One Hot Orchid Society
Newsletter January 2006
MEETING:
8 Jan 2006, 2:00 pm Mills Godwin Auditorium at ODU. Mark Werther, of
Sentinel Orchids , and the designer of the Kaplan Conservatory will be here to
speak about Broughtonias.
The year is coming to a close. It has been an
exiting and eventful one for the society. I would like to thank all the
committee members for the work they have done the past year. They are the people
behind the scenes that help to keep things going smoothly. I would also like to
thank all the people that have bought their beautiful orchids for us to admire.
The Orchid
Society Dinner and Awards meeting went very well. As usual the Chef cooked tons
of good food for us. The desserts made me hungry just looking at them. I want to
congratulate the Walch's, De Coudre's and Adair's for winning certificates in
various categories and for the DeCoudre's, Walch,s and Adair's being the overall
winners of the prize's in that order. As usual the members bought orchids for us
to admire, made all the more presentable because they were displayed rather
attractively in baskets.
Our next
meeting is the Second Sunday of the New Year, January 8th 2006. You voted
to meet at the Mills Godwin Auditorium so let us continue to have good crowds at
these meetings.
David
Web
Page
The
site is http://www.mycommunityis.com/tos.
If you would prefer getting the newsletter online or in e-mail after checking
the website, you can email Jon or let Charles Rhodes know. We'll be able
to save money on paper and postage.
Future
Meetings
February
5 – To be Announced
March
5 – Ray Barkalow of First Rays Orchids will speak about semi-hydroponic
culture of orchids.
April
2 – William Mathis of the Wild Orchid Company. Subject to be
announced.
May
7 – Annual purchased plant auction
June
4 – Annual picnic and donated plant auction.
ATTENTION
Mark
Werther has requested that, if you see any orchid from his list that you want,
send him an e mail or give him a call. He prefers a call so he can answer any
questions you might have and confirm the order immediately. He will not bring a
lot of plants for sale, so pre ordering is a great way for you to get the plants
you want. Call (610) 688-8528, or e-mail mailto:markitectw@comcast.net.
Visit http://www.sentinelorchids.com.
1/06
Special Listing for Tidewater
Orchid Society
Please
note that all items are limited. Very
limited items are marked with ( - ) as to number of plants available.
Interested members please contact Sentinel by phone, or E-mail as soon as
possible. Plants will be delivered
on meeting night. Presently site is
out of date, but you should take a look. Anything
you looking for, let me know – I might have it available.
Miniatures
and Unusuals
Brassavola
nodosa ‘Susan Fuchs’ FCC/AOS. Highest
awarded nodosa. Prolific grower and
easy to flower. Blooming sized
divisions in 4 – 5” pots. Normally
$100.00. $55.00
Macroclinium
xiphorus. Cork
mounted small fans producing a fight wings of pink mosquito flowers on a
threaded pendulous inflorescences. Easy
to grow. Difficult to obtain (4).
$28.00
Neofinetia
falcata.
Selected Amami Island plants. Larger
than normal white vanilla fragrant flowers with long nectarary.
$18.00
Ornitocephalus
gladiatus and inflexous. Cork
mtd. downward growing fan(s) producing multiple inflorescences of green and
white 1/4” flowers. Both great
for specimen culture.
$20.00@
Orstedella
(Epi.) centradenia ‘Alice’ CBM/AOS. Miniature
reed stem. Clusters of long lasting
¾” pink flowers. Cork mounted
and will form dense matts of growth into specimens.
A division took Best in Show at NY in 2003.
$20.00
Polyrhizza
lindenii. The
Ghost Orchid – seedlings. To
flower in one to two years. Plants
spread from 3 – 5”. Growing in
Spanish Moss. (1).
$40.00
Tolumnia
(Oncidium) variegata. Selected
species, vigorous equitant variety, quality flowers, multi-growth mounted on
cork. $15.00
Encyclia
cochleata ‘Spyhill’ AM/AOS. The
black octopus/cockleshell.
One of the best cochleatas. Small flowering sized divisions.
Normally $100.00: (2) $60.00
C.
skinneri alba ‘Debbie’ FCC/AOS. This
is a beauty. (1) 4 ½”, (1) 5”.
Flwrg. Size. $50.00
Brassavola
Little Stars’Rene’ (previous CCM/AOS).
So you say, what’s so good about a Little Stars?
Well how about 392, 5” perfectly formed flowers, on 87 inflorescences.
Divided the beast and have a half dozen plants available happily taking
off in 4 ½ - 5” pots. $45.00
Miltonia
Overlook ‘Russian River’ (M. Bluntii x M. Anne Warne).
Selected on a trip to the West Coast.
Warm growing controlled weed that forms specimens – quickly forms
masses of growth and flowers. Beautiful
white flowers with large purple spots. 3- 4”.
$20.00
Encyclia
radiata ‘Shira’ HCC/AOS. Collected
by my friend Jules Ellison in Guatemala. Spectacular
for the species. Much fuller
flowers than normal and producing up to 20 fragrant flowers per inflorescence.
