Webinars

Harvey reviews the various inorganic media with a focus on semi-hydroponic orchid growing. First of a two-part series.

Bob talks about the work of orchid enthusiasts studying and caring for native orchids and their habitat.

Peter Zale of Longwood Gardens presents information on this important conservation effort.

Join Greg Griffis as he takes us on a tour at Longwood Gardens to see the beautiful hybrids they have been raising there, and learn how to grow them, especially the unusual ones.

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Join AOS Judge and photographer Art Pinkers as he delves into the SITF. How Do You Do That Again? Why do we do what we do in SITF? Tools of the Trade and the Process.

Carol takes us to Taiwan for the 2024 World Orchid Conference, and the TOGA show, occurring together for the first time.

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Learn about the tricks of the trade for designing and installing home greenhouses for orchids.

Join Accredited Judge and Chair of the AOS Judging Committee, David Edgley, for a wonderful panorama of Phalaenopsis breeding and the culture needed to grow these delightful orchids.

Join Carol Klonowski as she takes us on a tour of the various species and hybrids and what influences the breeding.

AOS Accredited Judge Beth Martin presents Brassavola, a beautiful and graceful orchid

The AOS semi-annual members’ meeting.

Peter T. Lin presents a seminar on how to judge mini-catts (mini-cattleyas) with practice judging.

Tim Culbertson, noted hybridizer and AOS judge, takes us through Lycaste, with his perspectives on judging to help us to understand what breeders are striving for to satisfy purchasers.

Sergey Skoropad, an AOS Orchid Judge, shares the successful experience of Virtual Judging as a training and educational exercise.

Dr. McHatton discusses the intricacies of color, color pigments and how the beautiful colors of our awarded orchids are inherited.

Peter T. Lin takes the confusion out of naming Vanda falcata forms for the AOS judging system to conform with information from RHS and Laura Newton.

OrchidPro Workshop at the Okla. OS at their February meeting.

Learn about Stanhopea tigrina & its hybrids, judging them, what the floral parts are and how to write award descriptions.

Research hints and locations for Presentations, Judging Homework, Papers/Articles or at the Judging Table

Join Tim Culbertson as he takes us on a tour of lovely orchids that we don't typically see in collections.

Join Carol Klonowski, an AOS judge, as she takes to the jungles of New Guinea for a fascinating tour of orchids that grow nowhere else.

Join Tom Mirenda for a fascinating trip to the land down under.

David Toyoshima is a long-time cattleya enthusiast. David will share his fascination about his beloved, heirloom cattleyas and other historically significant orchids.

Join Tom Etheridge, AOS judge and former trustee and officer, as he takes us through the mysterious world of Draculas. See why they are named “Dracula.”

Join Catherine Higgins, AOS judge and AOS Trustee, to hear about an interesting way to consider all the diverse cultural requirements and diversity in orchids.

Learn about zygopetalums and the breeding lines from around the world.

Topics include Dendrobium Species and their Culture, Oncidium: Concern, Confusion and Culture, Effective Pest Management, How Habitat Informs Culture: Lessons Learned from a World Traveler.

Michael Tibbs discusses the care and breeding of Disas, the most gorgeous of orchids.

Please join Jean Allen-Ikeson, National Education Coordinator for the AOS Judging Committee, for a lively discussion on myths and misconceptions encountered in judging.

What makes a good AOS Team Captain: how to, things to remember, and responsibilities of the captain as well as the team members.

A review of some amazing Masdevallia species and their culture.

Paph. venustum, the pauper prince of the Dragon Kingdom

Join author and Philippine expert Jim Cootes for a survey of Bulbophyllum species found in the Philippines.

Learn about color flow and the judging point scale.

So how DO these flowers reproduce...what pollinates them?

Part two of the evolution of LED Lighting and options for their use growing Orchids.

Getting to the point of judging point scales and how to best apply them.

Learn about these fascinating orchids that are grown for foliage as much as for their flowers.

Learn the finer points of judging this diverse genus with Charles Wilson.

How to Judge Draculas: Even Monsters Can be Beautiful!

