Green Grower Presentation was question and answers on orchid growing, diseases, repotting, watering and other questions asked of Jana Butcher, Doug Needham and Lowell McCabe. They are some of Oklahoma Orchid Society’s most knowledgable members. Take home messages were: check the roots if in doubt, know your own habits in watering, ask yourself if any new symptoms were due to new treatments, environmental changes or other factors causing changes in orchids, know your water and which fertilizer to use and lastly read about the orchid you are cultivating.
- Meeting called to order by Jana Butcher at 1:00 pm
2. Introduction of guests: Zoom guests from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Tulsa. Jack Heflin came from Tulsa to join our meeting. New members present were Janice Wiechman, Barbara Poynter, Kim Kyker, Tom Takyi-Micah, Marinal Kelly and Bridget Andoe.
3. Approval of minutes of previous meeting in April of 2021.
4. Treasurer’s report : Alan Koch reported that we have as of April 2021 a total balance of $20,346.80.
5. Old business
a. Constitution & Bylaws with proposed revisions with amendments presented during the meeting passed unanimously. Jana will email members the revised constitution, bylaws and procedures.
b. Annual dues increases were discussed and passed with a 16 in favor and 4 against of a five dollar increases in both individual and family/household memberships beginning in January 2022. The annual dues will be twenty-five dollars for individual and thirty dollars for family/household; the bylaws will be amended to reflect this change.
6. New business :None
7. Reports/Announcements : Summary of May 1st orchid sale was gain of $1584.24. It was a very successful sale for OOS and many thanks to those who were present for the sale, set up and tear down.
a. Great Plains Judging Center: Judging will be next Saturday May 22, 2021.
b. AOS Representative: No report. OOS has one banquet ticket available for the AOS Florida meeting, and we voted to donate it to SWROGA’s drawing for a member to attend the banquet.
c. SWROGA: The October 2021 show for SWROGA will be in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Kansas Orchid Society is hosting the SWROGA show April 29 – May 1, 2022.
d. Orchid Digest: No report
e. Upcoming Show/Sale: Doug Needham presented a well organized list for signing up volunteers for the October 1-3 show. Jana is selling tickets for the Saturday October 2nd reception at Will Rogers Gardens Center from 5:30 to 7:30 which are $15.00 each. Medium to heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served with non-alcoholic beverages.
8. Program: Carolyn McCabe, our Vice president, presented Miltonia vs. Miltoniopsis. In 1837 Lindley described Miltonia spectabilis species, and Reichenbach described in 1889 Miltoniopsis. The take home messages were that Miltonia (Milt.) is grown in warmer climates and has rambling pseudobulbs topped with a pair of leaves, and Miltoniopsis (Mps.) is from high elevations and cool growing with tightly spaced pseudobulbs, each topped with a single leaf. There is some consideration for joining Miltonia and Oncidium due to similar characteristics. Her presentation was very well done and informative.
9. Show & Tell: Six members exhibited their orchids and had different types of orchids to show the members.
10. Refreshments: available on table for members.
11. Auction of plants donated by Bill Parker were three Vanilla imperialis cuttings, a home grown pineapple, and two Cattleya divisions.
12. Raffle Plants: member donated plants
13. Adjournment: adjourned at 4:10pm