The Miami Valley Orchid Society and the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society are pleased to host the MidAmerica Orchid Congress Fall 2008 meeting at the Kings Island Resort and Conference Center September 5th, 6th and 7th.

Hundreds of fall-blooming orchids will be on display in exhibits by orchid societies from Georgia to Minnesota. Newly released orchid hybrids, hard-to-find species and growing supplies will be on sale.

It is a remarkable opportunity to see orchid exhibits from regional societies and to buy plants and supplies from vendors who are normally only accessible by mail order. Check the updated vendor list.

Admission to the show on Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. is free but registration is necessary to attend the speakers' programs on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.

This event features special meetings for different orchid alliances
as well as seminars featuring three world-renowned speakers. The
seminar speakers and topic are as follows:
Mr. Fred Clark, Sunset Valley Orchid, Vista, California
“New Hybrids with Catasetum, Cynoches and Mormodes”
Mr. Ron McHatton, America Orchid Society
“Sex in the Greenhouse”
Dr. Henry Oakley, Past Chairman of the Royal Horticultural
Society Orchid Committee and President of the Orchid Society of
Great Britain
“Orchid Hunting in the Headwaters of the Amazon, Central
Cordillera of Peru”

Plant Registration

Items for the Auction

Plants:  Phrag. Jersey, seedling from Eric Young Foundation, donated by Rick & Alexa Noel
             Phrag. Jason Fischer, seedling from Eric Young Foundation, donated by Rick & Alexa Noel

Volumes 1-20 of Thesaurus Masdevallarum                Reserve price of $500 for this set
Volumes 21-28 of A Treasure of Masdevallia        Reserve price of $300 for this set
These two sets will be auctioned Saturday afternoon during the MAOC auction, the proceeds to benefit equally the Mid-America Orchid Congress and the Cincinnati Judging Center.

Auction donation from Larry Sanford:
Division of Oda Leysa 'Patience' AM/AOS
Division of Monn. Millenium Magic 'Witchcraft' AM/AOS