Art Mendoza
"Cymbidium Care and Repotting"
Monday, March 8, 2010
7:30pm (Doors open 6:30pm)
Meeting Hall, First Christian Church
221 South Sixth Street, Burbank, California
about our speaker
Art Mendoza and his wife Aurora bought
their first Cymbidiums in March of 1984 at Stewart's Orchids
in San Gabriel. Ever since then, they haven't stopped buying orchids.
On that day, in 1984, they bought a Thethy's 'Black Magic' that had three
spikes in a gallon pot for $135. The flower was a very dark red with a
purple lip. It was the most expensive orchid they bought that day. They also
bought a one gallon pot of Sunshine Falls 'Fern Graham' that was light green
and arching for $50. They have been able to divide these orchids and have
sold a lot of their divisions.
Cymbidiums are the Mendozas' choice because they are easy to grow and it
doesn't need a green house. They can be grown outside under a shade cloth.
With water and fertilizer and a little care they will give you beautiful
blooms that will last up to three months.
Currently, they have at least 500 types of cymbidiums in their
collection, from standards to novelty/intermediates to arching/pendulous
types and other genera as well. Overall, they have at least 2500 pots,
including seedlings and backbulbs. Mr. Mendoza will be providing the plants
for the raffle table for this meeting.
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news in brief
- SECOND ANNUAL BBQ AND
ORCHID EXTRAVAGANZA [Submitted by OSSC 1st
VP Estee Magid on January 15, 2009] On Saturday,
February 27, 2010 from 11am until 2pm, George Hatfield
of Hatfield’s Orchids has again offered to host a
fabulous day of Cymbidium viewing and purchasing (cash
or checks only please) followed by a delectable lunch
feast of tri-tip BBQ with all the fixin's. Our gracious
host is looking forward to a wonderful turnout from the
OSSC, so please RSVP to me by February 12, 2010. Think
about carpool arrangements! A map to his nursery and
this spectacular event can be found on the
Calendar Page of
the OSSC website.
- OSSC NEEDS A RECORDING SECRETARY: [Submitted by OSSC Webmaster
Ted Augustyn on June 19, 2009] Our new Recording Secretary,
Shawn Maestretti, has decided to go back to school, and
selling his orchid collection was part of that plan. As
a result, Shawn has resigned as our Recording Secretary,
and the position is once again open. Any OSSC member
interested in giving a little back to the society is
encouraged to contact our President about assuming this
position. The task of taking minutes at board meetings,
the main responsibility of this office, is made much
easier by the use of the society's digital voice
recorder, and all responsibilities are documented in
detail. For a copy of this document, contact this site's
Webmaster.
- 2009 ROSTER AVAILABLE: [Submitted by OSSC Webmaster
Ted Augustyn on May 15, 2009] The 2009 OSSC Roster has been
distributed, first sent to all members with email addresses, and then
finally in printed form to all other members beginning at the July
meeting. Members needing a printed roster can get one from Membership Chair
Larry Freeman.
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