This Month’s Meeting
Our October meeting will be an AOS webinar on Zygopetalinae breeding that was originally presented on January 5, 2023.
Tim Culbertson, noted hybridizer and AOS Judge, introduces us to Zygopetalums and the major genera that are being used to bring new and exciting hybrids to the orchid world.
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 Nearby Orchid Events
Oct 16-19, Thu-Sun: Volunteer at the Huntington Orchid Show,1151 Oxford Road, San Marino CA
Oct 16, Thu: Ribbon Judging, starts at 9 am.
Oct 17-19, Fri-Sun: Plant Hotel, Info Desks, engagement with the public.
Note: Registration is required online for volunteering and social. Website: https://signup.com/go/zLvXJPh
Oct 17-19, Fri-Sun, 10am-5pm: Huntington International Orchid Show and Sale,1151 Oxford Road, San Marino CA
Orchid show, shop orchid plants and related items.
Website: Huntington International Show and Sale
Oct 18, Sat, 7-8:30pm: World Premiere of “Orchidées”, translating orchid DNA sequences into music accompanied by time‑lapse footage of blooming specimens from The Huntington’s orchid collection.
Attend in person (in Rothenberg Hall) or via virtual stream online. (Note: in-person Sold Out per website). Free virtual livestream to Orchid Digest members, $10 non-members. Registration is required online. This is a Live event. Website: Huntington Orchidees
Nov 7, 8, 9, Fri-Sun: Santa Barbara Orchid Nursery Fall Open Houses – Featuring 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
See website (Home tab) for details
Website: Cal-Orchid
Nov 8, Sat, 10:30am-7:00pm: 2025 Orchid Digest Cattleya Symposium, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino CA.
The Huntington and Orchid Digest present the inaugural 2025 Cattleya Orchid Symposium. Lectures by experts Art Chadwick, Fred Clarke, Pepe Portilla and David Toyoshima, 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. Registration is required online. Website: 2025 Cattleya Symposium
Note: The OD Cattleya Symposium is on the same weekend as the Open Houses, but if you sign up for the virtual presentation, you can watch it later.