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event website)
2005
18th World Orchid Conference, Dijon, France. 2005 - 11th to 20th March.
Venue: Le Palais des Congrès et Expositions de Dijon. To be staged in conjunction with "Florissimo", one of Europe's largest flower shows.
2005
Tropical Queensland Orchid Council Conference & Show,
Entertainment Centre, Mackay, 9th to 11th June. Preliminary
announcement now on line - Invitation to register interest.
ORCHIDS 2005 - 5th New Zealand Orchid Conference
& Show, Hamilton, NZ, 30 August - 4 September 2005.
Event incorporates the 'Weekend Gardener Flower and Garden Fantasia'. Details now on-line.
W.A. Orchid Spectacular to be held at
the Fremantle Passenger Terminal in Fremantle WA, from 13 - 19 September,
2005. Early bird registrations now open. Printable Registration
form available here (PDF file).
2006
17th Australian Orchid Conference & Show is
scheduled to be held in Port Macquarie 17 to 23 July 2006.
2007
6th Australasian Native
Orchid Conference and Show hosted by
ANOS Kabi Group, Queensland. Dates and location to be finalised.
2008
19th
World Orchid Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, IUSA - February/March.
Watch for development of their website. Very preliminary information
only at present.
Orchid
Club of South Australia Inc. Orchid
Society of the Northern Territory Inc.
Orchid
Society of NSW Ltd. Orchid
Society of Western Australia Inc. Queensland
Orchid Society Inc. Tasmanian
Orchid Society Inc. Victorian
Orchid Club Inc.
AUSTRALIAN
ORCHID NURSERIES ON THE WWW
(No
endorsement of vendors is expressed or implied.)
Australian National Botanic Gardens
The ANBG includes one of the most important orchid identification and research groups in Australia.
Brazilian Orchids
Extensive orchid related site by Delfina de Araujo, of Rio de Janeiro,
with lots of photos and information, in particular the orchids of Brazil.
The site is bi-lingual, English and Portugeuse.
International
Phalaenopsis Alliance, USA
A society specialising in this
easy to grow genus, with their own colour journal issued quarterly.
Contains details of the Alliance's meetings in various regions and their
regular Congress meetings.
Kings Park & Botanic Gardens, Perth
A magnificent site featuring the orchids and other wildflowers of Western
Australia.
National Capital Botanical Gardens of Papua New Guinea
Another magnificent site by Wolfgang Bandish to spotlight the wonderful Gardens located in Port Moresby. The orchid-rich country of PNG never fails to
fascinate the orchid collector.
New Orchids Homepage
A web site devoted to the dissemination of information on new species,
especially Paphiopedilums, and new varieties. Very interesting photographs
provided.
Not So Green Thumb
A computer/orchidists playground. An excellent site by Yoshi Nomura with
tons of material including photographs of orchids, explanations of his
photographic and scanning equipment, orchid calendars, orchid murals and
orchid screensavers. New selection of
screensavers now available.
Orchid Photography by Gary Yong Gee NEW
Gary
Yong Gee of Brisbane is acknowledged as one of the best orchid photographers
in Australia, but that isn't all. He also has a passion for orchid
species. Amongst other things, Gary's website has thumbnail photos of
species orchids linked to articles he has written for the Orchid Species
Society (The very first species orchid society in the world!) - so
there is plenty of reading on some nifty orchids. Gary is also an
occasional contributor of articles to our magazine Orchids Australia.
Orchid Species Encyclopaedia
Jay Pfahl of Florida has gathered together am astonishing reference library
of orchid species photographs. This is a labour of love for Jay and shows
the extent that some orchid growers will go to so that their accumulated
knowledge can be shared around the world. In turn photographers around
the world have made photos available to him. As at 31 December 2003 there
are over 4500 photos available covering 503 genera.
Orchid
Spring Discussion Board
The very latest forum for discussion of orchid related topics, using state of the art technology. Join now by following the link and become a registered user. Once registered and activated, you need to logon, after which the Board remembers who you are and automatically appends your login name to any posts. The Board is moderated.
