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NEWS AND VIEWS

May 2019 THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ORCHIDS

No. 120

P.O. Box 26, Pialba Qld 4655

e- mail hbosinc1983@gmail.com

Web www.herveybayorchidsociety.com

GENERAL MEETINGS:

Our general meetings are held on the FIRST Monday of

the month unless otherwise notified. They are held in

the Presbyterian Church on the corner of Denman Camp

Road and Freshwater Street, Torquay.

Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start.

Plants to be judged need to be tabled by 6.45pm

The next General Meeting is on 3rd June, 2019.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Our committee meetings are held on the FOURTH

Monday of the month at the Presbyterian Church with a

6.30 pm start.

Next committee meeting is 27th May,2019.

Guest Speaker for June is: John Hughes

from Bundaberg speaking on Cattleya Alliance

Feature Plant for June 2019 meeting is:

Cattleya Alliance Orchids

INTERESTED GROWERS MEETINGS: These

are informal gatherings offering cultural advice and

information exchange which are usually held on the

FOURTH Saturday of each month from 2pm.

The next one will be on 25th May at Terri Bade’s

place, Lot 52 Flynn Court, Urraween (off Sturt

St)

Orchid flasking workshop to follow afternoon tea

for anyone interested.

Please bring plants along for discussion and a plate

to share for afternoon tea. Also packing a chair,

sunnies and sunscreen is advisable.

Everyone is welcome!

COMING EVENTS: 23rd – 24th May Fraser Coast Agricultural Show

Plants are needed for our contribution to the

display. Giles will take them there so take them to

his place by midday on 22nd May. More info page 7

22nd June Howard Combined Societies Workshop

Hosted by CIDOS. More info next month.

An Orchid book library is available at the Church Hall for all members to use.

Please ensure books borrowed are signed out by our new librarian Jenny Bong.

Check out the many books available

Rlc. Gerard Scalia

Competition Results and Lucky Door Prize The lucky door prize winner for March was: Joy Bowyer

The lucky competition winners were: B. Neumann, P. Squires, T. Dolkens, L. Napper, S. Millar

*Members must wear name badges to meetings to be eligible for the lucky door prize*

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HBOS Inc. Executive and committee members elected for 2019

Patron Ted Sorrensen

President Giles Blaber giles.blaber@optusnet.com.au Vice President Daphne McKenna daphnemckenna@bigpond.com Secretary Ross Skyring rossskyring47@gmail.com Treasurer Tony Russell tkerussell2@bigpond.com Committee & Editor Terri Bade tbade@aapt.net.au Committee Darryl Coombes Leanne Coombes Carol Morgan

Committee Kay Russell Janine Blaber Jenny Bong Committee Thuy Dolkens Keith Lydiate Vicki Rayner

Committee Barbara Neumann

Notes:

1. A classified advert. page is available on our website www.herveybayorchidsociety.com To place an advert, e-mail a description (and a picture of the item if possible) to Julie Arthur

juliearthur@bigpond.com The members’ phone number would be included for direct negotiation and the member

would provide their HBOS membership number as a means of ensuring they were financial. A cost of $10 will apply for 3 months insertion.

2. Anyone with flowering plants who would like to loan them to the Botanical Garden’s Orchid House please contact: Vicki Riley Phone 0448 001 759 email vicky.riley@frasercoast.qld.gov.au

HERVEY BAY BOTANIC GARDENS AND ORCHID HOUSE

Activities and events for June/July 2019

HBOS Shirts are available from Tony Russell Ph. 0412989004

*Note All events may be subject to postponement or cancellation at short notice. Admission is $3 which includes entry to the ‘Orchid House’ and Tea/Coffee

No activities while the Orchid House is undergoing refurbishment.

Rockhampton Orchid Society will host the

2019 STOCQ Conference & Show

14th and 15th September 2019

To be held at KORTE'S RESORT

984 Yaamba Rd, Parkhurst Qld.

For registration information, form & show schedule visit

www.rockhamptonorchidsociety.com.au

To book accommodation at the Resort contact Korte's Resort direct on (07) 4936 3153,

mention you are with the Orchid Conference to receive a special discounted rate but I believe they

may be at capacity. Plenty of other accommodation available around Parkhurst.

