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Orchids in their Natural Habitat |
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Dedicated to Orchid Conservation and Research
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WELCOME We are so glad you decided to stop by for a visit. The Houston Orchid Society has been in existence in Houston since 1945. Through the years we have become a vibrant family of orchid lovers dedicated to the preservation of orchids in their natural habitats and the education of the public.
The annual HOS show was held in April at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and was a tremendous success. Many other events are planned for this year and the speaker lineup for this year is exceptional. If you want to learn about orchid culture or add plants to your collection, the HOS monthly meetings are sure to please. The Houston Orchid Society offers special programs to fit your level of orchid growing. The Newcomers Group offers basic growing tips and the Intermediate Group selects topics of interest to the group for more in depth studies. Accept this invitation to come partake in the enjoyment of the beautiful, the odd, fragrant, and varied world of orchids. Welcome to the Houston Orchid Society web site and the orchid community.
You can now purchase shirts, hats, mugs and other items with the official HOS Logo. We have set up a shop with many items bearing the HOS Logo and you can choose your style and color and pay with your credit card.
HOS members can now join the Yahoo
Group email list by entering your email in the box below and
clicking on the Yahoo button.
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Feb 2, 2012 Meeting Paul Storm "SCHOMBO-LOVE 101"
Paul and Mary Storm are hobbyists who have a passion for anything "SCHOMBO" and their nursery in Sarasota, Florida holds what is believed to be the largest collection of Schombo-Laelia and Myrmecophila species and hybrids anywhere. Paul was a featured presenter at the Mid-America Winter Orchid Conference in Ohio a few years ago, as well as at the Symposium on Orchid Species sponsored by the Coalition on Species at Fairchild Gardens in Miami last year. This year Paul and Mary have presented at the Merrit Huntington Symposium in Virginia, and the Orchid Extravaganza in Aruba/Curacao. Paul is the botanical author of two RHS accepted nothogenera as well as several pending future nothogenera, and the RHS Registrar has recently created Stormara and Paulstormara as new orchid genera. In addition, a few orchid nurseries and hybridizers have registered schombo-hybrids after Paul in honor of Meke Aloha's "Schombo-Mission". Meke Aloha's "SCHOMBO-LOVE 101" program, as well as the follow-up programs 102/103/and 104 in addition to their Species Only Program, have been enjoyed in many states in the U.S. and the District of Columbia as well as in the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Aruba. Often comments on their programs include phrases like "fantastic program", "best program our OS has ever hosted", and a "hit and a hoot" - whatever that means!! Paul and Mary look forward to sharing 'SCHOMBO-LOVE 101" with the several orchid societies on their "Texas Tour of Wonderful Orchid Societies" and in reuniting with old friends and acquiring new ones, as well as in spreading schombo-love and schombo-fever though-out Texas. Although Paul and Mary will not be selling orchids at their programs some pre-orders may be arranged by viewing their web-site (but luggage space will be very limited): mekealohaorchids.com. September Plant Table Winners Species Winner
Aerides quinquevulnerum Grown by Judith Neufeld Hybrid Winner
Lc. Molly Tyler, FCC/AOS Grown by Richard Kelly |
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