DEVONPORT ORCHID SOCIETY INC
About Us
In March 1970, The Devonport Orchid Society was formed. Currently, we have approximately
110 members who meet monthly to show and discuss the culture of Orchids.
The Society
has two Shows per year, one is the Spring Show held annually on the first weekend
of October, the second show, held in November, is mainly devoted to showing the Australian
Sarcochilus, a native orchid of Australia. As you can see from our picture gallery,
we grow a variety of Orchids, mostly cool growing, but some members do have heated
Orchid Houses as well.
Devonport is situated on the North West Coast of Tasmania,
which is the smallest state of Australia. We enjoy a temperate climate on the Coast,
with the summer temperatures rarely going above 28 degrees Celsius, Winter Temperatures
are around 12-
The Society endeavours to promote the growing and showing of Orchids, and
the Conservation of our Native Orchids. Each month, we have a Guest Speaker, either
being one of our own growers, or a speaker from the mainland, and encourage growers
to join the Society for fellowship and to learn how to grow and show Orchids. We
are a very social club, holding Christmas functions and BBQ's throughout the year.
Some of the more popular Orchids we grow are Cymbidiums, Pleiones, Masdevallias,
Dendrobiums, Sarcochilus, along with a variety of Hybrid and Species of other genera.
We hope that you enjoy our site, and invite comments and emails from where ever you
may be. We would love to hear from you.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Lucky Door Prize
A lucky door prize is awarded to one of the attendees signed into
the attendance book at each meeting
Raffles
Raffle tickets are available with prizes ranging from Orchids to various donated
items.
Benching Competition
Society Members bring along their plants and submit them
for judging in the appropriate benching classes for their orchids. Separate benching
classes exist for Novice Growers.
Monthly judging for the grower owning the "Orchid
of the Night".
Cultural Advice
Society Members and guests are encouraged to bring
along their plants, or questions, to receive cultural advice from members who have
a particular level of expertise in the orchid concerned. In addition Society Members
also give mini-
Guest Lecturers and speakers
Guest speakers from the orchid world come along and give
talks about orchids, culture, orchid travels, etc. Some of our guest speakers are
very well known and have spoken given presentations to orchidists both locally and
nationally.
Member's Library
Members are welcome to borrow orchid books and magazines for a period
of one month from our very extensive library. Suggestions and recommendations for
the purchase of additional stock are always welcome.