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INTERMEDIATE:

←1st C. (Unknown) P. Rogers

2nd Psy. Mendenhall C. Morgan 3rd ? Queen x Rlc Glenn Maidment A&P Cox

SPECIES:

1st Ddc. pangasianense D. McKenna →

2nd Bulb. rothschildianum R. Colbran 3rd Gga. grossa R. Colbran

NOVICE:

1st Rlc Bev’s Dreamtime S. Millar →

2nd Lc. Molly Tyler I&B Fluerty 3rd Den. Blue Planet I&B Fluerty

OPEN:

1st Den. Twisted Blue H. Myles → 2nd Den. Topaz Rosie D. McKenna 3rd (No 3rd place)

:M MASTERS:

←1st Paph. Mem. Doris Behrendorff T. Bade

2nd Van. Pine Rivers ‘John’ T. Bade 3rd C. (Unknown) G. Johnston

JUDGING RESULTS - POPULAR VOTE

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AUSTRALIAN NATIVE:

1st Den. Albertine T. Bade → 2nd Ob. titania S. Pidgeon 3rd Den. bigibbum D. McKenna

JUDGING RESULTS - JUDGES CHOICE

NOVICE: Rlc. Bev’s Dreamtime 71points S. Millar

INTERMEDIATE: Onc. Rex’s Luck ‘Firefly’ 65 points T. Van de Groot

OPEN: Den. Twisted Blue 70 points H. Myles

MASTERS: Paph. Mem. Doris Behrendorff 75 points T. Bade

SPECIES: Gga. grossa 74 points R. Colbran

AUST. NATIVE: Ob. titania 72points S. Pidgeon

FEATURE PLANT: Brs. arcuigera 72points R. Colbran

(Species)

Gga. grossa Onc. Rex’s Luck ‘Firefly’ Brs. arcuigera

Ob. titania

Oberonia titania (syn. Ob. palmicola) is found on Norforlk Islands; New South Wales and Queensland, Australia; New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji at elevations of 160 to 1200 meters as a miniature sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with oblong, coriaceous leaves arranged in a fan. It can bloom at almost any time of the year on a terminal, arching to pendulous many flowered inflorescence.

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At the May Meeting, Dave Gatfield gave an interesting talk on the Oncidium Alliance and how they are treated for judging in show schedules. Some notes from his talk are presented below. There are often 3 main classes for hybrids in show schedules. 1. Varicosum Type This section is one we commonly refer to as the classic Oncidium shape. Many of the species once known as Oncidium have now been reclassified as Gomesa, Trichocentrum, Rossioglosum and others. Some species, such as Odontoglossum are now classified as Oncidium. The flowers are plentiful and mainly in the yellows, with perhaps brown markings. The racemes can have many large branches or many small branches on an upright stem. The requirement for this section is to have many flowers, well displayed, a good size and not too bunched. These genera have over 600 different species which gives a potential for a huge number of different hybrids. 2. “Filled in flower” type. This section has flowers arranged on a long arching, or straight, non- branching raceme. The flowers are generally rounded in outline, have well filled in flower shape and a good number of flowers. The influence in this section is mainly from species that were from the Odontoglossum section, but are now mainly reclassified as Oncidium. Because of the many and varied species that make up this section, flower colours cover a wide spectrum and are generally very bright. Once considered to be only cooler growers, today’s breeding with warmth tolerant species means that these hybrids will grow and flower very well in our warmer climate. The requirement for this section is to have a good number of nicely filled in flowers well displayed on a straight or arching raceme. 3. “Open flower” type This section generally has flowers arranged on a straight or arching raceme. The reasonably numerous flowers are generally rounded in out line, though not necessarily so, with the flower shape very open. With the species that have been used to make these hybrids, colours, flower shapes and sizes are quite varied. The species responsible in this section are mainly Oncidium, Ada and Brassia with a variety of other species having relatively minor roles. As this section has species in its history that come from warmer climates, these hybrids are generally easier to grow and not dependent upon winter warmth. The requirement is generally for a good number of flowers well displayed on either an upright or arching raceme. Flower shape will be dependant entirely upon its genetic history and should be taken into account.

