GONUBIE ORCHID SOCIETY

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE GONUBIE ORCHID SOCIETY!

This site contains information for anyone interested in the growing of orchids, their flowers, and the activities of the members of the Gonubie Orchid Society. Read on and enjoy your stay! If you have comments or questions or want to join our Society, feel free to contact me at: 

postmaster@gonubieorchidsociety

Monthly Meetings:

Our meetings are held on the first Sunday of the month normally at 2:45pm at St. Martin-by-the-sea, Anglican Church Hall, cnr. 7th Street & 15th Avenue, Gonubie, South Africa. (See contact details to find out how to get there).

Visitors are always welcome and there is a small entrance fee.

We are always happy to receive new members and a membership fee is payable per year per family. As a member you will receive an informative Orchid Journal from the South African Orchid Council as well as a monthly Newsletter. You will also enjoy the benefit of buying from our shop where you will be able to purchase products at much reduced prices.

Even if you know nothing about orchids but are interested in them, we can help you to increase your knowledge and enjoyment of these wonderful plants.

OUR CLUB EMBLEM: Stenoglottis fimbriata

Stenoglottis comes from the Greek stenos (narrow) glotta (a tongue) with reference to the narrow irregular lobes of the labellum. This genus of three species comes from eastern, central and southern Africa. Two of the three species are well known in choice collections, but S. zambesiaca from Nyasaland (Malawi) is exceedingly rare. These terrestrial herbs have fleshy, tuber like roots, short stems, and the leaves form a basal rosette.

Inflorescence is erect and many flowered. The flowers are interesting and are coloured pink with dark spots. Sepals are adnate to the column and labellum for a short length, then are spreading. Petals are wider than sepals and are erect. The labellum is united to the column with or without the spur; it is wedge shaped with three to seven lobes or tails.

Culture: Compost in small well drained pots. Plants require moist, shady conditions. The leaves die back during and after fIowering. Supply a little water until new growth appears.