BUCKS COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
October, 2018
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Churchville Nature Center
501 Churchville Lane
Churchville, PA 18966
Preview - 6:30 p.m.
Auction Begins Promptly - 7:00 pm
BCOS Annual Orchid Auction
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Over 150 plants will be auctioned.
Come to the premier event of the
year for a fun filled evening with
spirited bidding, some surprises
and orchids, orchids, orchids.
This is a great opportunity to get
plants from our members and
various professional growers at
great prices. Most are mature
plants, some of which are in
bloom. Bring a friend. Free 1
year BCOS membership to
any one who has never been a
BCOS member making a pur-
chase. Your support at the auc-
tion helps provide for speakers
throughout the year, other Society activities, as well
as our contributions for orchid conservation. A pre-
liminary list of the plants is attached starting on
page 7. Orchids from Kalapana Orchid- Hawaii
will arrive too late for this version of the list. Most
should be in bud or bloom The final list will be E-
mailed to members before the meeting. Please
print the final list and bring it to the auction for
reference. Also, please remember to bring a box or
bag in which to take home your purchases (and any
extra boxes you may have will be appreciated).
Bring cash or checks to pay for your purchases.
(BCOS has elected to remain in the 19th century so
unfortunately credit cards are not accepted.) Note -
There will not be a Show Table this month.
When should I bring my plants in?
Excerpted from Questions and Answers, by Sandra Tillisch Svo-
boda Originally printed in ORCHIDS, October 2013 Issue
Your decision as to when to bring in will depend on
the weather forecast and the temperature tolerances
of your plants. I have listed below the temperature
recommendations for the different genera you are
growing. This should help you plan your move in-
side. CATASETUM Most of these orchids are native to
hot tropical are-as and grow during the rainy summer
months. During this growing period, day tempera-
tures of 80–100 F (27–38 C) and night temperatures
of 60–65 F (16–18 C) are beneficial. After growths
mature, temperatures can be reduced to 55 F (13 C)
at night, with day tem-peratures of 70–85 F (21–29
C). PHALAENOPSIS These should usually be above
60 F (16 C) at night and range between 75–85 F (24–
29 C) or more during the day. Although higher tem-
peratures force faster vegetative growth, higher hu-
midity and air movement must accompany higher
tem-peratures, the recommended maximum being 90
–95 F (32– 35 C). Night temperatures to 55 F (13 C)
are desirable for several weeks in the autumn to initi-
ate flower spikes. Fluctuating temperatures can cause
bud drop on plants with buds ready to open. This is
especially true when the buds are about the size of a
pea and is the leading cause of bud drop at that stage.
Continued on page 2
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PAPHIOPEDILUM Paphiopedilums generally
enjoy the same tem-peratures that we do in the
home; ideally, 60–65 F (16–18 C) at night and 75
–85 F (24–29 C) during the day. Paphiopediums
can be grown outside in mild climates and can
stand temperatures up to the high 90’s F (35–37
C) and down into the 40’s F (5–9 C) for short
periods. In fact, many of those that produce mul-
tiple flowers per spike actually need short peri-
ods at cooler temperatures in order to flower. COELOGYNE This is a diverse group of plants
with many different requirements depending on
where the species grow. You first need to deter-
mine whether the plants you have are cool, In-
terme-diate or warm growing. Those that pro-
duce single flowers in succession (Coelogyne
Bird in Flight is a good example) are typically
warm growers that produce large numbers of
green flowers (Coelogyne pandurata for in-
stance). Many of the white flowered species and
their hybrids, especially the larger flowered
whites like Coelogyne Memoria W. Micholitz
are generally cool growing. LYCASTE In an article in Orchid Digest, Steve
Gettel says to grow these orchids warm while
actively growing: 60– 85 F (16–29 C). This au-
thor grows Lycaste Brugensis (longipetala ×
skinneri) warm (minimum night temperature of
65 F [18 C]), on the advice of Hen-ry Oakeley
(personal communication), but all others are in
the cool house during autumn and winter, where
they receive a mini-mum night temperature of 48
F (9 C).
