Cherry City Orchid Show & Sale - Displays
Thank you to Marian Morton & Hal Shrauger
for putting in the POS display
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
September 30 , 2025 - Meeting
Novelty Paphiopedilums
Presented by: Dave Sorkowsky of Paph Paradise
!After receiving his degree in biochemistry from the University of Toronto, Dave opted to step outside his chosen field and operated a tropical fish import business for eight years. Upon returning to school, Dave received a degree in enology and viticulture from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. While attending Brock, Dave began acquiring orchids one 2” pot at a time and before he graduated, Dave had over 100 orchids. Winemaking and a passion for orchids prompted Dave to seek a warmer climate in California about one year later. Dave has been growing paphiopedilums for about 20 years and seriously hybridizing for over 10 years. He is an accredited AOS judge and his paphiopedilums have received over 100 awards to date from the AOS and CSA. Many of those awarded plants playing important roles in his breeding program. In 2018 Dave left winemaking in order to focus all of his time running Paph Paradise Orchids.
October 28, 2025 - Meeting
Collectors Series ~ Part 2
Join us for our new quarterly Collectors Series This is a unique opportunity to expand your orchid collection!
We will announce the orchid that will be part of this series soon. We will explore its habitat, characteristics, care, and cultivation, Discover tips on potting vs. mounting miniature orchids
Special Member Gift:
As part of Part 2 of the Collector series, each membership will receive a plant to either pot or mount at the meeting.
The selected plants are sure to make an excellent and rare addition to your collection.
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.
!
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 –
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
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
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