Please Visit The Orchid Conservation News website at https://www.orchidspecialistgroup.com/ Here is the article from The Orchid Conservation News – ** A First Encounter with the Elusive Ghost Orchid Brent D. Chandler, Ph.D., Orchid Recovery Program, Illinois College, Jacksonville IL, USA brent.chandler@ic.edu   As a scientist with expertise in synthetic and medicinal chemistry with a longstanding interest in the impact of small molecules on biological systems, writing an article for the Orchid Specialist Newsletter is … Continue reading →

Here is the final intern’s report from Kit Kitchen-Maran and Michael LaRusso –

WHAT IS THAT FUNNY IMAGE OF AN ORCHID AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOME PAGE OF THE NAPLES ORCHID SOCIETY’S WEBSITE? It used to be yellow and now it’s white and it doesn’t pop out like it used to. But what does it mean? The 1% for Orchid Conservation and logo belong to the Orchid Conservation Coalition and it means that our orchid society has consistently committed to budget at least 1% of our annual … Continue reading →

The long awaited paper comparing the Florida Ghost Orchid and the Cuban Ghost Orchid has arrived.  The article is found in the Oxford Academic – Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.    Article (Acknowledgements) We express sincere gratitude to Kevin Godsea and Ben Nottingham (FPNWR) for their assistance in southern Florida and Dr José Bocourt (Soroa Orchid Garden) and José L. Camejo (Parque National Guanahacabibes) for their assistance in Cuba. We also thank Andy Stice and Rachel … Continue reading →