BIFRENARIA These are intermediate to warm
growing plants and should generally be kept
about 60 F (16 C) at night. ONCIDIUM Temperatures for this group are
generally considered intermediate to warm: 55–
65 F (13–18 C) at night and 80–85 F (27–29 C)
during the day. Temperatures up into the high
90’s to 100 F (35–38 C) are tolerated for short
periods if humidity and air movement are in-
creased as the temperatures rise; a good general
rule in any case. The exceptions to this tempera-
ture regime are those plants formerly included
in Odontoglossum and their inter-generic hybrids.
These plants are usually recognizable by their bright
white or red, solid or patterned flowers. These are
distinctly cool growing plants and intolerant for all
but the briefest periods of high temperatures. For
these plants day/night temperatures should be
7075/50-55 F (21–24/10–13 C).
DENDROBIUM This is another very large, wide-
spread cosmopolitan genus and to grow them well
you need to determine to which group your particular
plants belong. You can find a good summary describ-
ing the cultural requirements of the main groups here:
http://www.aos.org/orchids/culture-sheets/
dendrobium.aspx
MILTONIA There are two distinctly different gene-
ra that are com-monly referred to as miltonias. Those
with star- or spider-shaped flowers are intermediate
to warm growing and should be treated like the other
similar plants in the Oncidium Alliance. The other
genus, properly called Miltoniopsis , has flowers rem-
iniscent of pansies and gives them their common
name pansy orchids. While miltoniopsis certainly will
not tolerate the extremes of temperature that a cattle-
ya or vanda might, they by no means require - or like
the almost frosty treatment in which most “odonts”
delight. Night temperature is not a critical factor in
our experience, as we have grown our miltoniopsis
with both paphs (55–58 F [13–14 C] nights) and
phalaenopsis (65–68 F [18–20 C] nights) with good
success. Night temperature should be kept at or below
the high range, however, for best growth. Miltoniop-
sis will tolerate down to 50 F (10 C) at night if kept
on the dry side (but not bone dry). Young seedlings
will, of course, prefer the warmer range of night tem-
perature while mature plants should be run at 58–62 F
(14–17 C) nights. The day temperature seems to be
the critical factor for Miltoniopsis and should be kept
to an 80–85 F (27–29 C) maximum whenever possi-
ble. Much of this information can be found on the
AOS website at http://www.aos.org/orchids/culture-
sheets/miltonia.aspx and the links found there. ~ Sandra Tillisch Svoboda is President of the World Or-
chid Conference Trust, Past President of the American
Orchid Society, and Chair of the AOS Education Commit-
tee. Along with being an accredited judge in AOS and
CSA judging systems, she is Edi-tor in Chief of the Orchid
Digest along with a myriad of other positions she loves
holding in the orchid community. (Email: stil-
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BCOS SHOWTABLE SEPTEMBER
Cymbidium Ruby Eyes Red Baron
‘La Estrella’
Den. Fire Coral
Phal Maki Watanabe x (Small Talk x Hilo Lip)
Cymbidium Hybrid Phalaenopsis Clone 824
Den Hybrid (Nobile Type)
Phal Fuller's Gold Stripes
Phal. Pebble Beach Phalaenopsis Hybrid
Windowsill Growers
Species/Grex Cultivar Grower
Cattleya Alliance
1st Rhyncattlianthe Burana Beauty Burana David Carrick
2nd Epicatanthe Volcan Trick Orange Fire Laurie Gill
2nd Rhyncattlianthe Gerardo Nanda Vardhana David Carrick
3rd Cattleya harrisoniana Carl Gustafson
3rd Epicatanthe Don Herman Spots David Carrick
HM Brassocatanthe Roman Holiday Ida Know
Dendrobium
1st Dendrobium cuthbertsonii Stuart Hughes
Miniatures
1st Schoenorchis fragrans (syn. tixieri) Carl Gustafson
2nd Ornithocephalus gladiatus Carl Gustafson
Oncidium Alliance
1st Brassia Memoria Spark Matsunaga Laurie Gill
2nd Miltonia moreliana Little Brook Laurie Gill
