The Orchid Society of Greater Kansas City is hosting

Kansas City Orchid Expo and Sale

   and

Mid-America Orchid Congress Fall Meeting



Hilton Garden Inn
19677 East Jackson Dr.
Independence, MO 64057

Sat. Oct. 27, 2012
Show and Sale: 10am - 5pm
Lectures: 1pm - 4pm


Sun. Oct. 28, 2012
Show and Sale: 10am - 4pm

Speakers


Ed de Vogel, Ph.D.

Universiteit Leiden Nationaal Herbarium Nederland and New Guinea Orchid Project

Orchids of New Guinea: Bulbophyllums

Orchids of New Guinea: Dendrobiums


Mary Gerritsen, Ph.D.

Author (with Ron Parsons) of Masdevallias, Gems of the Orchid World

Masdevallias: Selected Species and How to Grow Them

Tom Mirenda

Museum Specialist, Orchid Collection, The Smithsonian Institution

Orchid Travels in Costa Rica



Attractions included with registration


Banquet catered by The Hereford House, the restaurant that made Kansas City synonymous with steak.


Tours of Bird’s Botanicals, “The Orchid Cave,” will be available.


Orchid Show showcased by the Orchid Society of Greater Kansas City. The exhibit will include artistically arranged displays featuring the "queen of flowers," by a large number of orchid purveyors, including orchid vendors, orchid societies and local hobbyists. Hundreds of orchids, large and small, including rare species and man-made hybrids from around the world will be on display.


Local and visiting orchid vendors will have hundreds of blooming orchids for sale.


Please visit our website www.OSGKC.org to learn more
about the Orchid Society of Greater Kansas City