“Fragrant Orchids”
Our May meeting will be a live presentation by T.J. Hartung on fragrant orchids.
Maxillaria tenuifolia
Fragrant Orchids by T.J. Hartung
What is your favorite scented orchid? Join us to learn more about this alluring aspect of orchids.
T.J. is a retired computer systems specialist and systems analyst. He designed computers and wrote computer software to manage hotels. His love for orchids began when he lived in Southern California and started growing Cymbidiums in his yard. For quite a few years, every secretary in the company where he worked received, anonymously, a Cymbidium blossom on Valentine’s Day.
Since retiring to Mexico, he has been rescuing orchids from downed trees and broken limbs before they are eaten by animals or washed down the streams and rivers into the sea. Much of what he knows about orchids he has learned in the laboratory of the great outdoors. The rest comes from online research and numerous books on the subject. He is on the board of directors of the Vallarta Botanical Garden. In recent years he has given talks to orchid societies in the US, Canada, England and Scotland. He became a Mexican citizen about 20 years ago.
Information
2025 Membership Dues Reminder: Annual membership fee is $40 for individuals, $50 per household. Due in January, pay no later than March. See Angela Watt during the meeting.
Location Reminder: We are now meeting at Maravilla on the 2nd Wednesday. Directions: From Calle Real, enter Maravilla and bear left. On the right is a lawn with a flagpole. The meeting rooms are to the left of the lawn/flagpole. To park, continue to drive around a loop that will lead you to the parking lot. Additional parking is available to the right as you drive in, any parking space without a number is available. Meeting Rooms: AOS Judging in the Galleria Room, Orchid Society in the Valencia Room. OSSB on the web: Orchid Society of Santa Barbara
Upcoming Orchid Events: The annual local summer orchid sale weekend will be July 18, 19 and 20.