2nd Brassia Rex x Goddesse's Gift David Carrick
Paph & Phrag Alliance
1st Paphiopedilum henryanum Carl Gustafson
Phal & Dtps Alliance
1st Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var champorensis Alan Block
1st Phalaenopsis tetraspis Stuart Hughes
2nd Phalaenopsis equistris Sue Schneck
Pleurothallid Alliance
1st Masdevallia discoidea Stuart Hughes
2nd Restrepia pelyx Stuart Hughes
Species
1st Angraecum distichum Stuart Hughes
2nd Lockhartia oerstedii Carl Gustafson
3rd Encyclia species Carl Gustafson
Rth Burana Beauty ’Burana’ Paph henryanum Masdevallia discoidea
Brassia Memoria Spark Matsunaga
Phal pulcherrima var champorensis
Den. cuthbertsonii
Schoenorchis fra- grans (syn. tixieri)
Angraecum distichum
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BCOS SHOWTABLE SEPT, 2018
Phalae
Greenhouse Growers date
Species/Grex Cultivar Grower
Cattleya Alliance
1st Rhyncholaeliocattleya Esther Costa Orange Fantasy Bob Gore
2nd Laelia anceps Andy Braun
Classic Cattleya
1st Cattleya Fabia Andy Braun
2nd Rhycholaliocattleya Hsinying Greenworth Andy Braun
Dendrobium
1st +BG Dendrobium guibertii Andy Braun
2nd Dendrobium chalmersii' Bob Gore
Oncidium Alliance
1st Oncidium Sharry Baby Sweet Fragrance Alma Bannett
2nd Miltassia Hybrid Bob Gore
3rd Oncidium Sharry Baby Sweet Fragrance Hiedi Welch-Helmich
3rd Oncidium Sharry Baby Sweet Fragrance Bob Gore
Open
1st Clowesetum FT (russelliana x Breckinridge Onyx) Bob Gore
2nd Catesetum ignna x fimbriatum Bob Gore
Paph & Phrag Alliance
1st Paphiopedilum henryanum Andy Braun
Species
1st +BG Dendrochilum magnum Jeannette Bob Gore
2nd Cattleya guttata Bob Gore
2nd Angraecum calceolus Andy Braun
Vanda Alliance
1st Vanda Laksi Red Andy Braun
2nd Aranda Jairak Heartthrob Pink Bob Gore
Cattleya Fabia
Den. guibertii
Oncidium Sharry Baby
Dendrochilum magnum ‘Jeannette’
Clowesetum FT (russelliana x Breckinridge Onyx) Vanda Laksi ‘Red’ Paph henryanum Phal tetraspis [Windowsill]
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EDITOR’S NOTE – Contributions to the newslet-
ter will be greatly appreciated. Please submit rele-
vant news, photos, awards or information
relating to the Society, its members, the
care and culture of orchids to the Editor
at [email protected]. I am also looking for your
favorite tip on growing orchids, for the feature, Or-
chid Tip of the Month. Please submit your copy by
the first day of the month.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov. 15, 2018 7:30 p.m. BCOS Meeting Topic
TBA
Churchville Nature Center, Churchville, PA
September, 2018 Meeting Photos SOCIETY NOTES
Hospitality Table
The Society is in need of 2 or 3 people to assume
coordination of refreshments for the Hospitality
Table.. Please contact Sandy Kern to volunteer.
Plant Clinic: You are encouraged to bring in that sick plant for
evaluation by the expert orchid growers in our So-
ciety. Please, bring the needy plant in a closed
plastic bag and we will try to advise you on bring-
ing it back to good health.
Show Table Judging Rules:
See the website for information on submitting
plants for the show table,
http://041d544.netsolhost.com/WordPress/show-
table-2/overview/
BCOS recognizes and awards the growing and flowering of plants. Keeping this in mind, mem-bers are asked to please remember that anything brought to the show table for judging, should have been in their care for at least 90 days. . Officers, Other Societies and Vendors:
The list of officers, other societies and vendors is
now exclusively available on the BCOS website.
www.buckscountyorchidsociety.org for officers
and http://041d544.netsolhost.com/WordPress/
library/local-vendors/ for other societies and ven-
dors. Library:
Contact Allen Applebaum at [email protected] to
borrow any item in the BCOS Library (See the So-
ciety’s website for a list of books, equipment and
videos.) http://041d544.netsolhost.com/WordPress/
library/bcos-lending-library/
David Carrick with Potting Party orchids .
