Batavia Orchid Society

06/05/2026

My orchids are loving their summer vacation! Diurnal conditions (warm days, cool nights) are ideal conditions for orchids.

Tuesday, May 9, at 7:00PM is our next Batavia Orchid Society meeting at Batavia Public Library of Illinois. See you there!

05/31/2026

Beautiful four blooms on my Blc. Phinyophan Boy ‘NN’. But wait one of these flowers is not like the others. Two columns and extra sepals??

Virus tested and it’s positive.

Anytime you see distorted sepals, petals, or lips be suspicious and test.

05/13/2026

If you missed our meeting last night, here are the beauties displayed. Enjoy!

05/11/2026

Don't forget our Tuesday, May 12, meeting at 7:00. We will be discussing "Bringing Orchids Outdoors". This is a Vanda Sansai Blue hanging out on my front porch for the neighbors to enjoy.

Bring your orchids and any questions you have.

05/07/2026

You can get some great culture advice from the AOS website. They do a monthly greenhouse chat answering questions from the audience. You can send in photos ahead of time. https://www.aos.org/orchids/webinars

05/05/2026

Join us May 12, 7:00pm at Batavia Public Library of Illinois. We will discuss bringing your orchids outside for the summer, including timing, sun exposure, different needs across genera, and more. Bring your plants and your questions.

Let your orchids enjoy the benefits of summer in Illinois!

04/23/2026

04/23/2026

Thank you to all for sharing your beautiful orchids at our April meeting. Put a 👍 on your favorites! See you May 12 at 7:00PM for our next meeting.

04/16/2026

As a follow-up from our meeting, we discussed orchid care, and the best way to care for your orchids is to know their origin. If you have a hybrid, find the species it originated from.

You can tell if you have a hybrid if the name is capitalized - for example, Phalaenopsis KS Happy Eagle. Species will be lowercase - example: Phalaenopsis violeca.

Here's a few of the websites we discussed:
1. AOS Care Site - https://www.aos.org/orchid-care
2. Find the species of your hybrid - https://orchidroots.com/
3. Know the origin of the species - https://www.orchidspecies.com/

the world's largest single reference site on orchid species, how to grow, where they are found, what they are called, when they bloom

04/15/2026

📣 BOS Orchid of the month 📣

Dendrobium Lindleyi. Beautifully grown by Lamar in her Elgin greenhouse. She keeps this in her greenhouse all year and quits watering in December. She resumes watering in March when she sees new growth. 👏 Well Done Lamar! 👏