Peninsula Orchid Society Speakers Schedule: March 24, 2006
Ron Parsons
"Terrestrial Orchids of the World"
Our speaker for this month is Ron Parsons. Ron is considered by
many to be one of the San Francisco Bay Area's best orchid
photographers. He is a member of the Peninsula Orchid Society, the
Orchid Society of California as well as the San Francisco Orchid
Society, and has been growing orchids for 30 years. He grows cool
growing orchids under lights in his garage, and in addition has
more orchids that he grows at his parents home in Burlingame. Ron
has taken tens of thousands of plant shots, and at present has over
35,000 orchid slides. He gives talks nationally and internationally,
on these and other topics: Bulbophyllum, Rare and Unusual Orchid
Species, Dendrobrium Species, Masdevallias and Draculas, Pleurothallids,
Cattleya and Laelia Species, Oncidium Alliance Species, Cool-Growing
Species, some Orchids of SouthEast Australia, Oncidium Species,
Monopodial Orchids, Miniature Species and Orchids Under Lights. In
addition he is frequently invited to give talks on Cacti, Succulents,
Carnivorous Plants, Gesneriads and California Wildflower. His
photographs are published in many books including the recent "Floras
Orchids". He is also co-author (with Mary Gerritsen, our Vice
President) of the recent book "Masdevallias, Gems of the Orchid
World". Ron and Mary are now working on a new book on Calochortus,
a genus of spectacular wildflowers, better known as Mariposa Lilies.
The topic of Rons lecture is "Terrestrial Orchids of the World". We
are in for a visual treat, and an adventure in orchids.
