The San Francisco Orchid Society meets on the first Tuesday of every month. Located at San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers), adjacent to Strybing Arboretum & Botanical Gardens (at Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way, San Francisco).

Plants submitted for American Orchid Society Judging must be entered between 6:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.

SFOS Hotline (415) 665-2468

GUEST SPEAKER

James Rose
Laelia anceps

James attended University of Ca. Santa Barbara as an anthropology major. In 1971 he began working at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate. After 16 years there, and becoming manager, he left to establish his own nursery with his wife, Lauris. In 1987 they purchased Orchids By Rowe, a 2 acre cymbidium nursery 2 blocks from the Pacific Ocean (and right across the street from the Orchid Estate) in 1987, and totally redesigned the former cymbidium cut flower range to what is now a world reknown orchid nursery providing one of the largest varieties of orchid species and hybrids in the U.S.

The nursery maintains an active breeding program and stud collection built upon years of travelling the globe. James is very well known for having a distinctively selective 'eye' for the new unusual plant, and Cal-Orchid's new and loyal customers reap the benefits. The nursery's inventory features the Cattleya, Cymbidium, Odontoglossum, Masdevallia, Calanthe, Lycaste, Paphiopedilum allliances as well as a good assortment of African species. Most recently, the nursery has become recognized for their superior'Pacific' line of reedstem Epidendrums. 

James has published in the AOS, Orchid Digest, and CSA magazines, and is well respected for his vast knowledge as well as his distinctive sense of humor. He lectures all over the world…from Japan to South Africa, to Europe, at orchid shows and World Orchid Conferences.

He is a Cymbidium Society of America Judge, former member of the AOS Conservation Committee, and active member of the Japan Grand Prix Organizing committee where he judges every year at the Tokyo Dome.

SKILLS SESSION

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PLANT OPPORTUNITY TABLE

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BECOMING A NEW MEMBER

Membership is $25/year (tax-deductable).
To apply for membership please click here.

• SFOS By-Laws

Please download a copy of our membership application, complete it, and send it with a check (made payable to: SFOS) for $25/year to this address:

SFOS Memberships
P.O. Box 27145
San Francisco, CA 94127

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Members can volunteer to help the society prepare for the Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition, held at Lower Fort Mason. The creativity and enthusiasm of our members help make the show a success. Join now and see how you can get started.

LIBRARY

Literature is available for SFOS members on orchid-related topics at each month's meetings. For a list of what's available, please download a copy of our book list below.

• SFOS Orchids Book List

—SFOS Librarian Chuck Chan