Batavia Orchid Society

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The Batavia Orchid Society is organized to foster among it's members, the love and appreciation of growing orchids.

Membership is open to all Orchid Enthusiasts.

10/31/2026

Batavia Orchid Society exhibited a spooky exhibit last weekend at the Eastern Iowa Orchid Show. We earned 16 ribbons and put on a fun display.

10/10/2026

🌸 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆! 🌺

Our members entered 𝟭𝟵 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀! 🎉 Congratulations to everyone who participated and shared their beautiful orchids. What a wonderful way to showcase our society and celebrate our love of these amazing plants! Thank you to Sylvia Eloso for the beautiful display setup!

📣 𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!
We’ll be meeting on a different day and at a different location than usual.
📅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱
🕖 𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺

We hope to see everyone there for another evening of orchids, learning, and friendship! 🌿💚

09/04/2026

Did you know Catasetums can have both male and female flowers?

Come see them in person at our Batavia Orchid Society meeting Tuesday Sept 8 7:00 PM at Batavia Public Library of Illinois!

08/05/2026

What's blooming in August? 🌸

Richard A. Novak shared this lovely Rlc. Sharon King 'Volcano Queen'. A complex hybrid with a heavy C. dowiana influence. He picked this up from Hawaiian grower Ataksuka Orchids.

No meeting in August due to the picnic; see you in September!

07/29/2026

🌿🍔 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗻𝗶𝗰! 🌺☀️

Join us on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮, 𝗮𝘁 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 for an afternoon of orchids, great food, and even better company!

📍7N835 Stevens Rd., St. Charles, IL

The club will provide the meat and tableware. Just 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀!

🌸 We'll also have an 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. If you have an orchid you'd like to donate, bring it along! All proceeds benefit the Batavia Orchid Society.

🚗 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Driveway parking is limited. If it's full, drive around the block to the back of the property where the gate by the barn will be open for additional parking.

We can't wait to spend a relaxing summer afternoon with everyone. See you there! 🌿

07/22/2026

🌸🌿 𝗪𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? 🌿🌸

📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Saturday July 25
🕛 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Noon
📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 24645 103rd Street, Naperville, Illinois 60564

Natt has invited our club to visit his greenhouse, where we'll have the opportunity to browse his orchids, spend time with fellow members, and enjoy a relaxing afternoon surrounded by beautiful plants.

Bring a snack or beverage to share if you'd like. Natt will also have food available.

Whether you're adding to your collection or just coming to enjoy the greenhouse, we hope to see you there! 🌿🌺

07/18/2026

Summer blooming Den. Swiss Mountain Palace. Blooming in a basement terrarium by Deb Tuttle Jenson. 8 flowers, growing in cool temps and high humidity.

07/16/2026

As part of our summer "What's Blooming" series, check out this beautiful C. Hawaiian Wedding Song 'Virgin' from Richard A. Novak. Send me your photos to share!

07/10/2026

What’s blooming in your collection? Remember no meeting on Tuesday. We’re going on a club visit to Natt’s Orchids on Saturday July 25. See you then!

06/08/2026

🌺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲.

Our very own Cheryl Erins will be sharing her experience from Dresden Germany.

Batavia Orchid Society is a member of the MAOC (Mid-American Orchid Society), so you can attend for FREE! The event is tonight at 6:30PM, details here: https://midamericanorchids.org/meetings%2Fevents

Address

10 S. Batavia Avenue
Batavia, IL
60510

Website

http://www.bataviaorchidsociety.org/

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