"W.O.S. NEWS"

October 2009

 

 

The Official Newsletter of

WANNEROO ORCHID SOCIETY INC.

Website: http://members.iinet.net.au/~emntee/

Telephone 043 433 4388

PRESIDENT - Tony - email: 9342 3799

SECRETARY - Pauline - email 9305 1462

TREASURER - John email

REGISTRAR - Sandy - email: 9309 1828

EDITOR - Tony - email: 9342 3799

P.O. Box 236, Kingsway, WA 6065.

NEXT MEETING
Will be held, Thursday 15th October at 8pm, at the Wanneroo Community Centre, Civic Drive, Wanneroo. Visitors and New Members always welcome.


TOPIC OF THE EVENING
AGM. - Note!! Membership renewals are due NOW!!


MEMBERSHIP FEES - Couple/family $34. Single $22. (Includes Badge)
RENEWAL - Couple/family $20. Single $15.

COMMITTEE MEETING : At Bruce's November 4th


WANNEROO ORCHID SOCIETY
CALENDAR 2009


Please note that the date for set-up of display is prior to Show/Display dates in calendar.
Acceptance of plants for SHOWS until 7pm
Acceptance of plants for popular vote at Displays until 6pm.


29th. - 31st. Oct. North Beach Display
All Shows/Displays are now Confirmed.

 

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September Meeting Results
Popular Vote

Open & George Webber Memorial Trophy -


- Phalaenopsis Desert Dreams-Mavis & Tony



Novice - Dendrobium kingianum- Helen



Floral Art. - Elaine

Well done all.

No Meeting results again this month as they have not been passed on to your Editor.

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CLUB NEWS

Competition Plant.
Please bring Dtps White Castle 'West Coast' to the Oct meeting for final assessment as it has now been flowered.

Sad to report that Mike B. has had a fall that has led to a hip replacement operation!! Mike will be out of action for a while but we wish him all the best. If Mike's orchids need any of our valuable assistance, I am sure that we can rustle up some volunteers to help.


29th. - 31st. Oct. North Beach Display

This is our very last display of the year!! Well done to all the members who have joined in the fun during the year and I am sure that you will all be there on Wednesday, October the 28th for set up at 4pm

Xmas Hamper
Please bring any donations for the Xmas Hamper to the November meeting . Many thanks.

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The Larson family wishes to sincerely thank the club and its members for their wishes of comfort, sympathy and attendance at Ted's funeral service.
As a family we knew it would be difficult to say farewell but we found great comfort from the sharing of wonderful memories and happy times experienced with our good friends involved with orchids.
Thank you for all the wonderful flowers, cards, public notices and phone calls of friendship and best wishes.
Thank you and best wishes to all.
Joan Larson and family.


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Warwick Shopping Centre - Show Results

See all the pix on line

 

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The Results of the Wanneroo Central Show

Sadly there was a rather poor showing from our novice growers with only one turning up to support the Show, thus $40 allocated for Best Novice in both Aust. Native & Paphiopedilum went begging.

See all the pix HERE

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SEE THE WA ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW/DISPLAY DATES HERE

A web site for the Western Australian Regional Orchid Organisation (WAROO) is now on line HERE

Also see the Draft Business Plan for WAROO HERE

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Scale Insects on Orchids

Paul J. Johnson, Ph.D.
Insect Research Collection
South Dakota State University

The complete article with excellent pictures, can be seen on the internet at
http://nathist.sdstate.edu/orchids/pests/scales.htm

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FLORAL ART/ARRANGEMENT
For October - Halloween !!
For November - Free Choice

When you are doing your Floral Art, please only use Orchid flowers only. Gypsophylla is ok. Other foliage is OK, BUT no flowers other that orchids!!

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Joondalup Show Results

The Lakeside Joondalup Management had us in a very busy spot this year with some unforseen problems attached. People wandered through the display from the restaurants to the train station until 10pm. We were unaware of this until we set up and had to make some fast moves to get volunteers to stay late on the Wednesday, Thursday & Friday nights.

A huge thanks to all the members who volunteered to stay back until 10pm.

The other side of this coin was the traffic through the area during the day, which was constant, to say the least. Our orchid sales were terrific!! But I am not sure if that made up for the problems with people handling the orchids. We will have to sort something out for next year, if they put us there again, to have fences around the displays.



Grand Champion, Champion Dendrobeae & Champion Specimen - Mavis & Tony's - Dendrobium Gerald McCraith


Reserve Champion & Champion Paphiopedilum- Laima's - Paph. St. Swithin


Champion Cymbidium - Phil's - Cym. (Lunata X Willunga) X (Alexandra Rose X Chianti)



Champion Laelinea - Keith & Judy's - Epidendrum Unknown


Champion Phalaenopsis - Mavis & Tony's - Phalaenopsis Mount Lip "Chou"


Champion Australian Native & Champion Species - Phil's - Den. Speciosum "The King" X "Windermere"


Champion Oncidinae - Alex & Judy's - Colmanara Wildcat "Bloodshot"



Champion Vandaceous - P. Taylor - Angraecum Veitchii


Champion Seedling & Champion Any Other - Phils - Zba. Olympia X Zygo. Redvale


Champion Cymbidium in Novice - Alex & Judy's - Cymbidium Moondust


Champion Laelinea in Novice - John & Joy's - Cattleya Ave Maria


Champion Australian Native in Novice - Alex & Judy's - Den. curvicaule X Golden Glory


Champion Floral Art - Barbara's - Exhibit 6076

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Cymbidium Notes for October
Courtesy of Roy Brown



Repotting should be in full swing, but by the middle of November the temperature will be fairly high, so it would be advisable to have all the repotting done by the first week of November at the latest.
When dividing your plants try not to break them up into sections that are too small, a three pseudobulb piece will have a better chance of flowering the following year.
Try not to overpot your plant. Select a pot that will hold the plant and it's root system, and will allow for a further two years growth.
When you are repotting, hold the plant firmly in one hand, twenty centimetres above the top of the pot and using your fingers, work the fresh pine bark between the plant's roots.
Fill the pot to twenty centimetres from the rim firming the bark as you go. The plant should now be sitting neatly in the centre of the pot with the base of the pseudobulb just below the top of the bark. Give the plant a good watering and place it in a cool shady position for about a week until the roots start into active growth again.
When the flower spikes are finished and the plant repotted, you will find the new seasons lead will shoot ahead; so keep them growing strongly, increase the fertiliser to weekly or fortnightly intervals. In the growing season, Cymbidiums love plenty of light, water and a regular feeding program.


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Our Guest Speakers for the rest of 2009 are………

October - Our AGM

November - Reg Kennedy - Lycastes

December - Our Xmas Meeting

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