Volume 29, Number 1 Jan-Feb 2014

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1 Bulletin of the Orchid Society of Canberra, Inc. PO Box 221, Deakin West, ACT, 2600, Australia ABN Petalochilus fuscatus Volume 29, Number 1 Jan-Feb 2014 Regular monthly meetings: Monthly meetings of the Society are held on the first Wednesday of each month (except January) at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, corner Gould and Macleay St. Turner. Meetings commence at 8:00pm with the library and sales table open from 7:30pm. Meeting Program February: Karen Groeneveld - Orchids (and other things) in the UK & Europe March: Mark Clements - Rhizanthella slateri Upcoming Orchid Events Orchid Workshop: hosted by the Eurobodalla Orchid Club, CWA Hall, Queen St, Moruya When: 8-9 March 2014, Sat 9:30am - 5:15pm, Sun 9am - 12:30pm - Cost is $40 and registrations close 21 February Speakers will be Neville Roper, Dennis Diehm, David Wain and Phil Grech eurobodalla.org.au/3419.html Horticultural Society of Canberra Shows Autumn Show: 1-2 March 2014, Wesley Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest President s Comments The Committee has been discussing ways to improve the meetings so if you have any ideas, please speak to one of the committee members. Something we have decided to try at each meeting is to offer members a chance to show pictures and/or talk about orchids they have flowered or seen in the bush in the previous month. Karen Groeneveld discusses this more fully later in the bulletin. I would like to welcome Mark Clements to the committee. Because we had an unfilled position, we were permitted by the constitution to appoint someone to fill the vacancy and Mark succumbed to our arm twisting. Thanks Mark. Please make sure to enter your plants in the Horticultural Society s Autumn Show on March There are over 20 classes for orchids, specifically created for our members. Please support the club and help promote orchid growing in Canberra. Full details elsewhere in the bulletin. Committee Members President: Jane Wright Vice President: Bill Ferris Treasurer: Robyn Noel Secretary: Peter Coyne Committee: Mark Clements Christine Finch Bob Forrester Karen Groeneveld Zoe Groeneveld Committee meetings: 12 February: Christine Finch 12 March: Mark Clements December Orchid of the Night: Acianthera bragae, grown by Mark Clements Disclaimer 2011 The Orchid Society of Canberra, The Orchid Society of Canberra disclaims liability for any loss, financial or otherwise caused as a result of the contents of this Bulletin

2 New Short Talk segment for meetings & the Bulletin Have you ever had something exciting flower in between meetings and missed the opportunity to show it off to other members? Have you taken photos? Or have you been for a walk and seen native orchids flowering in the bush and taken photos? If so, would you be willing to talk briefly about it at a meeting and show a couple of photos? Karen Groeneveld is coordinating new short talk segment for our monthly meetings and would love to hear from you. We re proposing to keep this segment short, say 5 minutes, and Karen would like to hear from you before each meeting (a few days beforehand, if possible). If you don t want to stand up at the meeting to chat about your plants and bush orchid experiences, why not consider putting a few words and a photo or two together for the bulletin? These can be forwarded to the editor, Zoe Groeneveld. November Meeting - Correct Cymbidium Names I hope everyone s small Cymbidium mericlones that they potted up in November are going well. Because these are all mericlones, it means that you can t show them at first flowering as a seedling, but these are all quality orchids so you can bench them with pride. There were errors on the original tags that came with the com-pots, so please correct your labels. Cymbidium Bellissimo Pure (pendulous green flowers with yellow lip) Cymbidium Khan Flame Baroness (upright standard pink, good shape) Cymbidium Jack Hudlow Waikanae (pendulous green flowers with red lip) Cymbidium Khan Flame Baroness Cymbidium Jack Hudlow Waikanae Horticultural Society Autumn Show 1-2 March 2014 This Hort. Show is, in effect, our autumn show. Many years ago, we thought about whether we could run a show in autumn, but realised it was not feasible. The late Lila Rose was on committee of both the Orchid and Horticultural Societies and brokered a deal for us to have a big section at the autumn Hort. Show for our orchids. It s another opportunity to show our orchids and promote our society so I encourage you all to enter this year. (List of classes later in this bulletin) Cymbidium Bellissimo Pure November Judges Choice Specimen & Orchid of the Night: Dendrobium loddigesii, grown by Karen Groeneveld

