Welcome to the Naples Orchid Society!
The Naples Orchid Society promotes the appreciation and cultivation of orchids as a hobby, and endeavors to preserve wild orchids indigenous to Southwest Florida through education and research.
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November 7, 2019 Monthly NOS Meeting
The speaker for the meeting in November will be Jim Longwell who will talk about “Tips, Tricks and Flasking”. Flower Registration – 6:30 pm Flower Judging – 7:10 pm Meeting- 7:30 pm Program – 7:45 pm The Meeting will take … Continue reading →
October 3, 2019 Meeting Special Hybrid Award And Special Species Award
The Naples Orchid Society’s monthly meeting was held October 3, 2019. The best hybrid and the best species orchid were given gold ribbons. The best hybrid award was given to Den. Chang Mai Pink x Den. Burana Stripe owned by … Continue reading →
September 5, 2019 Meeting Special Hybrid and Special Species Awards
The Naples Orchid Society’s monthly meeting was held September 5, 2019. The best hybrid and the best species orchid were given gold ribbons. The best hybrid award was given to Bc. Hawaii Stars ‘Paradise’ owned by Eunice Walker. The best … Continue reading →
GHOST ORCHID POLLINATOR NEWS
Check out these outstanding articles and videos about the latest field discoveries in our own backyard the Panther Refuge, Fakahatchee and Corskscrew Swamp! Thanks to Mark Danaher and Kit Kitchen Maran for forwarding these links. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/ghost-orchids-florida-surprising-pollinators-moths/ https://www.biographic.com/posts/sto/ghosts-of-the-everglades … Continue reading →
August 1, 2019 Meeting Special Hybrid and Special Species Awards
The Naples Orchid Society’s monthly meeting was held August 1, 2019. The best hybrid and the best species orchid were given gold ribbons. The best hybrid award was given to Rlc. Fort Watson ‘Mendenhall’ owned by Eunice Walker. The best … Continue reading →
Rlc. Memoria Nancy Ginocchio
Following the 2012 Naples Orchid Society Annual Orchid Show Jim Longwell cross-pollinated Nancy Ginocchio’s Cattleya violacea and Dick Pippens’s Rl. digbyana. In 2019 seedlings grown by Jim Longwell and Jim Roberts (of Florida SunCoast Orchids) bloomed for the first time … Continue reading →