Kona Orchid Society

06/14/2026

Do you wonder how to care for your dowianas? Here you go!

Cattleya dowiana is often considered one of the most beautiful—and ...

06/13/2026

When you walk in the door to this amazing event, which one of these vendors will you run to first???
Just look at the choices!

Curious about the line-up of orchid vendors set for the HILO ORCHID SHOW July 24-26 at the Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium? It’s a yummy smorgasbord that includes:
Carmela Orchids
Hawaii Hybrids, LLC
Hilo Orchid Farm
Island Sun Orchids
Jeffrey Fendentz
Jungle Miss Orchids
Kalapana Orchids
Kilolani Farms
Norman Mizuno
Orchid Eros
Orchid People
Orchids n’ Things
Sh**un Hawaii
Terra Koko
808 Orchids
Come join the feast of color and fragrance!

06/12/2026

Repotting tips from our friend, Art Chadwick. He will be the speaker at our meeting in August!

06/11/2026

If you could only smell these beautiful flowers! They will be at our meeting tomorrow 🤩

06/11/2026

Calling all Phal growers! Can you share photos of your plants in the comments? We would love to see your beautiful plants and how you are growing them.
Bonus points for plant names and and a shoutout to the grower that you bought them from. Let’s show them some love too!

06/11/2026

If you have ever wanted to come see what we are about and what our meetings are like, we can’t encourage you strongly enough to check us out this Friday. Our speaker presented at the Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club tonight. Even jet lagged from a long trip from Miami today, he was personable and passionate about his presentation. His presentation about C. dowiana is going to be fantastic!
Join us! Buy a plant or two and watch that beauty grow for you!

We would love to have you be our guest for our June Membership meeting. Dr. Juraj Kojš is going to talk to us about Cattleya dowiana, The Queen of Cattleyas. Dowiana is responsible for those big dramatic lips that we are all drawn to!
If you have a photo of a beautiful orchid lip, we would love to see it in the comments.
Our meeting is Friday, June 12th, at Makua Lani Christian Academy. The doors are open by 5:45 and the meeting starts at 6:30.

06/09/2026

What beautiful scents do you have blooming in your garden?

06/04/2026

Sharing the beauty of our orchids
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