This talk relates historical aspects of classic Odontoglossum breeding to current AOS judging practice.

A review and interactive program for discussion on the Code of Conduct and Ethics for AOS Judges.

Evolution of LED Lighting and options for their use growing Orchids.

Orchid names and judging.

Mark Whelan explains the criteria for awarding Miltoniopsis species and hybrids.

Why judge orchids?

Judging Novelty Phalaenopsis, a background and review of recent awards.

Join Susan Wilson as she presents the criteria for judging alba orchid flowers.

A Tour of the Huntington Orchid Collection with Brandon Tam.

Learn how breeders have developed these flowers of legends with Leslie Ee.

Jean Allen Ikeson will present an overview of the species and hybrid directions of these popular monopodial orchids.

Join Mary Mancini as she explains the life cycle of leafless orchids and how they have adapted.

Substance and Texture

Judging Tiny Slippers

Measuring for AOS Awards

Join Leslie Ee as he discusses the wonderful little gem Cyrtochilum.

Botanical awards...what's the difference?

Join Julia Douglas as she shows how populations of Prosthechea karwinskii are (formerly Encyclia citrina) being restored in Oxaca, Mexico.

Learn how to remove seedlings from a flask and increase your survival rate.

Join Carrie Buchman as she presents the qualities to consider when judging flowers that can posess amazing jewel-like beauty in a tiny package.

Join Beth Martin as he presents a survey of hybrids and awards in Angrecoid breeding.

Judging Exhibits

CCM-CCE

Learn about the native orchids found in the middle states of the US.

Discussion of judging matters

Learn how to mount your orchids.

Join Ron Parsons, renowned photographer, on his travels in Colombia.

Join Dave Sorokowsky for some great tips for growing these popular slipper orchids.

Join Mike Curtin for a survey of popular Encyclia species being used to create stunning hybrids.

Discover the fascinating genus, Maxillaria with Eric Sauer.

The internet is an amazing resource full of information about orchids!

Learn about the fascinating genus. Coelogyne.

Learn about exciting new hybrids based on Austrailan dendrobiums from the section Dendrocoryne with Fred Clarke.

Erik Sauer will explain what to look for when buying orchids so that you can be sure to get healthy plants that will thrive.

Discover the power behind the new AOS orchid program. Learn how to compare results and average award scores, search progeny and view family tree.

Discover the power behind the new AOS orchid program. Learn how to compare results and average award scores, search progeny and view family tree.

Barb Schmidt has been growing orchids for 15 years and is a member of the AOS Education Committee.

Long known as a fixture among Mid-Atlantic orchid nurseries, Chadwick Orchids has made a name for itself with large-flowered Cattleya species and hybrids.

Join AOS judge Ken Jacobsen on an orchid adventure in Peru, home of both cool and warm growing orchids. First class seating!

Join Jennifer Reinoso as she describes how a group of dedicated volunteers saved a once-common Florida native orchid.

All about bulbophyllums

Ecology of Western Lady's Slippers

Tom Mirenda takes us on a tour of Latin America's fabulous orchid gardens.

World famous grower and breeder of award winning Vanda hybrids. Robert Fuchs, will cover what to look for when judging Vanda hybrids and species.

Join Jean Ikeson, AOS Judge, as she takes us on a journey through time to see trends in breeding and awarding of white cattleyas.

Join Inge Poot, AOS Judge Emeritus, from the Toronto Judging Center as she discusses how to grow Stanhopea.

Join AOS Accredited Judge, Ken Jacobsen, as he as he presents an overview of Asian Cymbidium species and hybrids, often valued as much for their foliage as their flowers.

Jim Heillig will discuss how to culture these exotic deciduous terrestrials.

How do you buy the best plant for your collection? Join Lois Cinert, AOS Judge, to learn how to recognize a good orchid.

Cultural Techniques for Growing Award Winning Cymbidiums by legendary grower George Hatfield.

Join master cattleya grower, Bill Rogerson , as he explains his sure fire method for understanding how to grow cattleyas to perfection.

