provided to The Santiva Chronicle
Hurricane Ian, and the COVID pandemic, may have initiated a long hiatus, but the Sanibel Captiva Orchid Society is ready to restart its orchid meetings on Monday, Feb. 19 with a special speaker. The Orchid Society, like much of the island, is reassembling after the storm damaged properties, including orchid collections.
Jim Roberts, owner of Florida Suncoast Orchids in Myakke City, will present the first program of 2024 helping orchid enthusiasts rebuild their collections. A long time speaker at the Orchid Society, Roberts has been growing orchids more than 25 years in climates from Minnesota to Southwest Florida where he moved in 2001 with a small collection of plants. Roberts’ orchid nursery now includes more than 10,000 square feet of growing space.
There will be no Fundamentals Session at this time, but anyone with an “ill or hurricane damaged orchid “ that needs diagnosis can bring their plants to the meeting during Show and Tell.
Mark the calendar: In addition to the February meeting, SCOS will have meetings on March 18 and April 15 at St. Michael’s. All three meetings will have orchids for sale as well as orchid raffles. In the fall, the Orchid Society hopes to resume a full season schedule and will continue its annual society membership and guest fees. Its website is being reworked but should be operable soon
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