March 2015 - Orchid Council of New Zealand

Magazine of the North Shore Orchid Society Inc
March 2015
Volume 34 No 3
NORTH SHORE ORCHID SOCIETY INC
P O Box 33-493 Takapuna
North Shore 0740
New Zealand
Patron:
President:
Vice-Presidents:
Annette Gillan
Susan Tucker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473-8629
[2 vacancies]
Secretary:
Treasurer (acting):
Librarian:
Membership Registrar:
Editor:
Executive Committee:
Pat Lovell.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415-4412
Chris Hubbert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) 300-6933 (h) 480-1994
Bruce Tabb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478-7035
Annette Gillan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478-8344
Chris Hubbert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) 300-6933 (h) 480-1994
Heather Parsons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478-2531
Linda Chard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413-8240
Barbara Jenner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021-070-2633
Peter Jenner
[2 vacancies]
Show Committee:
Annette Gillan, Susan Tucker
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acknowledgment is given.)
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NEXT MEETING
Sunday 29 March 2015
Judges:
9.30 am:
all judges
NSOS PROGRAMME:
11.45 am
Executive Committee meeting
12.45 pm
Door raffle, plant trading table, open for business.
1.00 pm
Main meeting begins.
Video: Susan will screen a video (maybe more than
one) produced by Julian Pitcher who runs a Facebook
group called Orchid Hunters Australia
The Society meets on the LAST Sunday of each month
in the Milford Senior Citizens’ Hall,
141A Kitchener Road, Milford
(behind New World, adjacent to Milford Shopping Centre carpark)
at 1 pm
VISITORS WELCOME
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ORCHIDS OF THE YEAR
The Orchid Council has announced the top orchid awards for the year 2014:
ORCHID OF THE YEAR
Fredclarkeara ‘After Dark ‘Toulmx’
CYMBIDIUM OF THE YEAR
Cymbidium floribundum ‘Dark Skies’
CULTURAL OF THE YEAR
Masdevallia Firebrand ‘Cooltan’
SPECIES OF THE YEAR
Angraecum sesquipedale ‘Mae Delia’
– Bill Pepperell, Waikato
– Grahame Leafberg, Auckland
– Jenene Moynihan, Lower Hutt
– Adelaide Booth, Bay of Islands
Congratulations to the above winners. The cymbidium was shown and judged at the
North Show Sarc show, while the angraecum was shown and judged at the Waitakere
show.
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NSOS WINTER SHOW
1-day show, Sunday 28 June 2015
This show will this year be open to the public. Further details later.
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ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Society’s financial year begins on 1 March each year, and all subscriptions are now
due and payable.
The present rates of annual subscriptions are:
Single membership:
Family membership:
$ 20.00 (incl gst)
$ 25.00 (incl gst)
Payments may be made at our next monthly meeting, or may be posted to the Society
at P O Box 33-493 Takapuna 0740. Please make cheques payable to “North Shore
Orchid Society”.
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Notes from Last Meeting
28 February 2015
– by “Hack”
t was announced at this meeting that
our long-serving treasurer Merle
Wildman had resigned that position,
having earlier in February moved to a
retirement home in Orewa, and now
having limited ability to come to club
meetings as she is now longer driving.
When I asked her what I should tell club
members, she said “Just tell them the old
girl’s clapped out!”
Merle – we thank you most sincerely for
your long and faithful service to our club,
and for your kind generosity, and we wish
you all the best in your new situation.
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Inspired by Merle’s large plant, Susan gave
a powerpoint presentation about Ada
aurantiaca (now apparently reclassified as
a Brassia), and then assisted by Peter
Jenner they proceeded to dive the plant,
producing many divisions each with at
least 2 new growths developing, sufficient
for every one present who wished to
receive a division. We will have to
remember to call in 12 months’ time for
members to bring their plants to a meeting
so that we can compare progress!
In recognition of her many years of
devoted service to the club, the committee
had no hesitation in awarding Merle Life
Membership, a decision applauded by
members present.
Merle had donated a number orchid books
for sale for club funds, and some plants for
the raffle. Merle also donated a large
specimen plant of Ada aurantiaca to be
divided up.
(Some members may
remember that Merle used to display this
plant at the Spring Show each year.)
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Plant commentary: Susan
Raffle: Barbara Jenner, Linda Chard, Ron
Reeves, Maureen Fifield, Roly McKinlay,
Susan Tucker.
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Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright
– until you hear them speak
C
If I agreed with you, we’d both be wring!
C
We never really grow up, we only learn how to act n public.
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POPULAR VOTES – FEBRUARY 2015
Open:
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Species:
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Ctt Sunset Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Tucker
C [no name]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annette Gillan
Miotoniopsis Robert Jackson ‘White Moth’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken & Josie Law
Bulb lobbii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter & Barbara Jenner
Prosthecea (syn Encyclia) cochleata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Reeves
Phal lueddemannia fma purpurea (now Phal pulchra).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter & Barbara Jenner
Other plants displayed in February:
Annette Gillan
Max [species - no name]
Wolf Grausch
C (Lana Coryell x Angel Eyes)
C [no name] [ex Sun Valley Orchids]
C (syn Lc) Mini Purple
Chris Hubbert
Milt Goodale Moir
Ons (syn Onc) Golden Trident
Phrag Hanne Popow
Peter & Barbara Jenner
Dendrochilum latifolium
Gomesa (syn Onc) longipes
Gomesa (syn Oncidesa) Sarah's Comet
Jumellea comorensis
Phal lueddemanniana (2 plants)
Ron Reeves
Drac hirtzii
Ornithophera radicans
Paph godefroyae
Phal bellina
Phal tetraspis
Susan Tucker
C Double Dipper
Dendrochilum latifolium (sic, but much smaller flowers, very different from Jenners’ plant)
Epi Pacific Seniorita (=Pacific Sunsplash x Pacific Girl, regd 2009)
Phal cornu-cervi
Phal Yu Pin Galaxy
Phal Yu Pin Leopard
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Letters from Merle
400 Hibiscus Coast Highway
Orewa
1 March 2015
The Secretary
North Shore Orchid Society
I am writing to say how honoured I am to be made a Life Member of the society.
