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The next meeting of the Napa Valley Orchid Society will take place on Friday the 8th of June at 6:45PM at the Napa Senior Center located at 1500 Jefferson Street.  This month's featured event will be Marni Turkel and "Marvelous Monopodials".

 

 

Marni Turkel in 2011 at her Pacific Orchid Expo display

 

 

Introducing Marni and Marvelous Monopodials

Marni Turkel (pronounced tur KELL) is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and has been growing orchids since 1980. She grows in four greenhouses in Santa Rosa with approximately 1250 sq ft of growing space. Her main interest is in miniature species but plenty of larger plants have crept into the collection as well. Marni has been a contributor to Orchids magazine with her series called 'Well Worth the Space' and 'Give It a Rest'. Her articles have been translated into Dutch, German, Portuguese and Swedish for international publication. Photographs of her plants have been feature in articles noted orchid publications including Orchids Magazine, Orchid Digest, Richardiana, The Orchid Review, and The Australian Orchid Review. For the last few years she has been sharing her photographs and knowledge on OrchidsForum.com.

 

Starting in 2009, Marni expanded her work with orchids to include propagation of orchids from seed and has set up a flasking lab of her own to take the process from start to finish and sell flasks of many of the orchids species in her collection. After working for over 43 years as a potter, she has retired from ceramics to pursue orchids full-time.

 

Marvelous Monopodials

 

Most of the orchids we see at shows and on show tables are sympodial where one growth finishes and a new one starts from the rhizome. This presentation will focus on those with a monopodial growth habit. Those where the plant grows upward from a single point. It adds leaves to the apex each year and the stem grows longer accordingly. This talk will focus on the wonderful variety of monopodial genera of great interest to orchid growers. It includes miniatures as well as some rather large species, some well known and others not often seen. It will cover aspects of culture in general and individual species. You will see images of flowers up close as well as whole plants. There should be something of interest to growers from all levels of experience.

 

Marni has been a vendor of fine crafted pottery and frog pins at  previous NVOS Show and Sales.

 

Below is a list of some articles written by Marni (Click and go) 

 

Dendrochilum uncatum

Pleurothallis pterophera

Centroglossa macroceras

Cymbidium mastersii

Dendrobium harveyanum

Dendrobium pentapterum

Sarcochilus ceciliae 

 

Marni has been a vendor of fine crafted pottery and frog pins at  previous NVOS Show and Sales.

 

 

The "Opportunity Table" will be provided by Marni Turkel.  All proceeds benefit the NVOS general operating fund sothat the Society can continue to bring you the best speakers and presentations throughout the year..

 

 

Vascular plants with monopodial growth habits grow upward from a single point. They add leaves to the apex each year and the stem grows longer accordingly. The word Monopodial is derived from Greek "mono-", one and "podial", "foot", in reference to the fact that monopodial plants have a single trunk or stem.

 

Monopodial orchids are one of the two main growth habits of orchids (sympodial orchids are the other kind.) These plants have a single main stem, which produces a series of leaves at the apical bud at its growth tip. Roots and flower stems emerge at the nodes above each leaf. The stem may occasionally branch, but this is infrequent in most types of orchids. Monopodial orchids are one of the two main growth habits of orchids (sympodial orchids are the other kind.) These plants have a single main stem, which produces a series of leaves at the apical bud at its growth tip. Roots and flower stems emerge at the nodes above each leaf. 

 

Plants that grow this way lack pseudobulbs so they have little ability to store moisture. (Thickened, waxy leaves can help.) So they need typically need to be watered frequently, usually without drying out too thoroughly in between waterings.

 

In many cases, the aerial roots produced between the leaves are one of the plant's main sources of moisture; if this is the case, provide plenty of humidity and mist the plant or otherwise moisten its roots regularly.

 

Unlike sympodial orchids, division is difficult, and is best avoided except by experts. Keikis are usually your best bet to propagate these orchids.

 

The most common types of orchids you'll see with this growth habit are Phalaenopsis, Vanda, and their relatives in the Aeridinae subtribe (formerly known as Sarcanthinae). The other common types also fall within tribe Vandeae, and include plants in the subtribe Angraecinae (which includes Angraecum and its relatives) and the subtribe Aerangidinae (which includes Aerangis and its relatives).

 

One advantage of these plants in cultivation is that their upward growth habit often prevents them from outgrowing their pots after reaching blooming size. So when you repot you can usually reuse the old pot with a new potting mix.

http://www.orchid-care-tips.com/monopodial-orchids.html

 

 http://www.aos.org/blog/general/basic-orchid-growth-habits.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Show and Sale October 12 and 13, 2018   Orchid Judging October 11, at 7:00PM

“Orchids for all Ages”   Saturday, October 13 :: 10:00AM to 4:00PM and Sunday, October 14 :: 10:00AM to 3:30PM   NEW LOCATION: Las Flores Community Center on Linda Vista Ave. in Napa.

 

 

 

2018 Membership Dues

 

Remember those membership renewals for 2018 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