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Thursday, May 16, 2013, 7 p.m. Tony Silva of Silva Orchids, Neptune, New Jersey
 Tony Silva will be speaking this month about the history of the orchid business and its future. He is a second generation orchid grower who, along with his brother Joe, operates Silva Orchids in Neptune, N.J. The brothers sell premium quality flowering orchids and other orchid specimens to the high end flower shops in New York City. Their greenhouses are open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays. They also have an online catalog.
Silva Orchids was founded in 1957 by August Silva. “Gus” started growing orchids in 1934 and became known for his superb orchid culture. In 1977 his sons, Anthony and Joseph took over the business after Gus’ passing and have continued the tradition of producing only quality orchids.
The company has received over 75 AOS awards and they were the winner of the 2006 Ernest Hetherington Award for the best plant grown in the country for that same year and the Robert Dugger Award for the best Odontoglossum grown in 2005. Silva Orchids is the home of the Shore Orchid Festival held annually in June. The festival boasts 20 vendors from around the world with AOS Judging, free lecture and workshops. For more information visit the web site at silvaorchids.com |
Starring Sarah Hurdel and Gary Smith
Winner of
The Show Trophy (best exhibit in the SEPOS Show)
People's Choice Award (votes of the public)
Best Plant in Show (Michael Moran's
AWESOME Cattleya intermedia var. orlata)
And a cast of dozens of Blue, Red, Yellow, and White Ribbons and Rosettes
This is the story of an innocent young couple [Sarah Hurdel (What’s Eating Your Orchids?) and Gary Smith (The E-Mail Master of MOS)] who travel from a Mid-Atlantic seaport [Baltimore] in the early Spring to the legendary Birthplace of Liberty [Philadelphia] for a simple afternoon setting up an orchid show [SEPOS]. Little did they know, they would wind up TRAPPED IN THE MUSEUM in the dead of night.
The first sign of trouble was the burgeoning number of plants multiplying in two vans. In ominous forshadowing, their departure was delayed by several hours. By the time the youngsters arrive in Philadelphia, the mysterious foot print of the orchids had doubled and re-doubled. They were alive! Sunset arrived and a wall of orchids rose where once had been a simple sheet of black plastic. The couple exchanged "cheerful" banter as computer glitches and identity crises slowed theirs task. Their loyal label and lunch lackey [Clark Riley] abandoned them and fled back to Baltimore, passing the intrepid exhibitors into the care of THE MUSEUM SECURITY STAFF after sunset. They were nearly alone with the pandas, extinct mammals, and DINOSAURS! Evening came and went as the plants expanded across the floor. Only with sunrise the following day did the torrent of orchids settle into a managable mass. They left, tired but alive, as judges flooded the finished space.
When the young couple returned in the safety of daylight, they found the exhibit awash in ribbons and trophies. They had vanquished the mighty SEPOS and NCOS warriors! The terrifying night had been worth it.
See the results below.
