Tolumnia orchids will the be the topic of discussion at the July 15 meeting.
Carol Klonowski will be the guest speaker for the Malibu Orchid Society that was meeting at the Palisades Community Methodist Church on Via de la Paz, which burned. The meetings are now being held via zoom and the next one will take place at 7 p.m. on July 15.
Klonowski will explore the Genus Tolumnia. This orchid is a relatively recent arrival to the orchid hobbyist, although more than 30 species have been a part of the Oncidium alliance since the early 1800’s. These charming, miniature orchids have an outsized amount of color and patterns in their species and hybrids.
The talk will be a travel journey as Klonowski starts with flowers from Hawaii, goes to SE Asia, to the West Indies in the Caribbean, and back to Hawaii to show how Tolumnias have been discovered and hybridized since the 1950’s.
Klonowski is currently the President of the Orchid Society of California and an Accredited Judge with the American Orchid Society, California Sierra Nevada Judging Center.
Click Here to Join The Genus Tolumnia with Carol Klonowski MEETING ID: 828 5007 2833
SANTA BARBARA ORCHID SALE
Also, this week is the Santa Barbara Orchid sale, the “Summer Hummer” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 18 and 19, at 1251 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, 93111.
Organizers wrote on the website that there will be fantastic prices for new Laelia anceps seedlings in an assortment of sizes and prices from cell packs to 2.75” pots – likely flasks as well. “We’re loaded and the plants are gorgeous ready to pot up,” organizers said, adding that this a chance for orchid lovers to upgrade.
“We’ve worked for 20 years to achieve this quality. We will have foreign vendors like Suwada and Tokyo orchid nursery,” they said. “Lourens Grobler will also be here from South Africa, too.”click here.
Note re: Parking: Carpooling is strongly encouraged. As always, parking will be tight. HOA rules mean NO PARKING on the main stretch of Orchid Drive. Use the side streets.
Laelia Ancept Orchid