Oncidesa Aloha Iwanaga Varicosum Type

Bratonia Lavender Kiss “Open Flower” type

Oncidiopsis Terry Kennedy “Filled in Flower” type

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HBOS Display at Bundaberg Orchid Society Show (10th – 12th May) [Above]

Our display won 3rd place behind Bundaberg ‘A’ and Agnes Water Orchid and Foliage Soc . While the major prizes were won by John and Narelle Hoffman from Maryborough (Champion Orchid) and John and Bethel Hughes from Bundaberg (Reserve Champion and Best Specimen), HBOS was well represented in the prize winners. Terri Bade won 4 firsts, two seconds and a third. Les Napper won two firsts and a second, Chris Trudgian won a first, a second and a third, Thi Van de Groot won a first and a third, Ron Colbran won a first, Stan Pidgeon won a second and Carol Morgan won a third. This was a good effort against strong competition I thought. Well done to all who contributed plants to the display and to all who helped set up and pull down the display. It is great to see some of the ‘newer’ members getting involved.

Recent Shows

HBOS Display at Gympie District Orchid Show (27th – 28th April) [Above]

While our Display was placed equal 6th out of 9 displays we did have Champion and Reserve Champion orchids (owned by Terri Bade) and Best Species (owned by Daphne McKenna) in our display, as well as numerous class winners owned by Les Napper, Terri Bade, Keith Lydiate, Ron Colbran, and probably others that I haven’t recalled (it has been a few weeks ago now!) This was our first chance to try out the new display stand that Darryl Coombes, Keith Lydiate and Graham Johnston made and it is certainly much lighter and easier to assemble so a big ‘Thank You’ for your effort.

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HBOS Inc. now has a presence on Facebook. If you are into Facebook then go to the search bar and type in ‘Hervey Bay Orchid Society’ to bring up the page, and join the discussions. Julie Arthur is the Administrator for this site, with the assistance of Carol Jenkins.

The April IGG meeting was held at Tony and Kay Russell’s place, at short notice, after the Botanic Gardens site was not available. A big ‘Thanks’ to Tony and Kay for organising the sausage sizzle lunch and the venue for the meeting. There was plenty of plants to discuss and Les Napper showed how to divide a very large Cattleya plant and a large Stanhopea. This was certainly a monumental task. Our next IGG will be at Terri and Carolyn Bade’s place, Lot 52 Flynn Court (off Sturt St), Urraween at 2pm on Saturday 25th May and everyone is welcome. Please bring a chair and a hat and a plate of afternoon tea to share. After the afternoon tea, those interested in seeing how orchids are grown from seed are welcome to stay on for a short workshop on ‘flasking’ orchids.

Important – Fraser Coast Show!

Every year we help Maryborough District Orchid Society to put on a great Orchid Display at the Fraser Coast Show. Plants for the Show need to be delivered to Giles and Janine’s house (20 Manchester Court, Dundowran) by 12 midday on Wednesday 22nd May. The plants should be accompanied by a legible list with your name and the names of your plants. HBOS will pay the $1 entry fee for each plant to save you fiddling with small change. Giles will take the plants to the Show on Weds afternoon and fill in the official paperwork for entries. The plants will be collected after the Show by Julie Arthur and brought to the IGG at Terri’s on Saturday 25th where you can pick them up. Please support the Show and MDOS by contributing a selection of good plants. It’s not hard to win prizes.

Getting to meetings! If you would like to attend the Monday evening general meetings but are unable to get there because you don’t have transport please let one of the committee members know and we might be able to organise that.

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Sender: Hervey Bay Orchid Society, PO Box 26, Pialba QLD 4655