St. David’s Episcopal Church 205 Old Main St South Yarmouth, MA 02664
“Is That Really a Phalaenopsis?
Carri Raven-Riemann The orchidPhile
Presentation will be in person, weather and COVID willing
(if necessary, it will be Zoom presentation)
Carri’s presentation will cover surprising new directions in Phalaenopsis hybridizing, touching on their breeding background & covering their growth habits, their fragrance and/or flower presentation as it differs from the average Home Depot/grocery store Phalaenopsis. For many beginner growers, this takes them beyond the average decorator magazine expectation as to what a Phalaenopsis can really be. Carri’s involvement with orchids began over 40 years ago with her first Phalaenopsis orchid. She became an Accredited American Orchid Society Judge in 1998, and has judged both national and international orchid shows. Carri has served in leadership roles for the Greater New York Orchid Society and the American Orchid Society. In 1990, Carri was one of the original “gang of five” who founded the International Phalaenopsis Alliance, Inc. and she has served in several leadership roles including President and currently serves as Regional Director for New England, New York & eastern Canada. In 2004, Carri was honored with the IPA Award of Distinction for her contributions to the world of Phalaenopsis Orchids. As a “boutique” commercial grower for 36 years, Carri focuses her orchid business, the orchidPhile, on being able to offer her clients the newest in cutting-edge Phalaenopsis species and hybrids, in addition to other orchid genera which grow happily under the same conditions as Phalaenopsis. Plants will be available via Pre-Order List (hot link) and during the meeting. If COVID or weather force a remote presentation, pre-order plants will be shipped to the Society as soon as weather permits.
As always, visitors to the society are welcome and you are encouraged to bring blooming plants for the show table! We will have paid raffle and door prize plants (must wear your name tag!) available.
COVID protocols will not allow refreshments and masks will be required.