09/07/2026
COOS September 10, 2026 Member Meeting
*** Note the change of date and location
Guest Speaker: Ron Parsons
Topic: Dendrobiums
Franklin Park Conservatory
Classroom in Main Building
6:30pm - Beginners' Corner
7:00pm - Meeting begins
Ron Parsons has been growing orchids for almost 52 years, and has been interested in species orchids for most of that time. He loves to photograph them and other flowers whenever possible. Ron has nearly 130,000 digital images, most of which are of orchids, and still retains a slide library that exceeds 100,000 botanical images. He has given more than 500 talks on various botanical topics, and has more than 7000 published photos. Ron has co-authored five books on botanical subjects, all with Mary E. Gerritsen. The first two, published by Timber Press, are Masdevallias, Gems of the Orchid World and Calochortus, Mariposa Lilies and their Relatives. Their third book, a two-volume set, A Compendium of Miniature Orchid Species was published by Redfern Natural History Productions in January 2014. In 2019 The American Orchid Society Guide to Orchids and their Culture was released, and is on its third printing. The fifth book, a much-revised second edition of A Compendium of Miniature Orchids Species was released in October, 2021. It is now a four-volume set with 3100 photos (1800 are new), including those of more than 500 species not in the first edition.