3 General Meeting Minutes 6 November 2013 Members Present: 36 Apologies: 8 Visitors: 7 President Jane Wright welcomed all and outlined the planned program for the meeting Show & Conference: Jane reported on the show, which had more visitors than ever before; about She thanked Christine Finch for her efforts organising publicity and Craig Allen for securing the ABC TV coverage. She also thanked workers Karen, Ann, Jacquie, Lance, Roger and Christine. The show returned an interim profit of $5880, gross sales at the sales table amounted to about $14,500, entry fees raised nearly $4000, and the raffle $710. Jane raised the committee s consideration of a permanent change to the Wesley Centre as the venue for future Canberra Orchid Society shows. Members discussed pros and cons, and decided to support the change. Presentations: Jane presented awards from the show. Dennis Diehm was the most successful exhibitor, but as he had donated the prize for this award, Jane presented it to Nita Wheeler instead. She presented certificates to the winners who were present: Bob Bush Don Chesher Mark Clements Kevin Dawes Jan Ferris Mark Fraser and Sandra Corbett Karen Groeneveld Zoe Groeneveld David Judge Rob Rough Julianne Turner Paul Tyerman Nita Wheeler Jane Wright Jane also presented Mark Clements with Certificates of Botanical Merit from OSNSW and AOC. Cymbidium potting: Jane explained the history of three community pots of cymbidiums the society had acquired, which were now ready for potting individually. Members were invited to take plants and pot them immediately, the society providing pots, potting mix and tags for $1 per plant. Speaker: Jane Wright talked about specimen orchids, using benched plants as examples to demonstrate particular points. As an example of a good specimen plant Jane showed a Coelogyne with many racemes of flowers all the way around. A good specimen of Dendrochilum would have about 150 flower stems. Sarcochilus can make good specimen plants. Multiple branching can be stimulated by back-cutting. This is achieved by cutting part way through the rhizome to stop inhibiting hormones and allow buds to develop. This method doesn t work well with Cattleyas as the secondary growths are less vigorous. Good specimen plants can be obtained by dividing a plant and then potting several identical plants of a single clone. For plants with kiekies, collect a handful of kiekies, hold together, and plant as one. This will quickly produce a good show. (Lots of kiekies can result from overwatering.) To keep growth evenly distributed around the plant, rotate the pot onequarter of a turn every few days. Unobtrusive bracing of racemes can help achieve even spacing. Minutes of the last two meetings: were published in the bulletin. Moved by Bob Bush, seconded by Nita Wheeler - approved Secretary s Report: (not read out) Bulletins: Wangaratta & District Orchid Society - October Campbelltown - October Eurobodalla Orchid Club - November Alfred County (South Africa) June September Newsletter (info from Kevin Dawes) Southern Riviera (Ulladulla) Orchid Society - October Sapphire Coast - October ANOS Victoria Group Bulletin - November OSNSW Orchid News - October Other Mail: Tuggeranong Community Festival update Reminder of tour of the orchid glasshouses at CSIRO on Saturday 26 October Reminder of meeting on 6 November with details of content Eurobodalla Orchid Club winter and spring show dates for 2014 Roles and Responsibilities of the NSW Regional Judging Panel Manly Warringah Orchid Auction catalogue Request for an orchid for purchase November Judges Choice Species: Bulbophyllum grandiflorum, grown by Karen Groeneveld

