Category: Resources

Mark your calendars now for the 2023 JOS Orchid Show scheduled for 18-19 March 20232. Admission is FREE and we hope you will join us!

Please join members of the Jacksonville Orchid Society (JOS) at the Plant Ranch Nursery for an Orchid Re-Potting Session conducted as an educational clinic. **DATE – 21 May

DENDROBIUM GENERA CARE By Lois Rasmussen   I have specifically focused on Dendrobium in this article.  It’s the one genera that is so diverse and has very specific requirements

Monthly Show Table The Jacksonville Orchid Society (JOS) hosts a Show Table every month during its General Meeting. The purpose of the Show Table is to provide members

On 21 August 2021 please join members of the Jacksonville Orchid Society (JOS) at the Plant Ranch Nursery for an Orchid Re-Potting Session conducted as an educational clinic.

2021 JOS Bulletins are available below. This page is under development. When complete it will present a listing of all available JOS Bulletins of which we have copies.

Orchid culture can be as simple or as complicated as you might want to  make it.  Provided here are orchid culture references, articles, and other information we hope

Brassavola nodosa (B. nodosa). This is a common and easily grown orchid, especially for the novice grower. Moreover, it is also a very rewarding orchid to grow as

Dendrobium speciosum By the Orchid Man’s Son JOS Member Nguyen Lee recently displayed his very nice Dendrobium (Den.) speciosum at the March 2021 JOS General Meeting. I’ve seen

Dendrobium kingianum By the Orchid Man’s Son I don’t know why I find Dendrobium (Den.) kingianum an interesting orchid. Perhaps because I can’t grow them successfully. Perhaps also

Oncidium Twinkle By the Orchid Man’s Son One of our new members won Oncidium (Onc.) Twinkle at the February 2021 JOS Raffle Table. Following are a few thoughts

JOS members attending the society’s 8 September General Meeting were able to select divisions of Oncidium sphacelatum donated by long time supporter Maurice Geiger of Geiger Orchids. So

The Jacksonville Orchid Society is now posting videos of orchid and JOS related content. Be sure to see the link under Information at: JOS Videos – https://jaxorchidsociety.org/jos-videos/  

The show Table will be divided into Categories for the purpose of judging. The reason for the show table layout is to follow the registration categories used to

Rain and Humidity have returned in abundance. The past few weeks have happily seen our Winter-Spring drought broken. However, with the return of moisture and humidity, comes the

It’s that time of year again in my yard. Over the past few years I’ve been lucky to find several colonies of Zeuxine strateumatica blooming in my yard.

Here we go again – Round 2! I spent this evening preparing my orchids for the coming storms. Again, it bears repeating Hurricane Preparation Guidance we posted on

Recently, I was reviewing my notes of Jim Roberts (See Note 1) 2012 presentation to the Jacksonville Orchid Society on “Growing Orchids Outside.”  During that presentation, Jim made

First off, there is no “Ice Cube Trick” for watering your Phalaenopsis, or any other kind of orchid.  That being said, I often encounter this question regarding watering

First a confession; I’m a recovering academic. As a result, one of the first things I look towards when exploring a new field is its supporting literature. Although