This Month’s Meeting:
“Growing Specimen Plants by Sandra Svoboda”
Our November Orchid Society of Santa Barbara meeting will be an in-person presentation by our own Sandra Svoboda of her American Orchid Society (AOS) Webinar, originally broadcast on September 23, 2025. Sandra is an AOS Past President and AOS Judge.
Sandra will explore the latest AOS awards for culture, the CCE (Certificate of Cultural Excellence), and present orchid plants that earned this highest honor for their grower/owner. She will also give us tips on how to cultivate orchids to specimen size.
CCEs are awarded to the exhibitor of a well-flowered specimen plant of robust health. The plant must have been in the care of the exhibitor at least 12 months immediately prior to the award and must score at least 90 points on a 100-point scale for culture. Growers receiving this award represent the highest level of orchid culture.
Location Reminder
We are now meeting at Maravilla on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, except March and August.
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 with a 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
Nov 8, Sat, 10:30-7:00: 2025 Cattleya Orchid Symposium in San Marino, CA.
The Huntington and Orchid Digest present the inaugural 2025 Cattleya Orchid Symposium. Lectures by experts, orchid sales, happy hour with an auction and dinner. Registration deadline is Oct 31 to receive the member rate of $99 for in-person registration, $59 for additional guest dinners, $40 for virtual presentations. Full details and online registration: 2025 Cattleya Symposium
Nov 7, 8, 9, Fri-Sun: Santa Barbara Nursery Fall Open Houses – Look for Laelia anceps and more
Santa Barbara Orchid Estate, 1250 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara CA
Open Fri 8-3, Sat 8-3, Sun 9-3
Website: SBOE
Cal-Orchid, 1251 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara CA
Open Fri 9-4, Sat 9-4, Sun 9-4
Website: Cal-Orchid