South Coast Orchid Society

South Coast Orchid Society, Inc.

Celebrating 70 Years of Service to the
Orchid Lovers of Long Beach, California, 1950-2020 !

Our Presidents
i-FAQ
Sources for Our History
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Recent Articles
(or soon to appear!)

A Note to Our Members & Friends
Memoria Earl Felt, 1931-2019
Member's success stories! What has been blooming lately
Mediterranean and Australian terrestrial orchids; SCOS has plants in the pipeline for silent and noisy auctions, raffles, etc.
Robert Casamajor's keynote speech for our 1959 awards banquet, Rare Orchids and How They Get That Way, with cool illustrations!

Resources

Finding orchid intergeneric names and abbreviations
Finding correct genus and species names
Video: MissOrchidGirl on How to Read and Interpret Orchid Tags
Best practices for labeling plants! What can we do to prevent lost, broken, illegible, and/or incorrect labels?
Awards information from Orchid Digest judging at the Long Beach site, 1954-1967
Awards information from AOS Pacific South Judging Region (includes AOS judging held concurrently with our monthly meetings in Long Beach)
Special plants associated with our past and present members
What else do you need?

Upcoming Meetings & Events

Monday, March 23, 2020, 7PM

CANCELLED due to COVID-19 Emergency!

Mediterranean Climate Terrestrial Orchids of Europe and Australia
Scott McGregor

We will try to reschedule this presentation later in 2020. Meanwhile, please explore our web site! We will be posting orchid stories and pictures from our members!

Monday, April 27, 2020, 7PM

CANCELLED too!

Orchids of Madagascar
Phyllis Prestia

Orchids Today and Yesterday

Our BLOG, plus information and pictures from recent meetings and events

AOS Judging Center at our Meetings

2020 Officers
President	John Reyes
1st Vice President	John McCoy
2nd Vice President	Open
Corporation Secretary	Marylyn Paulsen
Membership Secretary	Marilyn Wallan
Treasurer	Elaine Murphy
Directors
Janell Schuck	(Term expires 2020)
Rey Lobo	(Term expires 2021)
Espie Quinn	(Term expires 2022)
Michelle Ryan	(Term expires 2022)
Immediate Past President	Russ Nichols
Standing Committees
Auction	Mong Noiboonsook
Hospitality	(open)
Newsletter	Russ Nichols
Silent Auction	Espie Quinn

Society By-Laws

South Coast Orchid Society meets on the fourth Monday of each month at Whaley Park Community Center, 5620 East Atherton St., Long Beach, California at 7:00 p.m. (Date will change if a holiday interferes. Doors open at 6:30 unless otherwise noted in the current newsletter.)	The Whaley Park Community Center was designed by Gordon Powers of Powers, Daly & DeRosa. It was built in 1957.
Directions to Our Meeting Place

Orchid Events

Courtesy of Fascination of Orchids

Orchid Vendors

Newsletters

SCOS Library

Forms for Ribbon Judging and Silent Auction

Ribbon Judging, printable form (PDF)

Silent Auction, printable form (PDF)

Silent Auction Rules — an easy way to support your orchid society!

Membership Renewal Form

For More Information