Gold Coast Cymbidium Society, Inc.



Speaker: Pierre Pujol speaks on
"Cymbidium Culture: General Principles & Application to
San Francisco Bay Area Climates"



We welcome club member Pierre Pujol this month, speaking on his latest observations on cymbidium culture and hybridizing. The presentation will review his recent experimentation with different potting media and techniques, watering techniques, and other thoughts.


Pierre began growing orchids in 2010 when two neighbors gifted him pieces of cymbidiums, which he helped them repot. He grew his collection first in his backyard in Redwood City, then expanded to a greenhouse space in Half Moon Bay. Using his life science background and the quest for new challenges, he strived to provide the best care for his collection and then foray into creating his own hybrids.


Pierre enjoys sharing his orchid experience with fellow growers, with displays at local shows and presentations at orchid societies. His efforts have been rewarded with many Cymbidium Society of America and American Orchid Society awards. He has also won the prestigious Award of Quality for a showing of 14 plants of Cym. Samurai Spirit at the POE 2024, and for his hybrid of Cym. Sylvia Darr (Pinata Magic x erythraeum) at the POE 2023. Of the 17 plants in his AQ Display, 3 cultivars received AM and HCC awards.


His hybrids are now finding their way into many collections, as far as Thailand and Australia.


OPPORTUNITY TABLE: The Opportunity Table will come from Pierre’s collection. You definitely will want to buy LOTS of raffle tickets. Don't miss it!



October, our 2nd meeting of the 2026- 2027 season.





** For members with plants to sell: you can bring plants to sell from the Member Sales Table at any meeting.


** Pre-announced pop-up sale opportunity for club members: If you provide a list of the plants you are selling to Ways & Means Director by the 1st of the month, your plant sale list will be published with the newsletter.

Contact Ways & Means Director Martha Skalak at waysandmeans.gccs@gmail.com to arrange a pre-announced member plant sale.




MEETING Schedule





6:15 pm ....Doors open

6:15 - 7:15 Rare Pierre's Cymbidium Sale

7:00 - 7:30 Renew membership, if not done in Sept.

7:30 - 7:45 Welcome - opening remarks

7:45 - 8:35 Speaker presentation

8:35 - 8:50 Refreshment break

8:50 - 9:00 Club business & announcements

9:00 - 9:15 Show & Tell (bring your blooming ...................plants.to.show at meeting,.or show them

via.Zoom - see below*).

9:15 - 9:30 Opportunity Table Ticket Callout


** Members who bring Refreshments to Share with others will receive a Special Ticket to be entered for a Drawing of the First Plant Offered on the Opportunity Table


** Since Pierre will be providing the Opportunity Table, and the plants offered will be from Pierre Pujol's PERSONAL Collection and some of his special hybrids, this is the time to go ALL OUT and Purchase Tickets.



Zoom Link Meeting Instructions



Members will receive the Zoom Link, in an email 2 days before the Meeting.



If you are not presently a member, email janwar.gccs@gmail.com

by the THURSDAY, to ask for the Zoom link.



MEETING LOCATION
SAN MATEO GARDEN CENTER





605 PARKSIDE WAY
SAN MATEO, CA 94403



MEETING LOCATION
SAN MATEO GARDEN CENTER





605 PARKSIDE WAY
SAN MATEO, CA 94403



ORCHID SUPPLY SOURCES
(The GCCS no longer handles orchid supplies for our members)



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