November 25, 2025 - Meeting
Cymbidium's and their Culture
Presented by: Bob Burkey
Welcome to the
Portland Orchid Society
Welcome, to The Portland Orchid Society website, home to the fastest growing orchid group in Oregon. We hope that you find our website informative. Please feel free to join us at our next meeting.
Upcoming Meetings & Location
THE PORTLAND ORCHID SOCIETY
INVITES YOU TO ATTEND
OUR MONTHLY MEETING
at St. Luke Lutheran Church
(around back in the Fellowship Hall)
4595 SW California St.
Portland, OR 97219
Doors Open at 6:00 pm
Meeting starts at 7:00 pm
November 25, 2025 - Meeting
Cymbidium's and their Culture
Presented by: Bob Burkey
Bob’s orchid career has spanned four decades at three distinct growing areas: Southern California (8 years), the Big Island of Hawaii (25 years), and Oregon (the past 9 years). He is a senior judge with the American Orchid Society and former accredited judge with the Cymbidium Society of America. He has
authored many articles about growing and hybridizing cymbidiums and odontoglossums in various orchid publications, and has lectured on many orchid subjects at conferences, society meetings, and judge’s forums throughout the U.S., New Zealand,
Japan, and the U.K. Bob has extensive experience in hybridizing specific lines of orchids and has managed several large
tissue culture laboratories. He and
his wife Cassandra moved to the
Portland area in 2015 and they currently
grow orchids of choice in Mulino.
***Remember to bring your Paphiopedilum Ezekial Koplan(In-Charm Topaz × henryanum) plants to this meeting if you are interested in repotting them.
Contact Us
Mailing Address
Portland Orchid Society
12533 SW 55th Place
Portland, OR 97219
Meeting Location
St. Luke Lutheran Church
(around back in the Fellowship Hall)
4595 SW California St.
Portland, OR 97219
Upcoming Events
Benefits of Membership:
Thank you for your interest in joining the Portland Orchid Society. Membership is open to anyone interested in orchids.
As a member, you will enjoy the following benefits
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Monthly meetings
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Networking with other orchid enthusiasts and speakers
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Discount on orchid bark and other supplies
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Group order discounts
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Monthly newsletter
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Membership Directory
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Invite to sell orchids or divisions at our Summer Sale
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Free Challenge Orchid Plant each year
MEMBERSHIP DUES
Individual $20.00
Student $15.00
Family $25.00
Lifetime $200.00
Individual and Family Memberships shall be valid from January 1st to December 31st.
Each new member will be provided with a Society Membership Directory and may purchase a Membership Badge from the Membership Chair for $10.00
Join the Portland Orchid Society
DONATIONS WANTED
With our Holiday Potluck/Auction coming up, we are looking for donations of orchids or orchid-related items for the auction.
If you would like to donate an item, please contact Susan Heuer at susanheuer1@gmail.com on or before Sunday, Dec. 8th.
December 9, 2025 - Meeting
Holiday Potluck & Auction
Don’t miss the opportunity to socialize and enjoy great food with your fellow POS members and their families. Bring your favorite dish to share.
(Please make sure to list the ingredients of items made for the potluck for people with dietary restrictions and allergies.) Be ready to bid.
There will be quality plants (many in bud) that will make great additions to your collection.
6:30 PM Social Time & Potluck
7:15 PM Auction Starts –
AOS Corner
November Issue of ORCHIDS
Featured this month
Jim Cootes continues his series on the genus Dendrobium with Part 15: Dendrobium section Latouria. This section comprises some of the most unusual species in the genus, from the miniature Dendrobium aberrans to the spectacularly odd Dendrobium spectabile. The article is lavishly illustrated and covers the most popular species in the section. Clare and Johan Hermans treat us to an account of their recent trip to Madagascar during the rainy season, a place that most of us will never see in person. Rounding out our features, Tatiana Arias and collaborators discuss the genus Sacoila in Florida.
Rounding out the November 2025 issue
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Tom's Monthly Checklist by Thomas Mirenda
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Questions and Answers by Ron McHatton
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For the Novice - Water Your Orchids by Ray Barkalow
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How I Grow - Dendrobium sallei - The Other Ghost Orchid by Richard Wong
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Collector's Item - Polycycnis silvana - A Jewel in the Jungle by Spiro Kasomenakas and Judith Rapacz-Hasler
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Orchids Illustrated - Tainia - The Ribbon Orchid by Wesley Higgins and Peggy Alrich
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My Favorite Orchid - Sarcochilus Jacqueline by Susan Stewart
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