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

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