Andy Braun reviews the show table for members
present.
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Bucks County Orchid Society
Orchid AuctionOrchid Auction
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Churchville Nature Center 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville PA
Preview at 6:30 PM - Auction begins at 7:00 PM
Over 125 plants (many in bloom) and orchid supplies will be up for bid.
Refreshments and helpful hints on orchid culture will be available.
A Great Opportunity to get Quality Plants at Great Prices!
Free 1-year membership to purchasers who have never been a BCOS member!
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Bucks County Orchid Society 2018 Auction List of Plants
No. Genus/species Growth size/ Characteristic
1 Cymbidium hybrid BS with flower spike
2
Paph Mem Arthur Freed (Paph. chamberlainianum x
Paph lowii) BS
3 Med bark mix 1 gal zip lock
4 Epi. alatum x Epi atropurpureum (Encycla) large plant, just finished blooming
5 Alcra Tropic Lily Hilo Space ship NBS; division
6 Epi radicans (pink) large plant, bloomed earlier this summer
7 RLC Pastoral white; NBS; division
8 BLC Rustic Spots Orange, In Spike; division
9 Cymbidium Valentine's Love 'Spring Scent' B.CSA Green w/ Red, NBS
10 Cymbidium Rincon Fairy 'Raspberry' HCC/AOS Raspberry, NBS
11 Miltonia Kibet 'Belleglade' BS (spike just broke off)
12 Miltonia Kibet 'Belleglade' In Spike; division
13 Epidendrum (belizense?) (berbicense?) BS, spring/summer bloomer- 5 weeks
14 Epi alatum x Epi atropurpureum BS, spring/summer bloomer -5 weeks
15 Colmanara Sphacetante ‘Evelyn’ BS
16 Oncidium Ratcliffe ? BS
17 Wilsonara Bonne Nuit BS
18 med bark mix 1 gal zip lock
19 Epidendrum ciliare BS; In bloom Oct 01
20 Angcm Lemforde White Beauty NBS
21 fine bark mix 1 gal zip lock
22 LC C. G. Roebling BS
23 Bulb purpurescens BS; Mounted to Tree Fern
24 Cattlianthe Portia 'Cannizaro' Seedling
25 Angulocaste Dusty Gold 'Willow Pond' NBS; Back Division, established
26 C Sea Breeze 'Blue Ribbon' BS
27 Rlc Jokers Wild LSdlg
28 Cattleya Hybrid
29 Cymbidium tracyanum NBS; Back Division, established
30 C Philip Streeter BS
31 Den fleckeri 'Gifford' NBS; Back Division, established
32 Epi radicans 'salmon' Mem George Eysenbach NBS; Back Division, established
33 Rlc Green Devil 'Green' NBS; Back Division, established
34 C Gaskell-Pumila 'AzureStar' BS
35 Den bigibbum BS; Division
36 Bulb Wilmar Galaxy Star 'Joshua' AM/AOS NBS; Div of Awarded Plant, Reserve Price
37 C purpurata 'carnea' LSdlg
38 Ctt Chocolate Drop 'Volcano Queen' BS; Back Division, established
39 Den Anna Bibus x compactum BS; Division, In bud
40 Cym Little Black Sambo 'Black Magic' LSdlg
41 Paph Hsinying Leopard 'Not Mine but Her's' BS
42 C Canhamiana 'Cobalt' NBS; Div of Awarded Plant, Reserve Price
43 C loddigesii BS; Back Division, established
44 Rlc Ronald's Canyon 'Koko Head' LSdlg; Back Division, two leads
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45 Max tenuifolia
Sdlg; Two Bulb Back div. with new
