Flasking and Propagation of Orchids (Demonstration) and My Favorite Orchids. (PowerPoint
presentation)
Dr.
Rubn P. Sauleda began growing orchids at the age of
12. At the age of 16 he
established Ruben In Orchids. Almost half a century later Ruben In Orchids is recognized internationally
and is the oldest orchid business in Florida.
After
graduating from Miami Senior High School, he attended Miami-Dade Junior College
where he received an Associate of Arts. He was the first biology student in the first
graduating class to receive a Bachelor of Science at Florida International
University. He was then accepted
to Florida Atlantic University where he received an Master of Science in
biology working on the orchids of the Bahama Islands. During this time he was asked by Dr.
Donovan S. Correll to collaborate on the Flora of the
Bahamas by contributing the treatment of the orchids. After graduating from FAU, he was accepted to the University
of South Florida, where he received his Ph.D. in Orchid Taxonomy. He has held positions as a Research
Associate at Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Florida Atlantic University, the
University of South Florida and several other research institutions. He has taught classes at Florida
international University and Miami-Dade Junior College.
Dr. Sauleda has written several books on orchid culture
and has written over a hundred articles in scientific journals. He was Chairman of Education for the
2008 World Orchid Conference in Miami. His was responsible for arranging all the lectures, overseeing all the
photography and was the editor of the proceedings. His specialty is flasking and is
presently the leader in reproducing Encyclia, Cattleya, Schomburgia and Tolumnia species and hybrids.
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