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Our 1st meeting of 2026 will feature Ryan Kowalczyk discussing how to prepare your orchids for our show in March & Ryan is the right person to teach us how to get your orchids looking their best for the show & judging. Ryan is an accredited AOS judge & has been growing orchids for 40 years. He specializes in growing Cattleyas, Catasetums & Paphs. He’s received 175 AOS awards on his orchids& most were quality awards. He’s also won 5 of the special yearly awards given internationally by the AOS. Join us to learn how to grow even more beautiful orchids. Ryan will also be bringing plants for sale.
Meeting will be Jan. 24th.

January Keiki

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Calendar of Events

Feb 21-Bill Nunez, AKA the 'Rhizome cowboy', presents ‘Growing Seedlings from Flask to Bloom’. Bill is such an entertaining speaker, you won’t want to miss this. He’ll also, by request, do a short overview about how to grow Vanilla orchids. Bill will be bringing plants for us to buy.
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March 21 & 22 - Preparations for our annual show ‘Orchid Artistry’ are underway. Florida Suncoast Orchids, Lady Vanda & Smiley Orchids have committed to come and several other vendors will be there selling orchids & growing supplies both days. There will be orchid give aways, AOS judging & presentations by orchid professionals.

Display plant drop off Friday March 20th.

We encourage anyone in the tri-county area around Spring Hill to come and visit one of our meetings. We usually meet the 4th Saturday of each month* at 12:00 pm, with socialization starting at 11am. 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. Meetings are held at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Spring Hill.
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.
*Exceptions for 2025 are our annual show & sale in March, Auction in August, annual picnic in October and the Holiday party in December.
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Our 2026 Orchid Show is Saturday & Sunday
March 21 & 22.
New cards, displayed at right, have been printed and will be available at the Jan. 24th meeting.

Goals of The Club
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.