Welcome to the Key West Orchid Society
Welcome to the Key West Orchid Society
Next "Official" Meeting
- Sunday Nov. 17, 2024- 1:00 PM
West Martello Gardens
Speaker: Francisco Miranda of Miranda Orchids, Haines City, FL- see details below
Redland Orchid Show & KWOS Summer Socials
The Redland Show is May 17-19 at the Redland Fruit and Spice Park.
https://redlandorchidfestival.com/
Unfortunately we are not able to offer a KWOS sponsored trip this year but some members may be organizing private carpools.
KWOS may periodically hold informal summer social meetings which are held at members homes where they can show off their collections. They will be posted on this website and social media when they are scheduled.
November 2024 Meeting
Francisco Miranda
Miranda Orchids started in 1999 and is a nursery specializing in growing mainly selected Cattleya alliance species. In a sense, it is a continuation of Boa Vista Orchids, a nursery we ran in Brazil from 1986 until we moved to the U.S.A. Many of the plants available are produced in our lab and nursery in Central Florida from our extensive collection of stud plants. The rest we bring from Brazil to increase variety and novelty. Being native Brazilians, and having had a nursery for many years, we know that there is a lot of development in Cattleya species being done there. This is mostly because a lot of those species are native from Brazil (including all the bifoliate cattleyas) and because these plants are favorites of growers there. Of course having lived and grown orchids for a long time there we know most of the growers and what is being produced and we go there several times a year to make sure we are kept up-to-date. Miranda Orchids also grows other Brazilian species so if you are looking for something in particular do not hesitate in contact us. Our goal is to be your number one source for selected Brazilian Orchids.
Brazilian Orchid Habitats- the Amazon
The first of three in the Brazilian habitat series, this is the digital version of my long-time favorite Amazon presentation. It used to be a stand alone subject but now it fits much better as the first part of the series. As I lived in the Amazon for about four years, I had a chance to visit most of the more typical habitats in the region, and the result is that we can discuss the different main ecosystems, their particularities, and orchid species typical of each of them. This presentation is not limited to a particular group of orchids, and in fact the idea is to show the more different types of orchids as possible, thus giving a general idea of what we can expect to see in the region.
Meeting Details
Francisco is back by popular demand with a new topic following his lecture in November of 2022. Francisco is a great speaker and always has plants that are not always easy to find locally. He travels to Brazil annually to meet and buy from growers there that he has developed a long term relationship with. As usual, we'll have a blooming orchid show table (bring 'em if you've got 'em) , plant raffle and door prize. See you there!