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Orchid Links

More Links to Bromeliads, Cacti, Carnivorous Plants, Wildflowers, Botanical Gardens and General Botanical Information

Links to Orchid Societies and Orchid Events

San Francisco Area

• Carmel Orchid Society
• Diablo View Orchid Society
• Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers
• Golden Gate Cymbidium Society
• Malahini Orchid Society
• Marin Orchid Society
• Napa Valley Orchid Society
• Orchid Society of California
• Peninsula Orchid Society
• Sacramento Orchid Society
• Sacramento Valley Cymbidium Society
• Sonoma County Orchid Society
• San Francisco Orchid Society
• Santa Cruz Orchid Society
• Santa Clara Orchid Society

Upcoming Lectures at San Francisco Bay Area Orchid Societies

September 7, 2010. San Francisco Orchid Society. Glen Decker. How to grow great slipper orchids.
September 9, 2010. Diablo View Orchid Society. Dennis Olivas Growing Orchids in Hot Summers and Cold Winters.
September 24, 2010. Peninsula Orchid Society. Weegie Caughlan, New Cymbidiums of 2010
October 5. 2010. San Francisco Orchid Society. Fred Clarke. Mini and compact Cattleyas.
October 18, 2010. Orchid Society of California. Sue and Frank Fordyce
November 2, 2010. San Francisco Orchid Society. Tanya Lam. Long lasting and frequent blooming orchid species.
November 26, 2010. Peninsula Orchid Society. Dennis Szeszko, Orchids of Mexico State.
December 7, 2010. San Francisco Orchid Society. The 3 A's of the Orchid World: Angraecum, Aerangis and Aeranthes.
Decenber 17, 2010. Joint meeting of the Peninsula Orchid Society and the Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers. Ron Parsons. Cool Growing Orchids.
January 4, 2011. San Francisco Orchid Society. Amy Jacobsen-Laelia purpurata: Queen of the Brazilian Spring.
February 1, 2011. San Francisco Orchid Society. Eric Hunt. Late Winter and early spring orchids in southeastern Australia.

September

• September 11-12 2010 .San Francisco Orchid Society. Orchids in the Park. Golden Gate Park (Hall of Flowers).
• September 18-19 2010. South Bay Orchid Society Show, South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula CA
• September 25 2010 Coastal Valley Orchid Society Expo. Lompoc Public Libary, Grossman Gallery Room, 501 E North Ave., Lompoc, CA

October

• October 1-3, 2010 San Diego International Orchid Fair. San Diego Botanic Garden, Ecke Building, 230 Quail Gardens Dr. Encinitas, CA.
• October 2-3, 2010. Orchid Forum of Sacramento Show. Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, CA.
• October 10, 2010. Central California Orchid Society Show. Fresno Fairgrounds, 1121 Chance Ave., Fresno, CA.
• October 15-17, 2010. Southland Orchid Show. Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1511 Oxford Rd., San Marion, CA.
• October 16-17, 2010 . Diablo View Orchid Society World of Orchids Show and Sale. Pleasant Hill community Center, 320 Civic Dr. Pleasant Hill.
• October 22, 2010 . Peninsula Orchid Society Annual Auction. Great opportunities for bargain species and hybrids.

California Orchid Societies

• Coastal Valley Orchid Society
• Cymbidium Society of America
• Five Cities Orchid Society
• Malibu Orchid Society
• Newport Harbor Orchid Society
• Orange County Orchid Society
• Orchid Society of Southern California
• Orchid Forum of Sacramento
• Sacramento Orchid Society
• Sacramento Valley Cymbidium Society
• Santa Barbara Orchid Society
• San Diego Orchid Society
• San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists
• San Joaquin Orchid Society
• South Bay Orchid Society
• South Coast Orchid Society
• California Sierra Nevada Judging Center
• Pacific Central Judging Center

Selected Orchid Vendors in California

Orchid Pottery and Orchid Art

• Colquhoun Glass Works
• Stony Point Ceramic Design (Marni Turkel)
• The Elusive Orchid

Orchid Photography

• Photographs of the Orchids of Bruny Island (Tasmania) by Allegra
• Eric Hunt's Orchid Species Photopages
• Gary Yong Gee's Orchid Photos
• Greg Alikas Orchid Photos
• Upclose Macro Images of Tasmanian Orchids
• Mary's Australian Orchid Photos
• Terrestrial Orchid Gallery
• Prems Orchid Gallery (Native Florida Species)
• Florida Nature Photography
• Orchideen Sammlung
• Miniature Orchids

Orchid Societies in the Western United States

• Denver Orchid Society
• Desert Valley Orchid Society
• Orchid Society of Northern Nevada
• Honolulu Orchid Society
• Kansas Orchid Society
• Kaimuki Orchid Society
• Kunia Orchid Society
• Maui Orchid Society
• Hilo Orchid Society
• Mt. Baker Orchid Society
• Northwest Orchid Society
• Orchid Society of Arizona
• Orchid Society of Northern Nevada
• Oregon Orchid Society
• Pacific Orchid Society
• Spokane Orchid Society
• Tacoma Orchid Society
• Treasure Valley Orchid Society (Boise ID)
• Tucson Orchid Society
• Washington Native Orchid Society

Orchid Societies Near and Far

• American Orchid Society
• Australian Native Orchid Society
• Australian Orchid Council Inc.
• The Australian Paphiopedilum Society
• Austrian Orchid Society
• British Orchid Council
• Canadian Orchid Congress
• Links to Orchid Societies Around the World
• North of England Orchid Society
• The Orchid Species Society
• Richmond Orchid Alliance, Richmond VA
• Sandhills Orchid Society, Fayetteville NC
• Triangle Orchid Society, Durham NC

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