lamb peered inquisitivelyover a fence rail at the door, contemplating anadventure.
And, everywhere, absolutely everywhere, orchidsbelonging to LOS members filled the table.
The well-grown plants were individual stars. LOSmembers took home six first-place ribbons, sixsecond-place ribbons, and eight third-place ribbons,for an impressive total of 20 ribbons. And that’s notall! Two rosettes were awarded for best in theirrespective classes.
Our generous LOS members brought much joy topeople, and they helped to make this exhibit a winner.Participation is its own reward!
The two best in class Rosette winners at the COCawarding winning LOS display were:
Vanda Pakchong Blue – Russell Stoddart & TracyNelson – First Place & Rosette for best in VandaAlliance
Onc. croesus – Larry Churchill – First Place &Rosette for best in Oncidium Alliance
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Essex County Orchid SocietyThe Essex County Orchid Society competed in theToronto Orchid Show in February and again in Marchat the London Show. In both we took third placeawards in the Society Display competition againstmany other Societies with many years experience.
At London Barb Morden, President, and her husbandBob took second and third place ribbons in theIndividual Artistic Design Display in the 6 to 15orchid category. Juliette St. Pierre took a first placeaward in the Individual Artistic Design Display of 1 to5 orchids category and her husband Albert St. Pierrewon several first place ribbons for his orchids.
As of our March meeting our membership has grownto over 60 members. We always have over 35members in attendance. They enjoy our educationalmeetings. In April, we were very fortunate to haveWayne Hingston from Oshawa to speak to ourmembers on 'Beginner Orchid Growing'. Since wehave a mix of new and more experienced members hispresentation was geared to both.
Photos:
Juliette with her first place entry.... Individual ArtisticDesign Display
Albert with first place award winning Cattleya
Toronto Artistic OrchidAssociation ShowMost Artistic Display. Crystal Star Orchids Eric Leeand Ellen Lee.
Officers of the CanadianOrchid Congress
President Peter Poot 905-640-5643 [email protected]
Past President Jean Hollebone 613-226-2395 [email protected]
VicePresident Barbara Bowmar 250-768-9355 [email protected]
VicePresident Julian Hnatiw 780-476-6564 [email protected]
Treasurer André Couture 613-233-7335 [email protected]
Secretary Claudia Lister 902-838-3280 [email protected]
Education Gail Schwarz 902-860-0115 [email protected]
Conservation Marilyn Light 819-776-2655 [email protected]
Insurance Dianne Gillis 604-530-0569 [email protected]
Editor Jerry Bolceand 519-885-1888Website [email protected]
The purpose of COCnews is to informmembers of the meetings, policies of the COC,to profile members, and to provide technicalinformation regarding happenings, trends andtechniques in orchid cultivation across thecountry and around the world.
We welcome your suggestions and con-tributions. Deadline for each issue is onemonth before the issue dates previously an-nounced.
Recipients of this newsletter are stronglyurged to pass a copy on to other members oftheir society
2011June 3-4: Bruce Peninsula Orchid Festival"http://www.orchidfest.ca/"
Sunday Aug 7: SOOS Summerfest at the Toronto Botanical Gardens,Lawrence Avenue East at Leslie Street. AOS judging starts at 10 am.You are welcome to sit in or bring plants for judging. There is a potluck lunch at noon, and there are two talks starting at 1 pm. Thespeakers are Andrea Niessen from Columbia and Sam Tsui fromChicago on Paphs. Both speakers will bring plants for sale and ofcourse you can preorder for delivery at the event. All OrchidistsWelcome. “http://www.soos.ca/"
Sept 24-25: The Central Ontario Orchid Society, Cambridge Hespeler Arena,640 Ellis Road, Cambridge. "http://www.coos.ca/"
Oct 15-16: The Foothills Orchid Society presents The Calgary Orchid Show'Orchids for Everyone' at Triwood Community Center, 2244 ChicoutimiDrive NW,Calgary, AB Contact: http://www.orchidshow.ca/
Oct 22-23: Eastern Canada Orchid Society at the Hotel Espresso andConference Center, 1005 rue Guy, in Downtown Montreal.Phone 514-684-3904 "http://www.ecosorchids.ca/"
Oct 28-30: Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens680 Plains Rd., BurlingtonShow chair is Chris Foden, email [email protected]"http://www.osrbg.ca/"
November 5-6: Fraser Valley Orchid Society Show & Plant Salewill be held at the George Preston Recreation Centre,20699 42nd Avenue, Langley, BCContact: [email protected]"http://www.fraservalleyorchidsociety.ca/"
International ShowsNov 13-20/2011: 20th WOC Singapore 2011"Where New and Old World Orchids Meet".Start planning now. "http://www.20woc.com.sg/site/"
The WOC has the support of The World Orchid Conference Trust, SingaporeOrchid Society, National Parks Board of Singapore, and the SingaporeExhibition and Convention Bureau. Themed "Where New and Old WorldOrchids Meet", the Conference will feature a strong scientific programme,complemented by a series of symposia and forums that will meet the needs ofboth commercial growers and hobbyists. Organised alongside the Conferenceis the Orchid Show. The Exhibition promises to be a spectacular showcase ofthe finest species and hybrids from the region and beyond.
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