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Join us tonight, July 25, as Portland Orchid Society welcomes Fred Clarke of Sunset Valley Orchids. Fred will be speaking on the topic of “Today’s Mini and Compact Cattleyas”. Doors open at 6:30, People’s Choice Awards at 7:00, program at 7:30. This is an in-person event. Location information in website link above. “Today’s Mini and Compact Cattleyas” A detailed look at the species and latest developments in the breeding and growing of these colorful flowers. Today Mini and Compact growing Cattleya’s come in many colors and shapes. Learn about the small growing Cattleya species, the important breeding plants and what hybrids are available for the orchid enthusiast. In conclusion we cover the ‘best growing practices’ for cultivation of these little gems. Fred Clarke has been growing orchids for 42 years and has been hybridizing for 38 of those years. With over 34 years as a professional grower and manager in the horticultural industry, Fred applies these skills at his orchid nursery; Sunset Valley Orchids, located in San Diego, California. He is a passionate orchid grower whose curiosity in orchids is broad and varied. Although developing Cattleya hybrids has been his sustaining interest, he is also actively creating new Paphiopedilum and Aussie Dendrobium hybrids plus some others to be named if they work out! His pioneering work in Catasetum intergeneric hybrids led to the development of several notable hybrids, most recently the grex, Fredclarkeara After Dark, which produced “the blackest flower ever witnessed”. This grex has received over 100 awards worldwide with nine FCC’s and thirty AM’s from the AOS judges! Fred is an Accredited Judge in the Pacific South Judging Region. His plants have received hundreds of quality awards from the American Orchid Society. . . #portlandorchidsociety #orchid #orchids #orquidea #orchidea #orchidée #anggrek #орхидея #กล้วยไม้ #兰花 #蘭 #난초 #orkid #orkide #orchidspecies #speciesorchid #cattleya #cattleyaorchid #cattleyaspecies #cattleyahybrid #cattleya #sunsetvalleyorchids