To fellow members of the American Orchid Society: Below please find the official call for nominations for trustees to stand for election to the Board of Trustees of the AOS in the spring of 2011. The Nominating Committee will meet in October 2010 at the Members Meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to begin its deliberations, and will complete its nominations early in 2011, with a ballot to be mailed prior to the Spring Members Meeting in Shreveport, LA., April 27 -May 1, 2011. All members of AOS in good standing are eligible for election and members may nominate themselves or others.

The foremost core value of the Society is membership education on the principles of growing orchids. This is the primary reason that this Society exists; it was founded on the desire of orchid hobbyists and commercial growers to meet and discuss methods of cultivating and...

The Medellin, Colombia Orchid Show this year coincided with the Bicentennial of Colombia's independence from Spain, the inauguration of Colombia's newly elected President and the annual "Feria de los Flowers" (Festival of Flowers) Parade. As you might imagine all of this in combination made for a hell of a party. The streets of Medellin were full and there was...
Shown above: Mtnps. vexillaria is a mainstay of Colombian orchid shows

The World Checklist of Monocotyledons recognizes four species¹ in the genus Warmingia that range from Costa Rica south to Bolivia and Argentina's Misiones Province, home of Iguazu Falls. Warmingia eugenii is the type for this interesting genus in the Oncidiinae. This species...
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The hills near Lagoa Santa where Warmingia eugenii  was discovered - Minas Gerais, Brazil

I received a copy of Rudolf Jenny's monograph/treatise The Stanhopea Book. All I can say is wow! It must have been a labor of love. But this doesn't tell you anything about the book. Before you open a cover of this book, it should be remembered that Jenny is from Switzerland, and while he reads five languages... above: Stanhopea reichenbachiana Roezl ex Rchb.f

I purchased a Ludisia orchid at a home show for its pretty leaves. It has now sent out stems that are growing taller and taller but I cannot tell if there will be an orchid flower at the end of each stem. Also, will the flowers have a scent and how long will the flowers last? When can I transplant it to a new pot and is a special potting medium necessary?