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Mailing Address
East Everglades
Orchid Society
15220 SW 232 St.
Miami, FL 33170
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 The Cymbidium Society of America was founded over 40 years ago to stimulate and extend the appreciation of cymbidiums, paphiopedilums and other cool-growing orchids. Now consisting of eleven individual branches, the Cymbidium Society strives to develop, acquire and disseminate information concerning these beautiful and enchanting orchids. As the official voice of the Cymbidium Society of America, CSA Journal is published bimonthly, with an international range of coverage. While cymbidiums and paphiopedilums are the main genera featured, articles are included on other cool-growing genera that grow under cymbidium-type conditions. Each issue contains something of interest for everyone, from the newest beginner to the most advanced grower. |
 California
No monthly meetings. |
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 Located in the East San Francisco Bay Area, California. The purposes of the society are to promote and stimulate interest in orchids; to encourage the culture and conservation of all orchids; to provide for the exchange and dissemination of information relating to the culture of orchids among members of the society. |
San Francisco, California
Meets on the second Thursday of each month. |
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 The purpose of this society is to provide members with knowledge, of orchid culture and habitats, to enable them to grow orchids well in their home environments and share their passion for orchids with other members and societies. Meetings provide members with guest speakers, demonstrations, show & tell and plant opportunity tables. Monthly news bulletins also give members plants tips and a listing of many California orchid shows. The Five Cities Orchid Society sponsors the Central Coast Orchid Show and Sale each spring at Arroyo Grande's South County Regional Center, which gives members the opportunity to exhibit their plants in the society's display for judging by the American Orchid Society. |
Arroyo Grande, California
Meets on the second Thursday of each month. |
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 Long Beach Amateur Orchid Society meets on the second Monday of each month in the Fellowship Hall at Lakewood Village Community Church, 4527 Sunfield Ave., Long Beach, CA. Each month there is an orchid culture demonstration at 7:00. The general meeting and guest speaker is at 8:00. Membership fee, which includes the monthly newsletter, is $12. What they do: Plant opportunity tables and silent auctions for orchid plants; displays and judging of member grown orchids; friendly chats and great desserts are a part of each meeting. All are welcome to attend LBAOS, the Friendly Society. |
Long Beach, California
Meets on the second Monday of each month. |
 If you live in the Southern California area, the Newport Harbor Orchid Society invites you to join them. If you are vacationing in the area or just passing through, feel free to attend their monthly meetings and share your interests in orchids. |
Irvine, California
Meets on the third Tuesday of each month. |
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 The Orchid growing in Santa Barbara County began more than 50 years ago. Its Mediterranean climate is suitable for outdoor growing of several orchid genera, species and hybrids. The Orchid Society of Santa Barbara was created in 1965 as a local forum for amateur, professional and commercial growers who share a common interest in orchids, and it is affiliated with the American Orchid Society. The goal of the Orchid Society of Santa Barbara is to educate members and the community about all aspects of orchids, from the plants themselves to the countries they come from and the people who live there. It seeks to develop an appreciation for the wild orchids and encourage environmental conservation. It fosters a spirit of cooperation with local commercial growers and jointly strives to share the beauty and uniqueness of orchids with its community. |
Santa Barbara, California
Meets on the second Wednesday of each month. |
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 You probably grew up knowing the lady's-slipper orchid, that delicate woodland wildflower that heralds the arrival of spring with its cheery pink or yellow flowers. Paphiopedilums are a variation on that theme, but with incredible colors and bizarre special touches, like fuzzy warts and long twisted petals. Home growers and those who raise orchids in greenhouses flock to Paphiopedilum and its relatives -- Phragmipedium and Cypripedium -- for ease of culture and their is-that-really-an-orchid flowers.
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Los Osos, California
Meets usually in January. |
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