4 Q & A: - To kill snails, leave weeds in small piles for a few nights then crush the snails every couple nights. - Temperature changes affect flower colour in Sarcochilus. - Mark Clements showed a flowering specimen of Dendrobium lohoense, a very primitive Dendrobium with yellow flowers. There is probably only one clone of this species in Australia. He also showed another very primitive Dendrobium species. The Australian group of Dendrobiums are completely different. - Rob Rough described the failure of the heater fan in his glasshouse, which could have caused substantial loss of plants. The plastic blades of the fan shattered, apparently because of the heat to which they were exposed. President s Report: Jane reminded members about the Horticultural Society show on November and encouraged them to enter some orchids. Next Meeting: The next meeting will be the Christmas party. Raffle Prizes: Yvonne Day, Nita Wheeler, Mark Clements, Paul Tyerman, Bob Forrester and Jeff Lee Lucky Door Prize: Ann McKenzie December Judges Choice Hybrid: Vanda Ken Kone Chao Praya Spots, grown by Jane Wright Members Present: 42 Apologies: 2 Visitors: 1 General Meeting Minutes 4 December 2013 This meeting was the Christmas party and did not have the usual formal structure with the normal business items. President: - Awards at the Christmas Party were given as follows: The person with the highest number of popular votes for the past year was Karen Groeneveld. - The following members attended every meeting in the last year: Mark Clements, David Judge, Hendrick Maat, Nita Wheeler and Roger Williams. - Jane acknowledged Peter Coyne s efforts as show registrar, assisted by Bill Ferris, and also the contributions by Roger Williams and Peter Groeneveld. Secretary s Report: (not read out) November Judges Choice Hybrid: Paphiopedilum William Ambler, grown by David Judge Bulletins: Batemans Bay Orchid & Foliage Society - November and December Miriam Ann Orchids - November/ December Wangaratta & District Orchid Society - November Sapphire Coast - November Eurobodalla Orchid Club - December Southern Riviera Orchid Society - November ANOS Victoria Group - December OSNSW Orchid News - November Albury Wodonga - December Magazines: Orchid Digest - October/December Australian Cymbidium Scene Australian Orchid Review

5 Other mail: Membership application Cheque book Bank promotional material Card from Comstat Burbank Orchid Nursery November catalogue Tasmanian gardens and horticulture leaflet Eurobodalla Orchid Club 20th Anniversary book on club history Easy Orchid flask list URL for Kevin Dawes (Kirribilli Orchids) web site on Coelogynes List of Eurobodalla Orchid Club office bearers for Flyer for the workshop organised by the Eurobodalla Orchid Club, Moruya, 8 & 9 March 2014 Eurobodalla Show dates for 2014 Reminder about the open greenhouses, potting demonstrations and barbecue at the Groeneveld residence Invitation to order tubers from the Victorian ANOS Tuber Bank Hills District Open Day - 1 December, and 2014 open day dates Next meeting: The next meeting will be in February. Karen Groeneveld will present a talk on the orchids of Europe. December Judges Choice Specimen: Dendrobium aphyllum, grown by Bill Ferris Sales Table (Members Only) Pots Fertilizer Wire products Bill Ferris Shirts Robyn Noel th Anniversary glasses Ben Walcott Bark David Judge Orchid Mate Laurie Woods December Judges Choice Species: Oxysepala schilleriana, grown by Bill Ferris

6 Horticultural Society of Canberra Autumn Flower Show 1-2 March 2014 When: Saturday - noon to 5pm, Sunday am to 4pm Entries close with the Honorary Show Secretary at 8pm Thursday 27 February Note: If you are entering by it is your responsibility to ensure that your entries have been received. Sheila Hodgson Address: 11 Hirschfeld Crescent, Macgregor, ACT 2615 Phone: hodgson@tpg.com.au Brett & Tracy King Phone: gunvehire@oz .com.au Orchid Classes SECTION A: OPEN Cattleya Alliance 120. Species 121. Hybrid - standard 122. Hybrid - intermediate 123. Hybrid - miniature Best specimen plant from classes Card Paphiopedilum Alliance 124. Species 125. Hybrid Best specimen plant from classes Card Vandaceous Alliance 126. Vandaceous species 127. Phalaenopsis hybrid 128. Vanda and Ascocenda hybrids 129. Other Vandaceous hybrid Best specimen plant from classes Card Oncidium Alliance 130. Oncidium species 131. Oncidium hybrid 132. Odontoglossum alliance species 133. Odontoglossum alliance hybrid 134. Other Oncidium species Best specimen plant from classes Card Pleurothallid Alliance 135. Masdevallia species 136. Other Pleurothallid species 137. Hybrid - 30mm or greater 138. Hybrid - less than 30mm Best specimen plant from classes Card Orchid Not Otherwise Specified 139. Coelogyne alliance species 140. Dendrobium alliance species 141. Dendrobium alliance hybrid 142. Any other orchid hybrid 143. Any other orchid species Best specimen plant from classes Card SECTION B: NOVICE 144. Cattleya alliance 145. Paphiopedilum alliance 146. Vandaceous alliance 147. Oncidium alliance 148. Pleurothallid alliance 149. Orchid not otherwise specified Best specimen plant from classes Card Champion Orchid of the Show The Laurence Woods Perpetual Trophy - The winner will receive a Ribbon plus $20 and will hold the trophy for one year Reserve Champion Orchid The Lila Rose Perpetual Trophy - The winner will receive a Ribbon plus $15 and will hold the trophy for one year Champion Specimen Orchid - Ribbon plus $10

