Friday, Jan 20, 2026 Doors open 7PM

Our speaker this month is club member Kim Feddersen, of Fair Orchids in New Jersey. Kim will review: 1) major cymbidium species used in modern hybrids 2) review of most interesting species not included above 3) intergeneric hybrids and 4) how he grows cymbidiums in New Jersey (based on principles he learned in Denmark). Kim says about himself, "My father operated a retail orchid nursery (Orkidé Kultur) in Denmark in my teens and early twenties I worked for him after school and weekends, which ignited my passion for plants, in particular orchids. Back in 1994 I gave my wife Carolyn two orchids for Valentine’s Day, which led me to build a significant orchid collection as a hobby grower. After 30+ years in corporate America (international trade, sales and engineering positions), I have gone back to my passion with my company Fair Orchids. I have participated in orchid shows in New Jersey and Northeastern US since 2014, and travel throughout the US speaking to orchid societies. I have done some limited breeding of orchids, and due to disappearance of a key Chinese producer of Clivia miniata, I have recently started to breed this plant as well. Carolyn, my long suffering bride, has largely given up on restricting my botanical activities. We downsized in 2022, but our now smaller house has a larger property. As the previous owners did no gardening to speak of, I finally have a blank canvas to paint with all sorts of interesting plants.
OPPORTUNITY TABLE: This month's Opportunity Table will be an provided by the club.