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Calendar of Events
December 12 - Holiday Extravaganza for Members and their guests. Click on the link below for details on this fun and festive event.
January 23 - Speaker Jim Roberts will teach us ‘How to grow & bloom Bi-folate Cattleyas’. This group of orchids has a reputation for being finicky and difficult to grow but Jim will share the secret to successfully blooming these beauties. Jim will be bringing lots of plants for us to buy.
Feb 27- Jason Downing from the Fairchild Gardens will be talking about ‘The Million Dollar Project-Nontraditional Approach to Orchid Conservation'
March 20- Jeff Adkins talk is titled ‘How to Think & Grow like a Farmer’
April 16-18 NCOS Annual Orchid Show and Sale
May 22- Orchid Repotting meeting & Annual Picnic
June 26- Lady Vanda
July 24- Sip Sip Orchids
Aug 27/28 NCOS Annual Auction
Our November 14 meeting will feature Jim & Melana Davison from Jim-N-I Orchids. They will be talking to us about ‘Growing & Blooming Australian Dendrobiums’. These are a beautiful group of Dendrobiums that take special growing conditions to bloom. Jim & Melana who are members of the Nature Coast Society, will share the secrets to the success of this unique group of orchids. Between the 2 of them they have over 60 years of growing experience. They’re both AOS judges & grow all genera of orchids but specialize in Cattleyas, Dendrobiums , Phalaenopsis, Bulbophyllums & Catasetums. They will be bringing plants to sell.
Meetings unless otherwise noted are on the fourth Saturday of every month. Starting at 11:00am to 12:00pm is the social hour and potluck, with the meeting starting at 12:00PM.
The location is: Homosassa Lions Club, 3705 S Indiana Ave, Homosassa, FL 34448
We encourage anyone in the tri-county area around Spring Hill to come and visit one of our meetings. You don't need a reservation, just show up at any meeting for a free visit. You will find the Nature Coast Orchid Society a wealth of information You may be an experienced grower or just have a curiosity about orchids, either way you will find the club to be fun, helpful, friendly and educational.
In addition to regular monthly meetings, with knowledgeable speakers, the Club sponsors tours of tri-county growers and overnight travel to international shows, greenhouses and lectures. We also have a yearly orchid Show & Sale, a Christmas Luncheon, an orchid auction and an annual picnic.
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Our aim at Nature Coast Orchid Society is to give orchid lovers an opportunity to share orchid culture and care experience, while educating and entertaining in a social and practical way. The prime objective is to acquaint our members with the diversity of orchid species and encourage the acquisition of rare and endangered varieties for preservation and enjoyment of future generations.