growth
46 intentionally blank
47 Cycd Spotted Hornet BS
48 Den pulchellum BS; Mounted to Cork
49 Den anosmum Sdlg
50 Den Autumn Classic NBS; Back Division
51 Gur skinneri 'Aunt Chick' BS; Division
52 V. motesiana x V. tessallata BS
53 Ascda. Kulwadee Fragrance NBS, fragrant
54 Dendrobium hybrid Small
55 Dendrobium hybrid Small
56 Onc. Gower Ramsey
57 Onc. Gower Ramsey
58 Onc. Twinkle 'Fantasy'
59 Onc. Twinkle 'Fantasy'
60 Z. Jumpin Jack 'Kalapana' HCC/AOS
61 Z. Jumpin Jack 'Kalapana' HCC/AOS
62 Oncda. Hula Halau 'Volcano Queen'
63 Oncda. Hula Halau 'Volcano Queen'
64 Bulb. More Than Aghast,
65 Phrag. (Sorcerer's Apprentice x Sunset Glow) NBS
66 Slc. Circle of Life 'Carmela' BS, sheath just starting
67 V. Blaupunkt (V. falcata x V. coerulescens) BS, fragrant
68 Slc. Jewel Box 'Scheherazde' In sheath
69 Den. Sea Mary 'Snow King' BS
70 Blc. Momilani Rainbow BS
71 Bllra. Marfitch 'Howard's Dream'
72 Bllra. Marfitch 'Howard's Dream'
73 Mclna. Yellow Star
74 Mclna. Yellow Star
75 Miltonia hybrid 2" pot
76 Miltonia hybrid 2" pot
77 Paph. Maudiae Hybrid
78 Paph. Maudiae Hybrid
79 Burr. Sunkissed 'Buttercup'
80 Burr. Sunkissed 'Buttercup'
81 Onc. Nia Rose 'Sweet Sixteen'
82 Onc. Nia Rose 'Sweet Sixteen'
83 Lc. Ann Akagi 'H&R' BS
84 Slc. Jewel Box 'Scheherazde' BS
85 Den. Sea Mary 'Snow King' NBS
86 Den. Sea Mary 'Snow King' BS
87 Ctsm schmidtianum LSdlg, keiki
88 C intermedia var alba LSdlg, bc
89 Rlc Goldenzelle 'Lemon Chiffon' LSdlg, back div
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90 Rlc Capypso NBS, recent back div
91 Rlc Hawaiian Talent NBS, recent back div
92 Rlc Hsinying Greenworth 'Electora' NBS, back div
93 V vietnamica NBS
94 Orchid print
95 Orchid Print
96 Mtssa. Shelob 'Tolkien' AM/AOS NBS
97 Fdk After Dark 'Photo' JP-C NBS; almost black
98 Den. Classic Gem 'BFC' Sdlng; fuchsia
99 Ddc. (Dendrochilum) bicallosum #2 BS; yellow
100 Den Second Love 'Spring Festival' Sdlg; magenta, cream, yellow
101 Den. Enobi Purple 'Splash' AM/AOS Sdlg
102 Cymbidium hybrid Lg BS with flower spike
103 Fine bark mix 1 gal zip lock
104 Fine bark mix 1 gal zip lock
105 Myrmecophila (Schomburgkia) brysiana lg; BS
106 Bct. Empress Worsley 'Roman Holiday' NBS
107 C. mossiae var. alba NBS
108 Ctt. Portia NBS
109 Ctyh. Mae Bly 'Ching Hua Splash' NBS
110 Rlc. Maggie McKenzie 'Halcyon' AM/AOS NBS
111 Rlc. Memoria Grant Eichler 'Lynette' NBS
112 Rlc. Red Heart 'Neptune' NBS
113 Rth. Golden Jubilee (1984) 'Indian Summer' NBS
114 Cat NOID NBS
115 Cat NOID NBS
116 Bcd. Gilded Tower 'Mystic Maze' NBS
117 Brsdm. Betty N. Shiraki NBS
118 Ctsm barbatum 'Fishing Creek' HCC/AOS BS; Div of Awarded Plant, Reserve Price
119 Onc. Volcano Hula Halau 'Volcano Splendor' NBS
120 Oncsa. Jiuhbao Gold 'Tainan' NBS
121 Ons. Wildcat 'Golden Red' NBS
122 Ons NOID BS
123 Ons NOID BS
124 Ons NOID BS
125 Cym. Boopedoop BS
126 Cym. Death Wish BS
127 Cym. Magic Village BS
128 Cym. Sleeping Beauty BS
129 Cym. Sunline BS
130 Vanilla (planifolia?) DIV
131 Lycaste NOID BS
132 Med bark mix 1 gal zip lock
