Florida Keys Orchid, Fern and Bromeliad Society

Tuesday April 14 @ 6 at the Civic Club - Jason Downing and the MILLION ORCHID PROJECT.

Make plans to attend Tamiami! January 16-18, 2026–you can still save on tickets when you go to TamiamiOrchidFestival.com (link in bio) to find out more and get your tix today. Over one hundred growers and product vendors from around the world gather to display and sell their amazing orchids, art and more. Tamiami is on a different scale from any other orchid show you’ve been to and needs to be experienced to be believed! We’ll see you there January 16-18, 2026 at the @fairexpocenter in Miami-Dade, Florida. Go to TamiamiOrchidFestival.com (link in bio) now for all the details and don’t forget to get your tickets now at a big discount. #orchidsofinstagram #southfloridaevents #orchidshow #orchidfestival #tamiamiorchidfestival

I have always wanted to photograph a Clam Shell orchid, so when our swamp guide Scott told me he had found one in Big Cypress I joined him on a trip into the swamp. It was a great day and I returned with several fun images to hand-paint.

📷 CLAM SHELL ORCHID © 2015 | Big Cypress National Preserve

August meeting was the big plant swap!

one very happy dendrobium in Key Largo

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You will love this one.

When we bought Leon Wilden’s Orchid Isles property, he and his son removed all of the orchids. We were actually thankful for that because we were interested in the property for the beauty of its natural diversity.

However, Leon left one orchid for us to remember him and that was the Ladies of the Night. Whenever it blooms we think of Leon and the uniquely amazing individual that he was.

The Lady of the Night orchid is named for its nocturnal powers of seduction. It begins to emit its citrusy fragrance in the early evening to attract its pollinator, a nocturnal species of moth.

This photo was taken in the “backyard” of Big Cypress Gallery. The misty effect was caused by the lens fogging due to humid conditions.

📷 SEVEN LADIES OF THE NIGHT © 2000 by Clyde Butcher Photography | Big Cypress Gallery, FL

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Remember our speaker Jason Downing from the Million Orchid Project?

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Mark your calendars for our Holiday Market - December 7, 2024!

October 21, 11 am Eco-Voices Series #1: Amazing Mangroves will detail ways to identify the three native species of mangroves found in the Florida Keys and explore their many unique roles that make them stand out among other trees. Presented by Drew Martin, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Friends of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park & Dagny Johnson State Park