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The 7th Orchid Culture Day - From Seed to Success

Open to ALL. Join Us!

Sunday, May 18th. 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT

The American Orchid Society is proud to announce its 7th Orchid Culture Day! Enjoy four great talks all in one day from the comfort of your home. We can always learn more about Orchids! Spend a day with these outstanding speakers and you will be on your way "From Seed to Success". There will be door prizes!

Join us virtually on Sunday, May 18th. The event will be streamed through our GotoWebinar platform. Fee: $40. Register HERE. This event is Open to All.

Can't attend the live stream? Not a problem, you can still register, and we will send you a link to view the recorded webinar at your convenience.

There will be a Q&A session after each talk.

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Featured Speakers

We are thrilled to welcome Adam Karremans, Ph.D., Keith and Dina Emig, Allen Black and Manny Aybar as our featured speakers for this special event. You will learn about four fascinating topics - "From Seed to (Orchid) Success."

Adam P. Karremans, Ph.D.

Director, Lankester Botanical Garden Research Center, University Professor, Author

"Orchid Pollination: In Nature and at Your Kitchen Table."

Pollination can be 'make or break' for orchid hobbyists' success.  By understanding pollination basics, not only in nature, but in our own gardens, we increase our flower power. Demystifying pollination is yet another tool to take our culture prowess to the next level.

Adam P. Karremans is the Director of the Lankester Botanical Garden Research Center and a Biology Professor at the University of Costa Rica. Adam holds a PhD in Sciences from Leiden University, The Netherlands. His research focuses on the systematics, ecology and evolutionary relationships of orchids. Together with colleagues and students, he has developed a series of research projects focused on the relationships between orchids and the animals that pollinate their flowers and spread their seeds. The books Demystifying Orchid Pollination and Las Orquídeas y su Polinización resulted from these studies.

Keith and Dina Emig

Hobbyist Growers and Hybridizers

"Can I Make my Own Hybrid?" A Demonstration of flasking, deflasking and compots.

Join this husband-and-wife team of Hobby Growers and Hybridizers for a discussion and demonstration of flasking, deflasking and compots. If you have ever fantasized about creating your own hybrid or growing your own orchids from seed, now is your chance to learn how.

Keith and Dina are the owners of Winter Haven Orchid Nursery in Florida where they hybridize plants in the Oncidium, Cattleya, Phalaenopsis, Vanda, and Dendrobium alliances but have also created their own genus (Emigara). They have received more than 45 American Orchid Society awards including nine for their own hybrids. They've been on a journey of endless experimentation to better grow and flower orchids for years. Combining the attributes of two plants, by cross pollinating led to building a flasking case which is a fixture in Keith and Dina's kitchen. More than 1,000 seed pods have been flasked and each season brings new crosses and exciting possibilities.

Allen Black

Hobbyist Grower and Breeder with 114 registered hybrids

"Brassavola-Cattleya Alliance Novelty Hybrids."

Join Allen as he shares the “best of results” from his 30 years as a hobbyist novelty orchid breeder.  As a hobby breeder, Allen enjoys the freedom to experiment without worrying about financial viability. Learn not only about Allen's dedication to this group of orchids but his tried-and-true tips for successful growing.

Allen is a hobbyist (non-commercial) orchid grower and breeder from Richmond, Virginia. He has been growing and breeding orchids for over 30 years.

He specializes in Brassavola-Cattleya Alliance novelty hybrids. In 2023, he received the “Excellence in Hybridizing” award from the American Orchid Society.

He is the originator of 114 new orchid hybrids!

Manny Aybar

Accomplished hobbyist, award-winning exhibitor and AOS Judge

"Easy to Grow and Bloom Hybrids."

Join Manny as he presents a selection of free flowering, easy-to-grow hybrids complete with culture tips and secrets learned from three decades of orchid growing.

Originally from the Dominican Republic (which he describes as a grower’s paradise), Manny has been growing orchids for well over 25 years. He began with and still specializes in (Phalaenopsis-type) Dendrobium, and he is an awarded orchid exhibitor. An AOS Accredited Judge and Chair for the Dallas Judging Center, he has been a member of the American Orchid Society since 1997. He has served as an orchid judge in Taiwan, Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia, Singapore, South Africa, Kenya and the World Orchid Conference. He has taught Orchid Seminars at popular gardening centers and developed a series of orchid workshops. A true dynamo, Manny is always busy and in demand, a favorite lecturer for orchid societies around the country.

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