Featured this month

Our features this month include the second half of Heidi Kirkpatrick's article on the Grand Champion cymbidiums of the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, the second installment of Juraj Kojš' three-part series on Cattleya violacea hybrids, covering the developments of the 20th century, another armchair adventure following Stephen van Kampen-Lewis, Francisco Miranda and Chris Maupin on their Brazilian travels and an overview of Bulbophyllum section Plumata by Wolfgang Rysy.

Rounding out the May 2026 issue

• Tom's Monthly Checklist by Thomas Mirenda
• Questions and Answers by Ron McHatton
• Membership Committee Update - Joseph: Growing Passion, Growing Orchids by Deborah Boersma
• Society Recognition from the spring 2026 AOS Conference and meeting of members by the Awards Committee
• For the Novice - Keeping Track of a Multi-Genus Collection by Jan Teitsworth
• Collector’s Item - Lycaste Gladys Eljiri 'Wössen' by Franz Glanz
• How I Grow - Heating a Small Greenhouse in Southern Maine by David Sparks
• Orchids Illustrated - Jumellea — Star of Bethlehem by Wesley Higgins and Peggy Alrich
• My Favorite Orchid - Cattleya Mikkie Nagata 'Orchidlibrary' by Kunio Shiraishi