{"id":388,"date":"2015-03-23T20:31:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?p=388"},"modified":"2015-03-23T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:31:09","slug":"cos-april-8-meeting-farmington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?p=388","title":{"rendered":"COS April 8 meeting &#8211; Farmington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COS monthly meeting: Wednesday April 8, 2015 &#8211; doors open 6:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Farmington Senior Center Map\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Farmington+Senior+Center,+farmington,+ct&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Farmington+Senior+Center,+farmington,+ct&amp;cid=10442113841530365135&amp;ei=g5k4U6KIG9TLsQTI8YAI&amp;ved=0CCgQtQMwAg\" target=\"_blank\">Farmington Senior Center<\/a> 321 New Britain Avenue, Unionville, CT<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kristen Uthus will speak about what makes Japanese orchids stand out in a crowd and what may make Neofinetia falcata the perfect houseplant.\u00a0 Visit her website for a 10% discount on all pre-orders!!\u00a0 Click here for the current price list:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/NWO-Plant-list-03-2015.pdf\">NWO-Plant-list-03-2015<\/a><\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p>Dr. Kristen Uthus is the owner of <b>New World Orchids<\/b> which specializes in orchids from Japan including <i>Neofinetia falcata<\/i>, <i>Dendrobium moniliforme<\/i>, <i>Sederia japonica, and <\/i>Asian Cymbidiums.\u00a0 In addition, she is a plant evolutionary ecologist who has taught ecology at the University of Michigan and EasternMichiganUniversity.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Extended bio:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kristen Uthus studied both plant and animal ecology and evolution at VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity and The Ohio State University.\u00a0 She has taught biology and ecology at several colleges including the University of Michigan and EasternMichiganUniversity.\u00a0 Kristen has been growing orchids for over 20 years, but recently fulfilled a lifelong dream to make orchids a full-time commitment by purchasing New World Orchids from Dr. Glenn Lehr.\u00a0 Although she enjoys growing many varieties of orchids and other plants, New World Orchids specializes in Japanese species including <i>Neofinetia falcata<\/i>, <i>Dendrobium moniliforme<\/i>, and S<i>ederia japonica <\/i>as well as Asian Cymbidium species<i>.<\/i>\u00a0 Kristen is supported in these pursuits by her husband, Dr. Kevin Wehrly, her two sons, Henry and Gus, and a veritable menagerie of loving animals.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Japanese Orchid History and Culture<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Japanese orchids are not typical in the orchid world.\u00a0 Dr. Kristen Uthus will speak about what makes Japanese orchids stand out in a crowd and what may make <i>Neofinetia falcata<\/i> the perfect houseplant.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New World<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Orchids<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>New World Orchids was founded by Dr. Glenn Lehr and his wife, Maria, over 20 years ago.\u00a0 Located in Manchester, MI, NWO specializes in Japanese orchids, especially <i>Neofinetia<\/i> (<i>Vanda<\/i>) <i>falcata<\/i>, <i>Dendrobium moniliforme<\/i>, <i>Sederia (Phalanopsis) japonica<\/i>, and Asian Cymbidiums.\u00a0 Glenn was recently joined by Dr. Kristen Uthus who has purchased the business and is working to maintain NWO\u2019s reputation for excellent plants as well as knowledgeable and personalized service.\u00a0 For more information, visit the website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldorchids.com\/\">www.newworldorchids.com<\/a>) or the Facebook page (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newworldorchids\">www.facebook.com\/newworldorchids<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COS monthly meeting: Wednesday April 8, 2015 &#8211; doors open 6:30 pm Farmington Senior Center 321 New Britain Avenue, Unionville, CT Dr. Kristen Uthus will speak about what makes Japanese orchids stand out in a crowd and what may make Neofinetia falcata the perfect houseplant.\u00a0 Visit her website for a 10% discount on all pre-orders!!\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":393,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions\/393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}