7 Orchid Potting Workshop & Open Glasshouse 24 November 2013 On Sunday 24 November 2013, an open glasshouse and potting workshop for Society members was held at the Groeneveld s place in Queanbeyan. As well as providing occasions for members to socialise, these workshops are a great opportunity to share cultivation tips. Seeing how others grow their plants can inspire members - new and old - to have a go with new orchids or cultivation methods. And we often come away with a new plant or two to add to our collections! Not to mention yummy food to fill our bellies. November s workshop was no exception and a great time was had by those who attended. Thanks to Joan Powell who donated a number of large Australian native orchids (Thelychiton hybrids) for repotting. These plants had well and truly outgrown their pots and required a tug-of-war to split them up! Many hands make light work, and they were soon broken up into a considerable number of good-size divisions for repotting. A delicious BBQ followed, before dividing and repotting the remaining plants. The divisions are coming on well and will be available for sale to members at future meetings. The Committee is always considering ways to share the wealth of orchid knowledge within the Society, particularly for the benefit of our newer members. We would welcome your feedback and ideas for future events and activities. The beautiful, and huge, plants donated by Joan Powell It took a tug-of-war to break them into divisions! Potting up More tug-of-war A yummy lunch for hungry workers Helping with orchid division

8 Horticultural Society of Canberra Show Results - Orchids Iris, Rhododendron & Azalea Show 26 October 2013 Class Prize Plant Owner 55 Cymbidium 1 Cymbidium (name unknown) P. Hammond 2 Cymbidium Alnwick Castle Gold A. & N. Howarth 59 Laeliinae - species 1 Brassavola perrinii M. Fraser & S. Corbett 2 Barkeria spectabilis J. Wright 60 Paphiopedilum 1 Paphiopedilum Maud s Treasure W. Ferris 61 Vandeae 1 Renanthera citrina M. Fraser & S. Corbett 2 Phalaenopsis Sasquatch M. Fraser & S. Corbett 62 Native Dendrobiinae 1 Dendrobium Daddy Longlegs W. Ferris 2 Dendrobium kingianum P. Hammond 63 Native Vandeae 1 Sarcochilus Ice Magic x hartmannii W. Ferris 2 Rhinochilus Yellow Cascades W. Ferris 64 Other native orchid 1 Microtis parviflora W. Ferris 2 Diuris punctata P. Tyerman 65 Oncidiinae 1 Tolumnia Esther Oka J. Wright 2 Rodrumnia Willowbank Pilot J. Wright 66 Pleurothallidinae - species 1 Pleurothallis dolichopus M. Fraser & S. Corbett 67 Pleurothallidinae - hybrid 1 Masdevallia Rein Dancer J. Wright 2 Masdevallia Hot Shot J. Wright 68 Any other species 1 Bulbophyllum sulawesii J. Wright 2 Diphyes laxiflora M. Fraser & S. Corbett 69 Any other hybrid 1 Dendrobium Superstar Dandy W. Ferris 2 Dendrobium (name unknown) W. Ferris Champion Orchid Paphiopedilum Maud s Treasure W. Ferris Spring Exhibition and Rose Show 16 November 2013 Class Prize Plant Owner 65 Cymbidium 1 Cymbidium madidum x C. atropurpureum W. Ferris 2 Cymbidium (name unknown) P. Hammond 68 Cattleya - miniature 1 Brassocattleya Sommersonne K. Groeneveld 69 Cattleya - species 1 Cattleya milleri R. Bush 72 Vandeae 1 Vanda denisoniana M. Fraser & S. Corbett 2 Vanda ampullacea alba M. Fraser & S. Corbett 73 Oncidiinae 1 Oncidium edwallii R. Bush 74 Native orchid 1 Sarcochilus hartmannii 'Blue Knob' x 'Red Snow' W. Ferris 2 Sarcochilus (name unknown) R. Bush 77 Pleurothallidinae - species 1 Porroglossum teaguei K. Groeneveld 76 Pleurothallidinae - hybrid 1 Masdevallia Macchu Picchu 'Jay Vee' R. Bush 77 Other species 1 Sestochilus lobbii M. Fraser & S. Corbett 2 Megaclinium falcatum M. Fraser & S. Corbett 78 Other hybrid 1 Dendrobium (Coelandria) Mingle's Sapphire M. Fraser & S. Corbett 2 Dendrobium Yukidaruma 'King' W. Ferris Champion Orchid Brassocattleya Sommersonne K. Groeneveld

