schlimii WELCOME
to the
Illowa
Orchid Society

The Illowa Orchid Society invites you to join us in the growing of orchids as a hobby. We foster good fellowship among our members, encourage the improvement of orchids by cultivation, hybridization, and exhibition. Our meetings, events, and shows disseminate useful information concerning orchids.

Meetings: The Illowa Orchid Society meets the first Wednesday of every month except for a July picnic and an August member's growing area visit. Our December meeting is a Christmas dinner with a free orchid for every member. Each gathering consist of a short business meeting and a program and/or speaker on an orchid topic. Raffle tickets are sold at $1 each or six for $5. Plants are raffled at the end of each meeting. Refreshments are offered at each meeting. Members are encouraged to bring blooming plants for our show and tell table. A club member presents each of the plants on the show and tell table and owners are encouraged to comment on growing success for each of their plants. Read our newsletter here...



We meet.....first Wednesday of each month

social hour at 6:30

at Deere Wiman Carriage House

817 11th Avenue

Moline Illinois 61265

30th Annual Orchid Show

Putnam Museum

March 17 - 19, 2006



See pictures from our show here.

See pictures taken by Bud Walters at last year's show here.

Annual Bus Trip to Chicago Growers May 20, 2006

Contact: Jackye Crouch

Read about our Illowa Conservation Committee activities here.

Cyp. parviflorum

Cyp. parviflorum

President Pat Umland Vice President Dee Haiston
Secretary Suzanne Dennis Treasurer Karen Pedersen
Iowa Director Robert Hippler Illinois Director Mark Gannon
P.President Fred Haiston 2005 Show Chairman Karen Pedersen
2005 MidAmerica Rep. Deno Kandis Editor Jim Hall
AOS Representative Jim Hall ODC Representative Jim Hall

photos and page by Marcia Whitmore
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