Very special. (1) 4”
$60.00
Barkeria
whartonianum (melanocaulon ?). Great
little Barkeria – quite rare. A
few pink 1” flowers at the ends of short inflorescences.
A good grower. Mounted
on cork. $45.00
Sarcoglottis
Sceptrodes ‘Chartreuse Sympony’. Now
here is something interesting. Green
leaves with silver stripes. Spring
flowering vertical inflorescence with wonderful green, yellow and chartreuse
tubular flowers. Uncommon and
beautiful out of bloom. 8 – 12”
ls. Will bloom easily with one
year’s growth. Good grower. (3)
$40.00
Dendrochilums:
highly selected varieties of magnum, cobbianum, others.
All blooming size.
$35 - $45.00
Slc.
Tiny Titan ‘Sentinel’s Tangerine Glow’ AM/AOS, 80 pts. 10/16/96.
One
Time Special. Tiny Titans are
some of the highest and most consistently awarded mini-catts ever.
The Tangerine Glow is a 2 ¾” orange with a red lip.
Very vigorous and can flower three times per year.
Sentinel sells these for up to $300 per plant.
(2) @ $100.00
New
Seedlings.
These seedlings have been growing at Sentinel for at least two years,
some three. Wimps are discarded.
Only the fittest are maintained.
Blc.
Goldenzelle ‘Prelude’. (Blc.
Fortune x C. Horace). Cream
with peach overlay. Mericlone in 3 – 3 ½” pots.
Vigoruos – limited. 4 ½ - 5” near flowering.
$25.00
Blc.
Goldenzelle
(‘Promised Land’ x
‘Symphony’). Sibling lavender by orange in 3 – 3 ½” pots.
$18.00
Blc.
Goldenzelle (‘Wistful’ x ‘Egg Nog’).
Cream x egg nog. Limited in 3 ½ - 4” pots. $24.00
Blc.
(Blc. Mem. Crispin Rosales ‘Trymwood’ x Blc. Goldenzelle ‘Egg Nog’). Large
art shades. Probably corals, salmons,watermelons. 3 ½” $15.00. Large4
½” flowewring size:
$20.00
Blc.
Goldenzelle ‘Promised Land’ x Bc. Peggy O’Neill ‘Ohba’.
(2) 3” $12.00
Blc.
Sweet Sensations x Blc. Pamela Heatherington ‘Coronation’ FCC/AOS.
Spectacular
pink breeding. 3 – 3 ½”:
$16.00
L.
purpurata carnea (‘Unforgettable’ x self).
Most of the time
purpuratas sit around. These guys
are really growing. 3 ½”
vigorous. $18.00
Broughtonia
Species & Hybrids
Broughtonia
negrilensis.
Several Sentinel crosses utilizing - 'Sentinel' JC/AOS, 'Moose' HCC/AOS,
& 'H.W.' Flowers in Spring with branching inflorescences of tubular 2"
pink flowers with darker pink lips with extra-ordinary purple markings.
Very vigorous plants. Many
of the seedlings are producing flowers as good or better than the awarded
parents. Slabbed.
Extremely high quality. $40.00
Broughtonia
Seagulls Jamaica (Jamaicensis).
(Broughtonia sanguinea x Broughtonia negrilensis):
This Sentinel cross has been a real surprise. Negrilensis
sized flowers flattened by the sanguinea with medium to dark pink and bicolor
coloration with intense dark purple lip markings. Slabbed.
$40.00
Epicatonia
Jamaica Jem 'Sentinel
II' HCC/AOS. (Ctna. Jamaica Red x
Psychillis atropurpureaa). Superior
breeding. 28" tall
inflorescences with cluster of up to 16 red 2 1/2" flowers. Looks like a large open Jamaica red. Broad flat lip. Chunky
plants only 10" in height with broad leaves. Ideal for specimen culture.
As plants get fuller, they produce branching spikes.
Generally in flower for minimum 4 months a year. Normally $75.00.
Just divided and a few in 4 ½” pots.
$40.00
Lioponia
Kingston alba 'Moonbeam’. Laeliopsis
domingensis x Broughtonia sanguinea aurea).
Long inflorescences with many 2" pure white flowers with open
tubular lips with yellow centers. Mounted
- easy to grow. Plants stay in
flower for several months. Propagated
select on cork. Normally $100.00.
$50.00
Ctna.
Jamaica Red 'Sentinel' HCC/AOS (Ctna.
Keith Roth x Broughtonia sanguinea). Sentinel
has flowered probably twenty five Jamaica Reds.
We selected
and maintain what we consider the best in existence. Our plants produce
award quality flowers on very large branched inflorescences.
These are divisions, not mericlones.
Very vigorous plants with clusters of 1 ¾” flowers normally $100.00.
Special: $50.00
Laeliacatonia Red
Minx 'Sentinel'. (Lc. Rojo x Bro. sanguinea). Clusters of up to 10 brilliant red
2" flowers. Very good form considering the Rojo. Compact plant to 10".
$60.00. Special: $45.00