9 Popular Vote November 2013 Category Plant Owner Laeliinae species Barkeria spectabilis Jane Wright Laelia milleri Bob Bush Laeliinae hybrid Slc. Damsel x Lc. Trick or Treat Rob Rough Paphiopedilum species Paphiopedilum rothschildianum David Judge Paphiopedilum hybrid Paphiopedilum William Ambler David Judge Coelogyninae Pholidota chinensis Karen Groeneveld Bulbophyllinae Bulbophyllum grandiflorum Karen Groeneveld Vandeae species Chiloschista viridiflava Don Chesher Ascocentrum garayi Karen Groeneveld Vandeae hybrid Phalaenopsis unknown hybrid white Bob Forrester Cymbidium Cymbidium canaliculatum Ben Wallace Pleurothallidinae Specklinia grobyi Mark Clements Oncidiinae Tolumnia Jairuk Rainbow Jane Wright Dendrobium - exotic species Dendrobium loddigesii Karen Groeneveld Dendrobium - exotic hybrid Dendrobium unknown hybrid Bill Ferris Australian native epiphyte Sarcochilus Judith Rob Rough Australian native terrestrial Caleana major Mark Clements Any other orchid Cymbidium madidium x atropurpureum Bill Ferris Orchid of the Night Dendrobium loddigesii Karen Groeneveld Judges Choice - Hybrid Paphiopedilum William Ambler David Judge Judges Choice - Species Bulbophyllum grandiflorum Karen Groeneveld Judges Choice - Specimen Dendrobium loddigesii Karen Groeneveld Popular Vote December 2013 Category Plant Owner Laeliinae Euchile mariae Jane Wright Prosthecea (Enc.) cochleata Nita Wheeler Paphiopedilum species Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum David Judge Paphiopedilum hybrid Paphiopedilum Susan Booth David Judge Coelogyninae Dendrochilum latifolium Don Chesher Maxillaria Maxillaria tenuifolia Karen Groeneveld Pleurothallidinae Acianthera bragae Mark Clements Vandeae - small flowers Angraecum didieri Karen Groeneveld Vandeae - large flowers Vanda Ken Kone Chao Praya Spots Jane Wright Miltoniopsis Miltoniopsis Breathless Florence Brian & Lynne Phelan Dendrobiinae - exotic Dendrobium aphyllum Bill Ferris Any other orchid Cymbidium madidium x atropurpureum Bill Ferris Australian native epiphyte Peristerchilus Olive Grace Bill Ferris Terrestrial orchid Phaius tankervilleae Jane Wright Orchid of the Night Acianthera bragae Mark Clements Judges Choice - Hybrid Vanda Ken Kone Chao Praya Spots Jane Wright Judges Choice - Species Oxysepala schilleriana Bill Ferris Judges Choice - Specimen Dendrobium aphyllum Bill Ferris Contributions to the Bulletin You can get material to the editor by the following means: In person: At meetings, or if I am not there to either Robyn Noel or Bill Ferris. By mail: 112 Tharwa Road, Karabar NSW, not the Orchid Society PO Box By phone: (02) (h) By zoe.groeneveld@internode.on.net Editor: Zoe Groeneveld

10 Orchid Society of Canberra PO Box 221 Deakin West ACT 2600