Oregon Orchid Society

04/06/2026

Orquideas Amazonicas, our International vendor from Moyobamba, Peru, is a family-owned nursery specializing in the propagation and cultivation of South American orchid species and tropical plants, especially those native to Peru. Visit their booth at the Oregon Orchid Show and Sale April 11 & 12.

Photo credit: Orquideas Amazonicas

04/04/2026

Tropical Exotique, our International Vendor from Chiang Mai, Thailand, specializes in species orchids, jewel orchids, and tropical plants such as Hoya and Huperzia. If you’ve been searching for a hard-to-find East Asian orchid species, you may be in luck! Shop their booth at our show April 11 & 12.

Photo: Chiloschista viridiflava
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04/04/2026

Ten Shin Gardens, our International vendor from Taiwan, specializes in species orchids, hybrids, Chinese Cymbidiums, and Platycerium. They will be bringing a large selection of plants to shop at their show booth at our Show and Sale April 11 & 12!

🗓 April 11-12
⌚️Saturday 10:00-5:00 and Sunday 10:00-3:00
📍Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union

Photo: Phalaenopsis bella
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04/03/2026

is a vendor at the Oregon Orchid Society Show and Sale!

🗓 April 11-12
⌚️Saturday 10:00-5:00 and Sunday 10:00-3:00
📍Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union

Check out some of their offerings on www.ecuagenera.com - they will also have hundreds of plants available during the event.

Oregon Orchid Society Show & Sale at Oaks Park Dance Pavilion, Portland, April 20-21, 2024. Orchid displays & plant vendors!

04/03/2026

We are almost ONE WEEK AWAY from our 81st Annual Oregon Orchid Society Show and Sale!

Saturday & Sunday, April 11 & 12, 2026
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union
@ Portland State University
Smith Ballroom (3rd Floor)

Don’t miss this annual event featuring stunning orchid displays, local and international tropical plant and orchid vendors, orchid growing classes, orchid repotting, and more!

Purchase discounted presale tickets, saving 20% from the event website linked below!

https://www.oregonorchidsociety.org/2026-show-and-sale

03/09/2026

It’s time!

The 81st Annual Oregon Orchid Society Show and Sale

Saturday & Sunday, April 11 & 12, 2026
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Smith Memorial Student Union
@ Portland State University
Smith Ballroom (3rd Floor)

Don’t miss this annual event featuring stunning orchid displays, local and international tropical plant and orchid vendors, orchid growing classes, orchid repotting, and more!

Purchase discounted presale tickets, saving 20% from the event website linked below!

https://www.oregonorchidsociety.org/2026-show-and-sale

02/20/2026

The Cherry City Orchid Society Show and Sale is coming up in about a month and we can’t wait! We are also looking for volunteers to help set up an OOS display, please reach out if you could help on March 27th. 🪄✨

02/18/2026

Join us tonight!

February Meeting: Orchid Deflasking Workshop

📅 Wednesday, February 18
🕡 6:30 – 9:00 PM
📍1814 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR

The most common way to grow orchids from seed in cultivation is through the process of deflasking. Orchid seeds are germinated in a nutrient-rich, sterile environment and transferred to your preferred growing set-up. Join us to learn how this is done & try your own hand at it! Free plants!

Photo credit:
https://www.floridaorchidhouse.com/product-page/coelogyne-usitana

12/11/2025

YOU’RE INVITED! OOS Annual Winter Potluck & Silent Auction

Wednesday December 17
7pm @ Moreland Presbyterian Church

Our December meeting is a chance to socialize & meet more orchid enthusiasts while we share a meal together.

The orchid society will supply the main course & provide drinks & utensils, but bring a dish to share! (And please be ready to label the dish with any allergens or animal products.)

PLUS we’ll have a ton of orchids at our silent auction, and they are all starting at $1 bids! (We’re going cashless and check-less at our meetings, so bring a credit or debit card!)

Come hungry, leave with a new orchid (or 3)

11/19/2025

TONIGHT!!

November Meeting: Fred Clarke from SVO

📅 Wednesday, November 19
🕡 6:30 – 9:00 PM
📍1814 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR

Fred Clarke of Sunset Valley Orchids is coming to speak at our November meeting! SVO is hybrids are highly regarded, & you’ve definitely seen SVO on a tag. We’re very excited to hear Fred’s presentation, AND he’s bringing plants to sell!

10/14/2025

October Meeting - Parvisepalum Alliance Paphiopedilum

📅 Wednesday, October 15
🕡 6:30 – 9:00 PM
📍1814 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR

Theresa Hill is a founder of local Hillsview Gardens, specializing in hybridization of Paphiopedilum. We are excited to hear about these amazing plants & all the amazing work she has done.

Also, don’t miss the rare Cattleya plant sale at our October meeting! Tyler Boddy (.orchids) is bringing an entire table packed with rare Cattleya species, primary hybrids, awarded divisions, and hard-to-find imports — many of which you won’t see for sale again anytime soon.

Photo credit: Hillsview Gardens

09/17/2025

TONIGHT!

September Meeting - Deflasking Workshop & free plants!!

📅 Wednesday, September 17
🕡 6:30 – 9:00 PM
📍1814 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR

Deflasking Demystified! ✨🌱 Instead of a speaker this month, we thought it would be fun to do something hands-on together. At this meeting, we are going to practice deflasking orchids! Learn about taking baby orchids and acclimating them to grow outside of their flask.