Be on the Tuesday the 28th at 6:30 Pm to 8:30 Pm
Free to Visit
Our speaker for January will be Rena Soto, who will be giving a presentation on Laelia Anceps. Rina is an avid orchid grower for many years. Rina can remember in her youth appreciating the native orchids of Nicaragua growing in her grandmother’s garden. Rina is a student judge in the American Orchid Society and an associate judge in the Cymbidium Society of America. Rina’s orchid collection is large and contains a wide variety of orchids. Rina has a large collection of Laelia anceps that is the pride and joy of her collection. Often you can see Rina at orchid shows working as a volunteer for Ecugenera of Ecuador. Rina attended the 22nd World Orchid Conference in Ecuador with her husband Rueben and is registered to attend the 23rd WOC in Taiwan in March.
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The meeting is held at the top Floor of the Ventura Townehouse. The meeting will have coffee and desserts along with a speaker on orchids, followed by showing of the latest orchids blooming brought in by members and ended with a raffle. Orchids will also be for sale from members collections.

Does your orchids bloom? Have funny markings or spots?  Looks like it going to "kick the bucket soon"?  Bring your plants to the meeting.  Your orchid society will determine what's wrong.

If you have a plant that may have a fungus or scales, please bring it in a plastic bag so we don't infect or contaminate other plants.  

We have 10 virus test kits.  If you would like your orchid tested for virus, please bring it to the meeting.

Bio: Shawn is a biology/botany student at Santa Barbara City College working on transferring with the ultimate goal of a PhD in botany.  He has been growing carnivorous plants for about 15 years, and orchids for about 4 years.  He is a horticulturalist at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate where he is managing the tropical and intermediate greenhouses.  ​