Useful Orchid Resources (Links)

USEFUL ORCHID LINKS

Culture

• AOS Culture Sheets
• Dr. Motes Notes  Dr. Martin Mote’s  – From Florida Orchid Growing Month by Month
• First Rays  Free Information
• New Orchid Growing AOS – Basic Culture and Beginner Newsletters
• — DOWNLOAD ––Orchid Resource Guide– VAOS Publication for New Members
• Pests and Diseases – St. Augustine’s Excellent Website
• Sunset Valley Catasetum Culture

General

• The American Orchid Society (AOS)
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
• Florida North Central Judging Center
• International Phalaenopsis Alliance
• Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
• North America Orchid Conservation Center
• The Orchid Mall
• Orchidwire: Orchid Resource Directory
• Slipper Orchid Alliance
• Bluenanta

Online Forums & Facebook

• AOS Facebook Page
• Big Leaf Forum – Phalaenopsis
• Garden Web Orchid Forum
• Slipper Talk Orchid Forum
• Orchid Board Forum
• VAOS Facebook Page

Other Local Orchid Societies

• Englewood Area Orchid Society
• St. Augustine’s Orchid Society
• Sarasota Orchid Society Facebook

Photography

• Florida’s Native and Naturalized Orchids – Prem Subrahmanyam
• The Orchid Photo Page – Greg Alikas

Tools

• AOS Orchids Plus – Orchid Research Subscription Software
• AOS Orchids A-Z – Full descriptions and playable sound file of pronunciation
• Glossary of Orchid Terms  Beautiful Orchids Orchid Glossary
• The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia (Jay Pfahl)
• Orchid Naming Nomenclature – First Rays
• OrchidWiz Encyclopedia – Orchid Research Subscription Software

Vendors — Support Our Show Vendors:

     Orchid Growers

• • Art Stone Orchids/Palmer Orchids  Polenbat@aol.com www.palmerorchids.com
  • Phelps Farm  Orchids@verizon.net        www.phelpsfarm.com
  • Krull-Smith Orchids  sales@krullsmith.com        www.krullsmith.com
  • Odom’s Orchids  odomsorchids@comcast.net       www.odoms.com
  • Plantio La Orquidea  info@plantiolaorquidea.com      www.plantiolaorquidea.com
  • FL Suncoast Orchids  info@floridasuncoastorchids.com www.floridasuncoastorchids.com
  • Carmela Orchids  carmelaorchids@hawaii.rr.com      www.carmelaorchids.net
  • Mac’s Orchids mac@macsorchids.com

   Supplies

• OFE International Inc.  ccahiz@ofe-intl.com      www.ofe-intl.com
• Joanna’s Clay Baskets and Orchid Pots         http://orchidpottery.com
• Just One More Orchid  https://www.justonemoreorchid.biz

   Artists

• Carol Marcus cmarcus41@verizon.com www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/carol- marcus.html

   Other

• Edgewood Nursery  EngewoodNursey

Other Online Resources for Orchids and Supplies

• First Rays (Supplies and culture info)   
• www.PlantStandFactory.com   (Orchid and plant stand supplier)
• rePotme.com  (wide variety of growing media and supplies)