Quinlan's Home - Orchid arts and crafts (Mackay, Qld.)
Terrestrial Orchids of Western Australia – Photo Gallery
This is a magnificent collection of photographs by Ron Heberle's favourite orchids, the brilliantly coloured (often in bizarre combinations) terrestrial orchids of SW Western Australia. Tony Watkinson has spent countless hours preparing this site to display hundreds of Ron's life time of photography. Watch for new additions to this amazing site.
Caladenia (Spider Orchids)
Caladenia flava complex
Calorchis (Beard Orchids)
Corybas (Helmet Orchids)
Cryptostylis (Slipper Orchids)
Cyanicula (Blue Orchids)
Cyrtochilus (Mosquito Orchids)
Diuris (Donkey Orchids)
Drakaea (Hammer Orchids)
Elythranthera (Enamel Orchids)
Epiblema (Babe in the Cradle Orchids)
Eriochilus (Bunny Orchids)
Gastrodia (Bell Orchids)
Pterostylis (Greenhoods)
Rhizanthella gardnerii (Underground Orchid)
Spiculeae (Elbow Orchids)
Thelymitras (Sun Orchids)
The
Orchid Mall
USA's top orchid site, with hot links to many other interesting orchid
sites.
The Orchid Pot Co.
Manufacturers of high quality pots specifically designed with the orchid
grower in mind. Check out their great web site and you will find their
pot recommendations for different orchid genera, amongst other thing.
The
Orchid Site.
The Orchid Site provides a directory of links to
orchid related sites split into themes, e.g. Orchid Societies, Orchid
Nurseries etc but not all links are commercial. Heavily USA orientated.
Phil's
Orchid World, Wellington, New Zealand
A wealth of information on orchids in New Zealand and extensive cultural
notes.
The
Stanhopea Pages - by their ardent advocate Nina Rach, Houston, Texas USA.
Taxonomy, Images, Culture, AOS Awards, and plant/seed/flask sources.
READING
Amesiella
monticola - A New Species of Orchidaceae from the Philippines. Jim Cootes
and David P. Banks (Orchids Australia, Oct. 1998)
Dendrobium
biloculare - REDISCOVERED! Lost in Papua New Guinea for over 90 Years.
Phil Spence and Colin Hamilton (Orchids Australia, Oct. 1998)
On
Slugs, Predatory Snails and Rent-a-Duck Services - by Dr. Eduardo J.
Firpo.
(Orchids Australia, Dec. 1997)
Selected
Species - by Peter Taylor. A selection of Peter's excellent articles
previously published in Orchids Australia. Check back regularly as
this collection will be expanded as time permits. NEW
Vanilla
- the world's "flavourite" orchid - By Colin Hamilton Just about
everything you wanted to know about Vanilla - the orchid, the history,
the myths, the aphrodisiac, the growing, processing through to the production
of the Vanilla bean and essence. (Orchids Australia, August 2000)
Why
Save Orchids Under Threat? By Jim Heath, Perth, WA (Orchids Australia,
Oct. 1999)
Dracula & Masdevallia Pages
The specialist checklist of Dracula and Masdevallia species, hosted by the Botanische Orchideeën Netherlands.
London Orchid Society (Canada) Picture Reference Database
If you are looking for a photo of a particular orchid, this Picture Reference Database
contains a list of over 60,000 orchid photographs and where to find them.
Updated regularly by Bob Betts.
Orchid Culture - Charles and Margaret Baker
A wealth of cultural information from these renowned authors.
Orchid Genus Names NEW
A list of names for each orchid genus followed by its abbreviated
name. "Natural" is an indication of a naturally
occurring genus. Otherwise it shows which genera are crossed to produce
that man-made genus.
(Courtesy of The Orchid House)
The Orchid Photo Page
Greg Allikas has over 200 photos to assist with identification of orchid
species.
OrchidWire
An extensive Orchid Resource Database
Orkology
Greg Steenbeeke's new site with lots of orchid photos and information on orchids and other things. New - Orchidopaedia CD-ROMs (photos).
O Zone Electronic Magazine
An electronic orchid newsletter/magazine by Greg Allikas, changes bi-monthly.
