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Hello and Greetings,

 

On November 8, 2019 starting at 6:45PM, the Napa Valley Orchid Society will host Jeff Trimble and he will be speaking on Cymbidiums.  This will take place at the Napa Valley Senior Center located at 1500 Jefferson Street in Napa.  All meetings of the Napa Valley Orchid Society are free to attend and open to the public, so bring a friend or two

 

 

November's Guest Speaker

Jeff Trimble – topic is Cymbidiums 

 

In 1972, Jeff Trimble received his first orchids, a gift from his mother. Since then he has been the show chairman for the Malihini Orchid Club, then it’s president. The president of the San Francisco Orchid Society, then it’s show chairman, The President of the Gold Coast Cymbidium Society, then it’s show chairman, and the President of the Peninsula Orchid Club, then it’s show chairman. After all that he became the president of the Cymbidium society of America. currently he is the Vice president of the Sacramento Valley Cymbidium club, as well as a Student judge in the AOS program. he has hybridized and flowered over 30 orchids. Jeff  currently lives in Rocklin California with his wife.

 

 

This is a project in progress, so not all links are functioning, please check back in a few days

 

What orchids have bloomed in Napa by Napa Valley Orchid Society Members?  Perhaps your just curious what orchids bloom in a particular month?  The links below will answer your questions.

 

Each monthly meeting features a "Show and Tell Table" exhibiting orchids in bloom from members of the society.  The top-3 orchids are awarded and a brief presentation is made on each orchid here.  Just click on any of the months below and browse the orchids.

 

These orchids in these lists are presented in random order however it is worth browsing the entire list for each month.

 

JANUARY 2	FEBRUARY 2	MARCH 2
APRIL 3	MAY	JUNE 3
JULY 2	AUGUST	SEPTEMBER 3
OCTOBER 45	NOVEMBER	DECEMBER

 

Orchids awarded a ribbon at the 2019 Show this past October can be found here.

 

Interested in the orchids in a specific group?  Search orchid alliances (Cymbidiums, Cattleya, etc) starting here

 

 

 

Welcome to the Catasetinae

 

Catasetinae is a subtribe within the Orchidaceae and contains 8 genera. Its members are widespread in lowland tropical Central and South America up to 1,500 meters. They are found on trees, stumps or old fence posts.

Catasetinae are exclusively pollinated by male euglossine bees (aka 'orchid bee'), which are attracted to the floral fragrances, and collect them. A particular Catasetinae species may attract only one or a few species of bees from the dozens that occur in the habitat.

 

Genera

• Catasetum (80-120 species)
• Clowesia (7 species)
• Cyanaeorchis (3 species)
• Cycnoches (some 30 species)
• Dressleria (10 species)
• Galeandra (37 species)
• Grobya (5 species)
• Mormodes (some 70 species)

 

The related genus Cyrtopodium is separated as subtribe Cyrtopodiinae.   ttps://www.revolvy.com/page/Catasetinae

 

 

The American Orchid Society recognizes the following inter-genetic hybrids:   (https://catasetinaecanada.weebly.com)

• Catamodes   (cross of Catasetum and Mormodes)
• Catanoches   (cross of Catasetum and Cycnoches)
• Cloughara   (cross of Catasetum, Clowesia and Cycnoches)
• Clowesetum   (cross of Catasetum and Clowesia)
• Cyclodes   (cross of Clowesia, Cycnoches and Mormodes)
• Cycnodes   (Cycnoches and Mormodes)
• Fredclarkeara   (cross of Catasetum, Clowesia and Mormodes) 
  
• Georgecarrara   (cross of Catasetum, Clowesia, Cycnoches and Mormodes)
• Monnierara   (cross of Catasetum, Cycnoches and Mormodes)
• Mormodia   (cross of Clowesia and Mormodes) 

 

 

The links below are to various grow blogs so feel free to follow along with detailed images and commenary on growing the following Caasetinaes

 

Catanoches Midnight Jem

 

Catasetum Dapper Dots  Catasetum sanguineum x Catasetum pileatum var. aureum

 

(Catasetum Portagee Star 'Brian Lawson's Sunrise' HCC/AOS x Catasetum lucis 'Dana's Bird of Paradise' AM/AOS)

 

(Catasetum Portagee Star 'Brian Lawson's Sunrise' HCC/AOS x Catasetum Melana Davison 'Fox Tail')

 

(Catasetum tenebrosum 'Ed#2' AM/AOS x Catasetum Double Down 'BPYL')

 

( Ctsm. John C. Burchett 'Ursa Major' FCC/AOS x Ctsm. Dagny 'Fantastica' )

 

( Ctsm. Millie's Frilly Dragon 'Chocolate Frills' x Ctsm. Hat Trick 'Top Hat' AM/AOS )

 

Clowesetum Diane Drisch

 

Cycnoches chlorochilon

 

Fredclarkeara Beverly Danielson

 

(Fredclarkeara After Hours 'Dark Thirty'  x  Fredclarkeara Enter Light 'SVO Dark Beauty' FCC/AOS)

 

(Catasetum John C. Burchett 'Ursa Major' FCC/AOS x Fredclarkeara Dark There After 'SVO Winters Night' FCC/AOS)

 

(Mormodes Painted Desert 'SVO' HCC/AOS  x  Catasetum callosum 'Black Lip' AM/AOS)

 

Monnierara Millennium Magic 'Witchcraft' FCC/AOS

 

( Clowesia Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit Pink' x Mormodes hookeri 'Black Fuzz' )

 

 

2020 Membership Dues

Remember those membership renewals for 2020 at $20.00 cash or check payable to The Napa Valley Orchid Society.  If you are unable to pay in person, they can be mailed to:

 

Napa Valley Orchid Society

P.O. Box 2152

Napa, California 94558