Join Nile Dusdieker as he takes us up and down and around the mountains of Ecuador in search of orchids in their native habitats.

Join Adam Karremans from Costa Rica, a Spanish language webinar, and learn about the amazing Pleurothallid Orchids and the pollinators.

Join Garry Clark, Group General Manager from BesGrow and learn all about the potting media Orchiata. Learn what it is, how it is made, and all the uses for your orchids.

Join noted speaker and orchid breeder, Ron Midgett as he discusses the history and judging trends for this complex group, the Oncidiinae, that have had so many names.

Come learn about the amazing Pleurothallid Orchids and the pollinators who make them possible. Adam Karremans from Costa Rica will share his WOC presentation!

All about Florida's ghost orchid

Tom Harper will show and discuss the explosion of big lipped Phalaenopsis and how judges look at them. Are they better than parents? Are they worth awards?

Join noted speaker and orchid breeder, Ron Midgett as he discusses the history and breeding trends with those gorgeous green cattleyas.

Join AOS accredited judge and awards registrar Laura Newton as she details what to look for when scoring judging Bulbophyllum echinolabium and its hybrids.

Chris Miller, a grower of all orchids small, will show us how to build and maintain orchidariums for those plants that need special growing conditions, humidity, light and temperature.

Doctor Doctor, I See Spots! Join Andrew Coghill-Behrends as he presents a discussion on Cattleya guttata and its hybrids.

Q&A with AOS president

Quality factors to look for in pleurothallids

Learn the do's and don'ts of what constitutes a perfect orchid exhibit.

Join us for an American Orchid Society judging webinar with Rob Griesbach, AOS Accredited Judge from the National Capital Judging Center, on Inheritance and Genetics in Orchids. Members only.

Join the Town Hall Meeting with George Hatfield, AOS President, and find out the exciting things happening with the AOS. Send questions and comments to stillisch@cox.net by August 10th.

Join Dennis Whigham, Senior Botanist of the North American Orchid Conservation Center, division of the Smithsonian Institution as he discusses the coalition of associations dedicated to preserving native species. Members only.

Join Pepe Portilla, of Ecuagenera, and Andrea Salcedo, of WOC22 to find out about the orchids of Ecuador and the exciting things awaiting attendees of the 22nd World Orchid Conference in Guayaquil, Ecuador in November of 2017.

Jim Reddekopp, owner of the first commercial vanilla operation on the Hawaii, shares his failures and victories of growing, harvesting, and curing the world's most delicate orchid blossom.

Join Daniel Geiger, Ph.D. Curator of Malacology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California as he presents a fascinating talk on raising orchids in confined spaces, terrariums and aquariums.

Join Janet Lamborn of Agdia as she discusses the various types of viruses that can affect your orchids and how to test for them.

Ever wonder why the outside of the flowers of Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis are covered with those odd rubbery little spines, the pseudobulbs of your myremecophilas are hollow or why some of your orchids grow fine spiky roots that stick straight up and defy getting them in a pot?

Travelogue of orchids of South Brazil

Learn about what used to be called, "Novelty Cattleyas." Fred Clarke will explain what parents are best used to create fanciful spotted and splash-petal cattleya hybrids.

A look at a classic Paphiopedilum hybrid and its breeding influence.

Tom Harper will go over the finer points of what makes a good Phalaenopsis and explain how to best score them.

The regal odontoglossums have a long tradition of finding favor among orchid connoisseurs.

Mexico is home to some spectacular orchids that are showy on their own and readily breed with the large cattleyas.

Join Jason Fischer of Orchids Limited in Plymouth, Minnesota as he discusses some of the wonderful Phragmipediums and how to grow them.

Join Past AOS President and Education Chair Sandra Svoboda as she talks about the endemic orchids of North American and the conservation efforts and organizations that exist to ensure that our North American native orchids survive.

Join us for a fascinating talk on orchid pollination strategies by Dr. Ron McHatton, Director of Education of the American Orchid Society.

Join Theresa Hill, Owner of Hillsview Gardens in Oregon, as she talks about the history and breeding trends of this delightful species.

