Welcome to the Gainesville Orchid Society!

We meet the fourth Monday of every month

in the Summer house of 

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

4700 SW 58^th Drive

at 7:30 P.M.

Beginners Educational Program (Pre-Program) Starts at 7:00 PM	"Potting Media and their Uses" presented by Candace Hollinger
Raffle Plants
Newsletter	Download the January, 2010 Newsletter!

Directions: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Drive, 1 ¸ miles west of I-75 and 1 ¸ miles east of Tower Road and on the north side of Archer Road. (Look for the brown directional signs along Archer Road.) Follow the entrance road to the main entrance with ample parking in front of the Summer House.

Officers for 2009

Permanent Committees

Library List: Orchid literature owned by Gainesville Orchid Society. Available for loan at regular meetings.
Download pdf of list.

AOS Membership Special (East Central Florida)

Some of the winners of a past monthly display table.
We usually have a wonderful diversity of beautiful blooming orchids on the display table.
Names of orchids and growers are in table below.

Blue Ribbon for Cattleya Alliance	Blue Ribbon for a vandaceous beauty
Blue Ribbon for Vanedaceous Alliance		Blue Ribbon for Cypripedium Alliance

Good Grower Award
Winner for each year won the most Blue Ribbons (1st place)

Ribbon Winners    1st: Blue Ribbon - 2nd: Red Ribbon

Date	Plant	Grower
January, 2009	Cat. Secret Love Cym. Valley Court ‘Royal Flush’ Paph. Small World Den. Sea Mary ‘Snow King’ Wils. Red Stars ‘Huina Road’ Phal. (No Name) Laelia lundii Darwinara Charm ‘Blue Star’ HCC/AD/AOS	L. White P. Schmid N. Mason L. White C. Kenudson C. Kenudson N. Mason S. Weller
February, 2009
March, 2009	Spring Auction - No Display
April, 2009	C. Why Not ‘Roundabout’ Paph. lowii Den. parishii Colm, Wildcat ‘Rainbow’ Phal Daphue Vanda tricolor Lycaste candida	Nancy Mason Marilyn Bachman Nancy Mason Linda White Nancy Mason Sue Weller Candy Hollinger
May, 2009	Eplc. Mae Bly ‘Emy’ Paph. Depperli Den. Gatton Sunray Neofinitia falcata Alcra. Sunday’s Best ‘Muffin’ Phal. Balden’s Kaleidoscope ‘Golden Treasure’ Epi. oerstedii Asctm. curvifolium Bulb. Jersey	Candy Hollinger Marilyn Bachmann Sue Weller Nancy Mason Linda White Nancy Mason Nancy Mason Nancy Mason Julie Graddy
June, 2009	Pot. Elegant Dancer 'Rouge' Paph. dellophyllum Cleis sagittiforme Onc. Divericatum Dtps. Pinkie Aerangis lutea-alba rhodosticta Ascda Motes Burning Sands	John Vernam Nancy Mason Candy Hollinger Nancy Mason Nancy Mason Roy Cline John Vernam
July, 2009	Blc.. Dora Louise Capen ‘Lea’ Den. Burana Sapphire Nageliella Purpurea Mtssa. Olmec ‘Kanno’ Encyclia radiata Dtps. Bonita Ascda. Suhsamran Sunlight	John Vernam Linda White Debbie Smith Linda White Carol Schweder Nancy Mason Johanna Willink
August, 2009	Lc. Maria Ozzella Mendenhall AM/AOS Paph. Dr. Jack Den. Sri-Racha Mtssa. Cartagena x Milt. William Kirch ‘Porcelan’ Phal. Amun Ra Habenaria medusa Grammatophyllum scriptum var citrinum ‘Hihimanu’	C. Hollinger N. Mason L.White N. Mason N. Mason T. Sheehan C.Hollinger
September, 2009	Lc. S. J. Bracey (Sc Mrs. Medo x C Thebes) Den. Diane Kouchi “Kapahulu Beauty Mttsa. Olmer Kano Cynoches logedesii Dtps. Chao Praya Sweet x Chao Praya Gem V. Pak Cheng Blue “Korat”	Sue Weller Nyi Henne Linda White Georgia Shemitz Linda White Araxy Bablanian
October, 2009	Bc Donna Kimura ‘Paradise Tami’ Catasetum pileatum ‘Oro Verde’ Den Compactum Gouldii X Udom Blue-Blue Onc warscewjczii Phal pulcherrima ‘Lenette’ X ‘Orchid Zone’ Ornethophora radicans	John Vernam Georgia Shemitz Linda White Patti Hollien Patti Hollien Nancy Mason
November, 2009	Blc. Mem Crispin Roselyn ‘Lung Kang’ Paph. Razzle-Dazzle ‘Ruby’ x Redstart ‘Lane End’ Den. Elfin Charm Mini Species: Sophronitis cernua Dpts. Tian Nong Glory Species: Coelogyne rochusseni Ascda. Jeanette Brandin	Carol Knudson Marilyn Bachmann Linda White Nancy Mason Patti Hollien Johanna Willink Joan Macleod

Blue Ribbon Award Winner(Good Growers Award) for 2009.

Nancy Mason !
Congratulations, Nancy!!

GOS Newsletters

Download GOS Newsletter January, 2010

Download GOS Newsletter November, 2009

Good Growers Award  *

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Copy of GOS Constitution pdf

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Last Updated:  January 19 , 2010

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