September 2024 Newsletter Link 

Monthly Meeting:
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Speaker: Frank Cervera
Topic: Phragmipedium Culture,
​What Can Mother Nature Teach Us 

Frank Cervera is a biologist who has been studying the ecology, biology and taxonomy of the genus Phragmipediumnthroughout natural populations for the past 25 years. His journey with Phragmipedium started in the 1980s when one of his ecology professors introduced him to orchids, which led him to buy a plant of Phrag. longifolium. After many years of trying to get a sense of which Phragmipedium species were which, and why he was killing so many plants, Frank decided to take the matter into his own hands. His 25-year sojourn to the jungles of Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil studying the genus Phragmipedium, the taxonomy, ecology and culture has given him unique access to the source material. Along the way, he has met some of the most well-known names and personalities in the Phragmipedium community. He has been to some of the most famous, and infamous, orchid nurseries in South America at critical times in the history of the genus and asked them to retell their stories. Frank has had the unique opportunity of going straight to the source and examining plants and flowers through extensive field research. He currently works in the financial services industry and resides, along with his family and his orchids, in New York (email [email protected])
IN-PERSON AND ZOOM MEETING - Starts at 7pm
MEETING OUTLINE:

6:00 - 7:00 PM - Mingle, view plants

6:30 PM - Plant entry for AOS judging

7:00 - 7:45 PM - Intro and talk

8:00 - 8:30 PM - SHOW & TELL

8:30 - 9:30 PM- Opportunity Table

Get extra chances to win opportunity plants by:
1) bringing plants for in-person show & tell,
2) wearing your name badge, and
3) bringing in food to share - ask at the front desk to get your extra tickets.


​LOCATION:
San Francisco County Fair Building
1199 Ninth Avenue, SF, CA 94122
(at the corner of Lincoln and 9th Ave, next to the SF Botanical Gardens)

There is plenty of free parking on the street, inside the park, and and from the back parking lot, accessible from Lincoln Ave across from 10th Ave. 

​Enter the building from the front lobby or back parking lot.

Upcoming Speakers in 2024
Oct 1 - Frank Cervera -Phragmipediums
Nov 5 - Ron Midgett - Cattleyas
Dec 3 - Holiday Party ​

SAVE THE DATE:
San Francisco Orchid Society's 2025 Pacific Orchid Exposition
will be Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2025.

The POE 2025 theme will be:
"Orchids in the Clouds"