{"id":2137,"date":"2023-09-05T10:42:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:14:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:14:28","slug":"september-13th-meeting-will-be-at-the-cheshire-senior-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?p=2137","title":{"rendered":"September 13th Meeting will be at the Cheshire Senior Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join us for a presentation by guest Speaker Edgar <\/span>Stehli\u00a0<\/span>from Windswept in Time Orchids<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Meeting Date:<\/span><\/strong> Wedne<\/span>sday, September 13<\/span>th<\/span> at the Cheshire Senior Center.<\/span> \u00a0Doors open at 6:30<\/span>pm for socializing and the meeting starts at 7pm.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cheshire Senior Center is located at <\/span>240 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410<\/span><\/p>\n

Presentation<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong> Angraecoids<\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaker Bio: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

My interest in orchids began when I was just six or seven years old. \u00a0I found a plant growing in the roadside ditch near our house in North East Ohio. \u00a0When my father got home from work, I dragged him over to see my discovery. \u00a0He said \u201cOh! That\u2019s an orchid.\u201d \u00a0My first orchid find was a Spiranthes(probably cernua). \u00a0A few years later my family drove to Alaska and back. \u00a0On that trip, I found a Calypso bulbosa in Wyoming and several other orchids in Alaska and Canada.<\/p>\n

While in high school, I began growing some tropical orchids, and soon had a small collection. \u00a0While in my final year at Case Western Reserve University my orchid collection moved to Florida with my parents. \u00a0 Sadly, I never saw them again (the orchids that is!). \u00a0Also in my last year, I met Kim Sante who was working at the Cleveland Garden Center, now known as the Cleveland Botanical Garden. \u00a0Eventually Kim and I were married in Kenya Africa. \u00a0Shortly after we were married we built a sun room on the corner of our house. \u00a0This of course allowed my orchid collection to get a little out of hand. \u00a0Finally in 1999 we began selling our plants to area florists, then through the orchid shows. We called our new business \u2013 Windswept in Time Orchids. We now attend close to fifteen shows a year, where our plants and exhibits have won many awards<\/p>\n

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Meeting Topic: <\/span>Angraecoids<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the orchid world, we often combine related genera of orchids into a larger grouping, called an alliance. \u00a0In the Case of Angraecum, Aerangis, Eurychone, and several other genera that group is often referred to as Angraecoid Orchids. \u00a0Angraecoidsare predominantly found in Africa and Madagascar. \u00a0The flowers tend to be white and fragrant at night. \u00a0The presentation on Angraecoid Orchids goes over some of the distinctions between Angraecum and Aerangis. \u00a0There are photos of many of the more commonly grown species. \u00a0Since we all want to become better growers, there is some cultural information in the presentation.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to bring along your blooming plants for this month\u2019s show table. It\u2019s always exciting to see what\u2019s coming into bloom, looking forward to an awesome show table! See you there!<\/p>\n

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Please print and fill out the ID card for the show table here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aerangis<\/span> fastuosa<\/span>, a lovely compact plant that is well suited to a grower with limited space. <\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>photo<\/span> courtesy of Christian Lesage)<\/span><\/p>\n

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