Doug Overstreet:  “My 10 Favorite Oncidiums”

We are delighted to welcome Doug Overstreet, the Orchid Specialist of the Thornton Conservatory and the Ernest Hetherington Memorial Cattleya Collection associated with The Huntington Botanical Gardens. He will be speaking in person. Doug will present his talk on ‘My 10 Favorite Oncidiums, Some of Which are Still Oncidiums’. Doug is a very experienced orchidist who has extensive knowledge on a large number of orchid genera. His talk will present a selection of beautiful and enjoyable species of plants in the Oncidiinae alliance that are easy to locate and grow in SoCal. All of the plants used to be considered as genus Oncidium but some have been moved into other genera in the past few years. A brief explanation of these changes will be presented along with specific cultural considerations for each species. Doug will also supply this month’s plant table.

Doug has grown orchids continually since he was 10 years old. He moved to California in 1975 and continued his love affair with orchids. In 1984, his collection began to grow by leaps and bounds with his first professional job. He also became a very active participant in the local orchid community. He began to work with orchids professionally in 2000 as a private consultant. He has managed private collections for leading hobbyists in SoCal and is an Accredited AOS Judge in the Pacific South Region. An accomplished writer and educator, Doug has written articles for many different publications including Orchid Digest and has served on the Editorial Committee of that publication as Assistant Editor. He has spoken for orchid societies and other groups nationwide.

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Meeting ID: 891 9308 4602