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Santa Cruz Orchid Society Society email address: [email protected] Next month, in lieu of a meeting, we will be having our Annual Orchid Show and Sale, March 4-5, 2017.

Our mission is to increase the awareness, appreciation, enjoyment, conservation, and cultivation of orchids. The Santa Cruz Orchid Society meets at 7:30pm on the first Friday of every month at the Live Oak Grange (1900 17th Avenue). Meetings typically feature a presentation from an orchid expert, a show and tell table of blooming plants brought in by members, plants for sale, and light refreshment

s. The SCOS annual orchid show and sale will be held at Soquel High School (401 Old San Jose Road) 9-5 Saturday, March 4th and 10-4 Sunday, March 5th. Don't miss this great opportunity to see and purchase unique orchids, mingle with other enthusiasts, and support your local society. If you are an orchid grower, we invite you to enter your plants in the show on Friday, March 3rd, from 5-7pm at Soquel High School. Admission and parking is free! Email [email protected] for more information.

17/02/2026
10/01/2026

Great society meeting last night in Santa Cruz with Ron Parsons sharing his recent 2025 experiences photographing orchids in Australia.

Ron has updated his previous 2011 talk on South Eastern Australia using new material from his recent 2025 visit. It was an amazing presentation with so many new photo’s of the habitats and the orchids.
This photo was taken during the lecture. Ron was showing us Corybas diemenicus, one of the little terrestrial ‘helmet orchids ‘.

Visit the Santa Cruz Orchid Society tonight 01/09/26. Our guest speaker, Ron Parsons, the internationally acclaimed phot...
09/01/2026

Visit the Santa Cruz Orchid Society tonight 01/09/26. Our guest speaker, Ron Parsons, the internationally acclaimed photographer, author and orchid grower will be sharing his recent and past experiences in Southeastern Australia.
He will be with us in person at the Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz. Meeting starts at 7pm. All are welcome to enjoy this free presentation .

12/12/2025

Looking forward to seeing Everyone at the Santa Cruz Orchid Society Potluck Dinner Tonight at 6pm! Our normal meeting place, the Live Oak Grange. Show and Tell, Orchid Bingo and a free orchid plant to Members who have paid for their membership !

All are welcome to attend this very special meeting of the Gold Coast Cymbidium Society.We look forward to welcoming Geo...
19/11/2025

All are welcome to attend this very special meeting of the Gold Coast Cymbidium Society.
We look forward to welcoming George Hatfield to our meeting this month. In Person and On Zoom, at the San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA 94403. For details, click on https://goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org/georgehatfield-nov2025.html

The doors will open an hour early, at 6PM, for a George Hatfield Plant Sale (he’s bringing a van full of plants, some in spike!!). Cash & Credit Cards only. You do not have to be member to buy.

Any remaining plants left over from Friday night, will be sold from Pierre Pujol’s place in Redwood City starting at 9am on Saturday, Nov 22. You may call Pierre at 650.255.9012, on Saturday AM to see if any plants are left to sell that day before you drive over to him.

After 7:30pm, George will speak on “New Things Going On at Hatfield Orchids”.
George is the current president of World Orchid Conference Trust (WOTC). He graduated with honors from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a Bachelor of Science in Plant and Soil Science. George is the founder of Hatfield Orchids, established in 1999.
George served as President of the American Orchid Society 2016 – 2018, and he received the Hudlow Trophy from the Cymbidium Society of America recognizing his achievements in Cymbidium hybridizing.

Attached are photos from George’s FB page of hybrids he has made. Some of these may be at Friday's meeting for purchase.

14/11/2025
Our members and others are encouraged to visit OIP in Golden Gate Park this weekend. Our nxt event for our members ...
21/07/2025

Our members and others are encouraged to visit OIP in Golden Gate Park this weekend.
Our nxt event for our members is the local greenhouse tour on Aug 2.

✨SAVE THE DATE! Orchids in The Park 2025 is happening July 26th-27th. 📲 Tickets go on sale May 19th!

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