Ottawa Orchid Society October 2024 Meeting

Habenaria with Sarah Hurdel

Date

October 20, 2024 2:00 pm

Ends October 20, 2024 4:30 pm

Location

Nepean Sportsplex, Hall F

1701 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K2G 1W2

Event Details

Join us for our October meeting where Sarah Hurdel of Needmore Orchids (Washington, DC) will present on “Habenaria – Best in Show!” Learn about these often misunderstood, yet surprisingly easy to grow terrestrial orchids. Our speaker provides an introduction to Habenaria species, hybrids and closely related genera, and expert advice on how to grow them. Her presentations combine her love of orchids, photography, and illustration with experienced advice and a sense of humor.

Roehampton Orchids (Toronto) will be joining us at the meeting. Don’t miss this opportunity to increase your collection.

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. We will have the usual Show Table, raffle and refreshments with a longer break to accommodate our “Growing Together” sessions and provide opportunity to visit our “Ask Me Anything” experts and Roehampton Orchids.  Members, please bring your plants to the show table by 1:40 pm to allow time for judging.

Presenter

Sarah Hurdel

Sarah is the owner of Needmore Orchids, an artist, orchid blogger, exhibitor and accredited AOS judge. She maintains a collection of well over 600 orchids under lights in her basement, including a large number of Habenaria species and hybrids. Even without a greenhouse, her plants and exhibits have received AOS award recognition for culture, flower quality, and design. She enjoys sharing her orchid obsession with others through in-person and virtual presentations to societies across the US and Canada. Her talk combines her love of orchids, photography, and illustration with experienced advice and a sense of humor.

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