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Monthly Meeting
Monday, January 26, 2026
Kanapaha Botannical Gardens
4700 SW 58th Drive
Gainesville, FL 32608
click here for map
Doors Open at 6:30

Program:
"Fragile Roots: Ecology, Decline,
and Recovery Efforts for Florida's Ghost Orchid”.

Adam Herdman

Adam is a Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida. His work focuses on threatened and endangered orchids in the Sunshine State, including the charismatic "Ghost Orchid" (Dendrophylax lindenii) that was featured in Susan Orlean's 1998 non-fiction book "The Orchid Thief" and the American metafictional comedy-drama film "Adaptation" released in 2002. Be sure to join us to learn about Florida's remaining ghost orchid populations and Adam's collaborative work to conserve these rare orchids.

https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/environmental-horticulture-graduate-program/graduate-students-profile-pages/adam-r-herdman/
6There will be a bloom table, raffle and silent auction. Refreshments provided.

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
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Orchid Pavilion at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

In 2022, the Society installed an orchid pavilion at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Members of the Society provide and maintain the orchids in bloom displayed in the pavilion, which is just outside the entrance to the garden. Kanapaha Botanical Gardens visitors and Society members have an opportunity to learn about orchids from our volunteers at the following times:
the 2nd Saturday of the month from 11 am to 12 pm
the 4th Wednesday of the month from 10 am to 11 am
We welcome blooming orchids on loan (or donated) and volunteers to participate in the maintenance of the pavilion.

JOIN THE FUN AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS!

We meet the Fourth Monday of the Month
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
4700 S.W. 58th Drive Gainesville, FL 32608
click here for map

Meet other orchid enthusiasts-
beginners and experts.
We love to share.
Learn and enjoy with us.

• Doors open at 6:30 pm
• Brief business meeting at 7:00 pm
• Speaker's Program
(often a grower with plants for sale!)
• Monthly Bloom Table
• Silent Auction
• Plant Raffle
• Refreshments

AOS JUDGING CENTER
Did you know that you can take your orchid for judging to an AOS Judging Center?
Click here for info about the Florida North-Central Judging Center