Coastal Carolina Orchid Society

Photos, 2015

CCOS Meeting - Holiday Covered Dish Luncheon
Sunday, Decemeber 13, 2015


Lots of good food, as usual, with a big turnout of members.

Our speaker, Steve Arthur, offered many plants for sale, such as this Pahpiopedilum.


Paph. coccineum on the Show and Tell table, grown by Julie Ward.

Cattleya Caguas Ruby (Landate x aurantica), grown by Brittany Sanderson.

CCOS Meeting - Annual Plant Auction
Sunday, August 9, 2015


Some of the blooming orchids from Carmela Orchids.

More plants from Carmela.


Members donated many well-established divisions.

Many plants like these went for bargain prices.


One of several Phalaenopsis on the auction table.

This splash-petal cattleya sold quickly.

Deep South Orchid Society Show, Savannah, GA
April 24-26, 2015


The Coastal Carolina Orchid Society exhibit.

Winner of the AOS Trophy for most outstanding exhibit of the show!


Some exhibits were larger - like this one.

Some were the same size, such as this one installed by a vendor.


Table top exhibits like this were also included, for a total of nine exhibits.

Two cut flower arrangements were also presented.


Some outstanding plants - Phals were plentiful, such as this
Phalaenopsis mannii flavum x philipinense.

Miltonia [or Miltoniopsis] plants were offered for sale.
Don't try to grow these outside during our hot summers!


Rodrumnia Orchidom Orange Delight.

Paph. Stone Lovely x Sorcerer’s Stone.


Ascocentrum ampullaceum.

A bifoliate-type cattleya.

CCOS Meeting
Sunday, April 12, 2015


An oncidium on the raffle table.

This phalaenopsis was also raffled.


A miniature oncidium on the Show and Tell table.

Show and Tell table: paphiopedilum.


Show and Tell table: Psychopsis.

Stan Hutto spoke on preparing orchids for judging.


Johns Island Orchids offered plants for sale.

Members shopping for orchids on the sale table.

South Carolina Orchid Society Show, Columbia, SC
February 6 - 8, 2015


The CCOS Exhibit before judging.

The exhibit after judging. We won the Best Society Exhibit rosette!


Exhibit detail.

Two Angraecum sesquipedale plants were the centerpiece.


Blc. Abbeville ‘Golden Promise’ - grower Julie Ward.

Rhynchostylis gigantea ‘Peach’ - grower Julie Ward.


Slc. Hsin Buu Lady 'Y.T.' - grower Linda Cole.

Rhynchostylis gigantea 'Orange Star' - grower Linda Cole.


Paph. La Honda In-Charm x spicerianum x St. Albans
- grower Julie Ward.

Christocentrum Penang Sunset won its class and the miniature class as well
- grower Ann Truesdale.

To view photos from 2014 click here.