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2026 MONTHLY MEETINGS

JANUARY 25

Featured Speaker: Scott Elliott
Topic: An Overview of Catasetinae and How to Grow Them

🌿 About the Program

The Memphis Orchid Society is excited to welcome Scott Elliott of Maneki Hill Orchids as our January guest speaker.  Scott will present an engaging and informative talk on Catasetinae—a fascinating group of orchids known for dramatic flowers, seasonal growth habits, and rewarding blooms. Whether you’re new to orchids or a seasoned grower, you’ll come away with practical tips and insights you can use right away.

Scott will bring a fantastic selection of orchids for sale at the meeting, including:

• Catasetinae – large, blooming-size plants (no seedlings!)
• Mini-Cattleyas – most are also blooming size
• Additional specialty orchids may be available

• 10% off
• Free delivery to the meeting
• No sales tax
  🌐 Website: https://www.scottelliottdaylilies.com/maneki-hill-orchids.html

Note: The website cannot process preorder discounts—email Scott directly. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, ask! Many plants are not listed online.

Scott Elliott has been growing orchids since the 1960s and once maintained a collection of over 5,000 orchids. He even spent a year living in the Amazon, collecting Colombian and Brazilian orchids.

In 2020, Scott partnered with Sue Hill to form Maneki Hill Orchids, now home to approximately 15,000 orchids, specializing in:

• Cutting-edge mini-Cattleyas
• Exceptional Catasetum hybrids
• Bulbophyllum species and other compact orchids

Scott is also highly accomplished in the plant world, earning national recognition for his work in both orchids and daylilies, including multiple Awards of Merit and prestigious lifetime achievement honors.

FEBRUARY 22

MARCH 22

TBD

APRIL  26

TBD

MAY 17

TBD

JUNE 5-7  - ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE

TBD

JUNE 28

TBD

JULY 26

TBD

AUGUST 23

TBD

SEPTEMBER 27

TBD

OCTOBER 25
TBD

NOVEMBER 15 - Silent Auction & Holiday Party

TBD

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MONTHLY ORCHID JUDGING

MOS member Melissa Garner is an accredited judge for the American Orchid Society and visits the judging center in St. Louis about once a month (typically on the 2nd Saturday of the month).

If you have an orchid you would like to have considered for AOS judging, please contact Melissa to find out when she is going and to coordinate plant drop-off and pickup.  Plants must be dropped off by 7 p.m. the evening prior to the judging date.

Melissa's email: shadytrake@comcast.net.