September 2025 Newsletter

Firstly, I want to thank Ironwood Estates in Hickory for opening up their splendid greenhouse to our WNCOS members last month. Many took home new additions to their orchid collections, I know I did! 

At this month’s meeting, Jason Harpster will present ‘Understanding Angraecoids.’ Jason is a very experienced grower, an American Orchid Society Accredited Judge, and Chair of the Carolinas Judging Center. Angraecoids are a fascinating genus, including Angraecum sesquipedale, a.k.a. the Darwin Orchid!! So please join us on Sunday, September 14th, for what will undoubtedly be an entertaining program. 

And looking ahead, please mark your calendars—Sunday, October 12th—for a very special WNCOS Orchid Auction. Not only will there be extraordinary plants for sale, but a celebrity auctioneer as well!! No I am not telling! Stay tuned, for more to come.

As always, expect a robust raffle table at this month’s meeting, and please bring your extra special Show-and-Tell bloomers as well. 

See you 2:00 p.m., on Sunday, September 14th, at the Ivy Building, 9 Genevieve Circle. Feel free to come early and socialize with your fellow orchid enthusiasts