I will be very restricted in coming to any of the meetings.
I hope everything progresses well through the year, upwards and onwards.
Kind regards to all members.
Old member, Merle Wildman
400 Hibiscus Coast Highway
Orewa
1 March 2015
Dear Chris
Thanks for your help in clearing the bits and pieces of orchid stuff and the last plant.
Your article at the back of Insigne “Well Preserved” has given many laughs to many of the
residents and staff in this place. “Never been that sick!”
One of the staff photocopied it and put it on the notice board.
I am honoured to be made a life member of the society.
Kind regards.
Merle Wildman
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Ada aurantiaca
(now reclassified – 2011 – as Brassia aurantiaca)
(Notes extracted from Charles Baker culture sheet, via Orchidwiz)
ORIGIN/HABITAT: Colombia and Venezuela. In
Colombia, this orchid is found in the Central
Cordillera of the Andes at elevations above 8200 ft
(2500 m). In Venezuela, plants have been found in
the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes in the State of
Táchira at about 6550 ft (2000 m).
LIGHT: 2500-3500 fc. Light should be filtered or
diffused, and plants should not be exposed to direct
midday sun. Strong air movement should be
provided at all times.
TEMPERATURES: Throughout the year, days average
64-68F (18-20C), and nights average 48-51F (9-11C),
with a diurnal range of 14-19F (8-11C). If an
evaporative cooler is used in the growing area, these
plants should thrive if placed in the cool, moist
airflow near the outlet.
PLANT SIZE AND TYPE: A rather large 7-16 in (1840 cm) sympodial epiphyte or occasional lithophyte
with clustered growths on a short rhizome.
PSEUDOBULB: 3-4 in (7.5-10.0 cm) long by about
0.8 in (2 cm) wide.
HUMIDITY: 70-75% most of the year, dropping
slightly below 70% for a few months in winter and
early spring.
LEAVES: 4-12 in (10-30 cm) long by 0.4-1.0 in (1.02.5 cm) wide. A pair of linear-lanceolate leaves are
carried at the apex of each pseudobulb, sharply
pointed at the tip.
WATER: Rainfall is moderate to heavy most of the
year with somewhat drier periods in winter and
again in summer. Considerable additional moisture
is available from heavy dew and mist for most of
the year, however. Cultivated plants should be
watered heavily while actively growing, but
drainage must be excellent, and conditions around
the roots should never become stale or soggy.
Water should be reduced somewhat when plants are
not actively growing, but they should not dry out
completely.
INFLORESCENCE: Up to 14 in (35 cm) long. The
erect to arching flower spike emerges from the base
of a recently matured pseudobulb along the axil of
an upper basal sheath. The scape is erect at the
base but curves over to be horizontal or even
drooping toward the apex. Flowers are carried in a
dense raceme on the upper half of the flower spike
and are arranged in alternate rows on 2 sides of the
stem.
FERTILIZER: ¼ – ½ recommended strength, applied
weekly. A high-nitrogen fertilizer is beneficial from
spring to midsummer, but a fertilizer high in
phosphates should be used in late summer and
autumn.
FLOWERS: 6-12 bright cinnabar red blossoms that
do not expand fully are carried on each
inflorescence. The flowers are about 1 in (2.5 cm)
long with a tubelike base, expanding only above the
middle.
REST PERIOD: Growing temperatures should be
maintained all year. Water should be reduced
somewhat for cultivated plants in winter, especially
those grown in the dark, short-day conditions
CULTURE:
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common in temperate latitudes, but they should not
remain without water for long periods. Fertilizer
should be reduced or eliminated until new growth
starts and heavier watering is resumed.
use medium-sized fir bark or shredded tree-fern fiber
and add varying amounts of chunky perlite and/or
chopped sphagnum moss to keep the medium open
and retain some moisture. Including charcoal in the
mix also holds the medium open and prevents
souring in the pot. Plants should be repotted
immediately if the medium starts to break down or
whenever the plant outgrows its container.
Repotting should be done just as new roots start to
grow.
This enables the plant to become
reestablished in the shortest possible time.
GROWING MEDIA: Plants may be grown in
shallow, well-drained containers or mounted on
tree-fern slabs. Mounted plants need high humidity,
however, and during hot, dry weather they may
need several waterings a day. If it is difficult to
keep mounted plants moist enough, they may be
grown in a shallow pot or basket filled with a very
open, fast-draining medium that has excellent
drainage, is well aerated, and allows the medium to
dry fairly rapidly after watering. Growers generally
www.orchidculture.com
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“
I would just like to say a big thank you to all those wonderful young people
who stand on motorway slip-roads (in any weather, mind you) holding up
boards telling us motorists where they lead to.
B Bollockbrain, Braintree
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