Papua New Guinea Orchid News
This site has to be an orchid surfer's paradise. Wolfgang Bandisch has
assembled an extraordinary collection of information and superb photographs
of the orchids of Papua New Guinea. Literally hundreds of PNG species
are illustrated. Don't go here if you can't stay for more than a few minutes!
The website presentation is one of the most beautiful I have seen and
really captures the exotic feel of this orchid paradise.
Orchid
Seed capsules should be harvested while the seed is viable but before
the capsule splits. Here, courtesy of Ruben in Orchids, is a table
of recommenced harvest times for green pod culture for some popular
cultivated genera.
FREE - ELECTRONIC ORCHID
GREETINGS CARDS
Electronic greetings cards are extremely popular and more and more sites
are cropping up today. Here are three sites specifically chosen for their
Orchid content.
Greetings123
There are a number of categories available from Surendju on this site,
including orchids. Select your card, insert details of sender and recipient,
and e-mail it. Very simple.
i-Cards
This site has some very interesting categories including superb orchid
photos by Greg Allikas, USA (and AOS Awards photographer). There is a
large choice of music categories and melodies under each which you can
attach to your card, and lots of room to write to your recipient. Also
check out the Peter Rabbit and other childhood characters, and the Nature/Wildlife.
Easy to use and great stuff.
Pandora's Box
This is another marvellous site but lists a large number of quality sites for electronic greetings cards for every
and any occasion. You select from a variety of styles of cards from animated, flowers, animals, cartoons and many, many more.
Greetings
Another, but different, selection of quality e-card sites which includes Hallmark and Blue Mountain and
Comedy Central - all connected from this site.
ORCHID
SOCIETIES - AUSTRALIA AND INTERNATIONAL (Under Construction)
AUSTRALIA
Australia Capital Territory Orchid
Society of Canberra Inc.
New South Wales The Australasian Native Orchid Society Inc.
(ANOS) Bankstown Orchid Society Inc.
Gosford and District Orchid Society Hunter Species Orchid Group
Orchid Society of NSW Inc. and Affiliated Societies Parramatta & District Orchid Society Western Suburbs Orchid Society
Queensland Bribie Island Orchid Society Brisbane Orchid Society Emerald Orchid & Foliage Society Maroochydore Orchid Society North Brisbane Orchid Society Orchid Species Society Inc.
(The very first species orchid society in the world!) Orchids
Queensland Inc. (AOC STRO for Queensland)
Queensland Orchid Society Inc. Rockhampton Orchid Society Inc. Townsville Orchid Society Inc. West Brisbane Orchid Society Inc.
South Australia Gawler
Districts Orchid Club Inc. Orchid
Club of South Australia Inc. Orchidaceous Society of South Australia Inc.
Tasmania Tasmanian
Orchid Society
Victoria
Maribyrnong
Orchid Society Melbourne
Eastern Orchid Society Mornington
Peninsula Orchid Society Orchid
Societies Council of Victoria Inc. (OSCOV) NEW
SITE Orchid
Species Society of Victoria Southern
Suburbs Orchid Society Inc. Victorian Orchid Club Inc.
Warrnambool
District Orchid Society West
Gippsland Orchid Club Inc. Yarra Valley Orchid Society
Western Australia Orchid
Society of Western Australia Inc. Wanneroo
Orchid Society Orchid
Species Society of Western Australia
Western
Australia Regional Orchid Organization (AOC STRO for WA)
INTERNATIONAL
American
Orchid Society Lots of information is stored on the AOS's Web site including Cultural Notes for many, many genera. Cape Orchid Society, South Africa Capital City Orchid Society, Wellington, New Zealand International Directory of Orchid Societies Les
Orchidees de Province New
Zealand Native Orchid Growers North
of England Orchid Society Believed to be the oldest orchid society in the world. Nice site
with links to other orchid societies in the UK. Orchid Council of New Zealand Orchid
Society of Nova Scotia and Canadian Orchid Congress A very extensive orchid site with hot links to some 200 interesting
places and information.
Orchid
Society of South East Asia