Join author Steven Frowine to find out how to grow orchids with modest light requirements under artificial lights.

Join us to hear Ron McHatton, Director of Education of the American Orchid Society, discuss the Orchids of Mexico.

Join David Lafarge, an invited speaker of the Canadian Orchid Congress, discusses what blue means in phalaenopsis.

Joignez-vous à David Lafarge, conférencier invité du Congrès du Orchid, discute ce que signifie bleu en phalaenopsis.

Join Laura Newton, AOS Awards Registrar, who will answer the question: How do we say that? How to write award descriptions.

Francisco Miranda, owner of Miranda Orchids, presents a discussion and tour of the Brazilian cattleyas and their habitats.

Join George Hatfield, Accredited AOS Judge, who will discuss how to judge cymbidiums following the AOS judging criteria.

Nile Dusdieker, M.D. talks about North American Cypripediums. Nile is an accredited AOS judge with the Chicago Judging center and lives in Iowa.

Join Marlene Young and find out how to increase your orchid show attendance.

Tom Etheridge, accredited AOS judge, will give an overview of Odontoglossum and its close relatives, their history, discuss the current nomenclature, and talk about culture.

Ecuador: Land of Orchids. Jose "Pepe" Portilla, of Ecuagenera Orchids, will talk about the amazing orchids of Ecuador and about the WORLD ORCHID CONFERENCE to be held in Guayaquil, Ecuador in November of 2017.

Cattleya lueddemanniana is by some accounts, Venezuela's most beautiful orchid.

Ray Barkalow, of First Rays Orchids, shows us how we can successfully grow orchids semi-hydroponically and the theory behind it. Ray pioneered the technique which is now being adapted in various forms.

While there are hundreds of species distributed from Japan to India and south to Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the vast majority of species readily available can be grouped into a handful of culturally similar groups.

Join Tom Harper, AOS Judge and owner of Stones River Orchids of Tennessee, as he discusses helpful hints about successful growing of this beautiful orchid.

Acompaña al productor y experto en orquídeas Fred Clarke, dueño de Sunset Valley Orchids, a la presentación y discusión de especies e híbridos del genero Catasetinae , y como cultivarlos.

Join AOS judge Cheryl Erins as she discusses the ancient Japanese history and mystery behind this tiny orchid and learn how they are judged in Japan versus AOS judging and how they are grown so you can care for them at home.

Novelty phalaenopsis are rewarding for their compact size, frequent flowering, brilliant color, and fragrance.

Join John Salventi as he talks about the different kinds of fertilizer and how to use them....or not as the case may be.

Learn about orchid fragrance

No orchid grower is completely immune from the introduction of pests and diseases to their collection.

Want to know what it takes to get an orchid awarded by AOS judges? Join Dr. Harry Gallis, whose plants have received over 40 AOS awards.

Madagascar is a world hot-spot for orchids. Orchids are the largest family of flowering plants on the island, almost 1000 species make up some 10% of Madagascar's flora; 90% of them are endemic.

Join Cheryl Erins as she discusses the most colorful of this group of orchids in the Epidendrum family.

A travelogue to see the Australian Terrestrials" by Nile Dusdieker. Nile is an accredited judge with the Chicago Judging center and lives in Iowa.

A discussion of Catesetum species and hybrids.

Join John Salventi as he presents a topic near and dear to every orchid grower: how to take care of those precious roots!

Lois Cinert, AOS accredited judge, tells all about PHRAGS!

Mario Ferrusi discusses Lycaste skinneri! This legendary orchid has a rich history and is at the foundation of Lycaste breeding, lending its size and form to generations of hybrids.

The AOS is proud to unveil our new awards software program, Orchids Plus.

Join Greg Allikas while he presents an introduction to growing orchids.

Join Ron McHatton in this presentation to look into the life cycle of our common pests, how pesticides work and how they should be used for effective management.

Get a chance to ask questions of Ron McHatton, AOS COO, regarding the management of orchid pests. This is a follow-up opportunity after the presentation of Orchid Pests and their Management

No orchid grower is completely immune from the introduction of pests and diseases to their collection.