SEPOS Results
175 plants lent
150 transported to show
105 plants in exhibit
53 plants awarded ribbons
First - 19
Second - 19
Third - 11
Fourth - 4
Best of the Blues - Amature
Standard Cattleya
Michael Moran - C. Irene Holquin 'Brown Eyes'
Paph species
Gary Smith and Sarah Hurdel - Paph. hirsutissimum
Misc/Species Cattleya
Michael Moran - C. intermedia v. orlata 'Crownfox'
Small Flowering Cattleya
Gary Smith and Sarah Hurdel - Lc. Gold Digger 'Fuch's Mandarin'
Oncidium Species and Hybrids
Gary Smith and Sarah Hurdel - Brsdm. Wildcat 'Bobcat'
Overall Best -
Best Exhibit in Show
AOS Show Trophy
People's Choice Award - Best Exhibit in Show
Best Plant in Show, Michael Moran - C. intermedia v. orlata 'Crownfox'
(Also won best amateur OR commecial cattleya alliance)
| Lyc. campbellii |
Riley |
4 |
| Phrag. Noirmont |
Lundy |
4 |
| Paph. Mount Toro #1 |
Adams |
4 |
| Paph. Mount Toro #2 |
Lundy |
4 |
| Sarcochilus Hummingbird |
Venturina |
3 |
| Slc. Mem. Trudi Marsh |
Riley |
3 |
| Paph. delenatii |
Adams |
3 |
| Paph. Iantha Stage 'Tomcat', AM/AOS |
Robbins |
3 |
| Cattleya Peckhavenensis |
Moran |
3 |
| Oeceoclades roseovariegata |
Hurdel/Smith |
3 |
| Paph. Hsinying Alien (Supersuk x Raisin Pie) #2 |
Sobelman |
3 |
| Paph. Norito Hasegawa |
D. Smith |
3 |
| Paph. Susan Booth x sanderianum |
D. Smith |
3 |
| Pyp. Mendenhall 'Hildos', FCC/AOS |
Sobelman |
3 |
| Dendrochilum cobbianum |
D. Smith |
3 |
| Aliceara Mem. Jay Yamada 'Kauai', AM/AOS |
Hiebler |
2 |
| Arpophyllum giganteum |
Woolf |
2 |
| Pholidota chinensis |
Woolf |
2 |
| Cym. Scallywag |
Lowe |
2 |
| Paph. Julius |
Adams |
2 |
| Paph. Mem. Larry Heuer |
Robbins |
2 |
| Renanetia Sunrise 'Prasong', AM/AOS |
Adams |
2 |
| Cattleya skinneri 'Casa Luna', AM/AOS |
Moran |
2 |
| Den. Green Lantern |
Moran |
2 |
| Den. Roy Tokanaga |
D. Smith |
2 |
| Den. thyrsiflorum |
Moran |
2 |
| Goodyera schlectendaliana |
Hurdel/Smith |
2 |
| Microterangis harriotoniana #1 |
D. Smith |
2 |
| Microterangis harriotoniana #2 |
D. Smith |
2 |
| Paph. (Hsinying Glory x charlesworthii) |
Hurdel/Smith |
2 |
| Phal. Nola Bel White |
Sobelman |
2 |
| Phal. Santa Barbara #2 |
Lowe |
2 |
| Pleur. sarriccenia |
D. Smith |
2 |
| Stelis sp. |
D. Smith |
2 |
| Den. Nestor #2 |
Venturina |
1 |
| Dendrochilum sp. #3 |
Woolf |
1 |
| Max. hennisiana |
Woolf |
1 |
| Slc. (Patricia Taaffe x Fire Lighter) |
Riley |
1 |
| Den. chrysotoxum |
Venturina |
1 |
| Phrag. besseae |
Riley |
1 |
| Paph. Franz Glanz 'Tomcat' |
Robbins |
1 |
| Paph. Shin-yi William 'Maxa', HCC/AOS |
Lowe |
1 |
| Phal. Pure Moon 'Green Pixie' |
Hiebler |
1 |
| Bc. Hippodamia |
Hurdel/Smith |
1 |
| Brsdm. Wildcat 'Bobcat' |
Hurdel/Smith |
1 |
| C. Gold Digger 'Fuch's Mandarin' |
Hurdel/Smith |
1 |
| C. intermedia var. orlata 'Crownfox', CCM/AOS |
Moran |
1 |
| C. Irene Holguin 'Brown Eyes', AM/AOS |
Moran |
1 |
| C. Toshi Aoki 'Ponkan' |
Moran |
1 |
| Leptotes bicolor #3 |
Moran |
1 |
| Paph. hirsutissimum |
Hurdel/Smith |
1 |
| Paph. Hsinying Alien (Supersuk x Raisin Pie) #1 |
D. Smith |
1 |
| Rhyncholaelia digbyana |
Moran |
1 |
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