March Field Trip This page is dedicated to showing the photos from the club's annual field trip. This year the group was fortunate to be able to go R.F. Orchids's "Residence Garden Tour. Afterward, lunch was provided from New Jersey Sub Shop. The total experience was a gift to club members. March 2026 Return to Events Photo Review

Eastern Airlines Orchid Club was formed to foster good fellowship through the common love of orchids in all their forms and varieties. Decorate Your Life With Us! To Pause An Image, Hold Mouse Over Slide. Upcoming Meetings/Events Our Mission In 1963, the Eastern Airlines Orchid Club was formed to foster good fellowship through the common love of orchids in all their forms and varieties; to share both the knowledge and techniques of culture and the mystery and beauty of the plants and flowers. Educational Programs Community Service Learning Through Sharing Social Events Orchid Events Support American Orchid Society (AOS) Affiliate April Monthly Meeting Friday, April 17, 2026 (UPDATE TO FOLLOW) 7:30 PM The club has monthly meetings at FIU South. Guest speakers provide educational experiences. Club members share their prize plants. There is a time to socialize and the meeting ends with a plant raffle. May Monthly Meeting Friday, May 15, 2026 7:30 PM The club has monthly meetings at FIU South. Guest speakers provide educational experiences. Club members share their prize plants. There is a time to socialize and the meeting ends with a plant raffle. Visit EALOC On Facebook

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This page is dedicated to providing interesting, informative and use website links for the orchid enthusiasts. This page will continue to add new links. Interesting, Informational and Useful Websites (Part 1) Below are website links that were selected for being interesting, informational and/or useful for orchid enthusiasts. Readers are encouraged to give feedback, as well as send additional website links to the webmaster. Please go to the "Feedback and About" webpage to offer feedback and other website links. The reader's input is the key to making this page helpful to everyone. Do you have an interesting website to share? Please e-mail the website address and it can be shared with everyone. E-Mail Link Link Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia This website offers an orchid species photographic encyclopedia, containing 17,556 species in 862 genera. This encyclopedia is updated often and encourages orchid enthusiasts to send in additional orchid information and photographs. The author encourages support for the website by sending a $10.00 a year subscription. The money goes directly to providing additional reference materials and no funds are used for personal reasons. What's Your Birth Orchid? This website identifies an orchid for each birth month. Just click on the birth month link and the reader will to be able to read a brief description of the birth orchid, as well as the meaning of the flower. What personal characteristics does your orchid denote? Link Orchids on Trees Photographs This link offers outstanding, quality photographs of orchids in trees. All orchids are identified. This is a site for purely enjoyment and appreciation for the plants that grow in nature. Enjoy!!! Link Homemade Orchid Fertilizer This is an interesting article. It describes common ingredients found in the home that are sources of nutrition for orchids. Even if the user doesn't choose to try the recipes, useful and interesting facts are discussed that pertain to maintaining the health of one's plants. Link Rare Unusual Orchids The contents of this website is to exhibit photographs of some of the most extraordinary rare orchids. The photography is excellent. These pictures are gleamed from various different websites. Among the photo collection, but sure to check out the White Egret Orchid, the Naked Fairy Orchid and even an Angry Orchid!!! Link Wild Tropical, Rare, and Some Hybrid Orchids Galleries This link takes the reader to Pieter C. Brouwer's gallery of photographs of wild, rare and hybrid orchids. Many orchids are galleries, whereby, the user only has to click on a gallery to view a multitude of related orchids. All photographs are superior in quality. Enjoy!!! Interesting Websites, (Part 2)

Fairchild Tropical Fairchild Tropical Botanic's mission is to create the largest orchid collection in the Western Hemisphere. Thiis slideshow describes the project, as well as shows photographs of orchids mounted according specific garden locales. FTBG "National Orchid Garden" - Introduction Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden initiated its newest conservation project, officially started on March 8 - 10, 2019, as part of its "International Orchid Festival" event. FTBG's goal is to become known as "The National Orchid Garden" whereby it will exhibit the largest orchid collection in the Western Hemisphere. Hundreds of thousands, if not a million, orchids will be placed throughout the garden. 90% of these orchids will be permanently mounted. A slideshow show was created to both describe the entire project and show photographs of orchids that have already been placed in the garden. This slideshow comes in three(3) parts, located on three(3) separate website pages. ***Please note that FTBG is not renaming the garden. Instead, it wants to be recognized as a national garden for orchids. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Click on Picture or Number

This section describes three of nine basic groups of orchids and is an introduction to orchids. Introduction to Orchids...101 The three pages were designed to provide an "orchid pre-primer" to those who have limited knowledge of orchids and want introductory information. Perhaps, more experienced orchid enthusiasts might find interesting facts, as well. The source for this information was Wikipedia (Wiki Website) which is a collaboratively edited, multilingual, free-access, free content Internet encyclopedia that is supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and owned by Wikimedia Foundation. Please note that each section is notated by the use of a linking button to each specific Wikipedia webpage as a means of referencing the source. The EALOC publisher/editor extracted basic information and photographs from Wikipedia about each of nine orchid groups for this EALOC website. Next to each title is a button where the reader may want to go to the Wikipedia website for indepth reading regarding each specific orchid group. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Click on Picture or Number

This page displays pictures of the October meeting "Share and Learn" orchids brought by club members. Learning Through Sharing This page is dedicated to showing the plants that members brought from their personal collections to share with others at a monthly meeting. Thereby, club members learn through sharing. Each plant is presented, discussed, admired and appreciated. An added feature of this sharing activity results in members feeling closer to each other, creating an atmosphere of friendship and closeness. October 2022 Bulbophyllum [Bulb.] medusae Jorge Li Bulbophyllum [Bulb.] fascinator Diane Dickhut Encyclia [E.] boothiana Jorge Li Return to "Share and Learn" Page

This page lists orchid businesses that generously support the club. It is a way to show appreciation and to promote their businesses. Friends of EALOC The club is proud to call these orchid businesses friends. Grateful appreciation is extended to each one. Please patronize them and let them know the club recommends them highly. Amazonia Orchids, Inc. 17899 SW 280 Street Homestead, FL 33031 305-484-9280 www.orchidsites.com Carib Plants 26505 SW 203 Avenue Homestead, FL 33031 305-245-5565 caribplants@att.net Carmela Orchids P.O. Box 277 Hakalau, HI 96710 carmelaorchids.net carmelaorchids@hawaii.rr.com OFE International, Inc. 12337 SW 130 Street Miami, FL 33186 305-253-7080 ofe-intl.com Palm Hammocks Orchid Estate, Inc. 9995 SW 66 Street Miami, FL 33176 305-274-1913 palmhammockorchidest.com Whimsy Orchids, Inc. 18655 SW 248 Street Homestead, FL 33031 305-242-1333 whimsyorchids@gmail.com Amazonia Orchids, Inc. 17899 SW 280 Street Homestead, FL 33031 305-484-9280 www.orchidsites.com Carmela Orchids P.O. Box 277 Hakalau, HI 96710 carmelaorchids.net carmelaorchids@hawaii.rr.com OFE International, Inc. 17899 SW 280th Street Homestead, FL 33031 305-253-7080 www.todanderson.com R. F. Orchids, Inc. 28100 SW 182 Avenue Homestead, FL 33030 305-245-4570 info@rforchids.com Quest Orchids, Inc. 12100 SW 43 Street Miami, FL 33175 305-227-6759 orchid@questorchids.net Connect To Website Connect To Website Connect To E-Mail Connect To Website Connect To E-Mail Connect To Website Whimsy Orchids, Inc. 18655 SW 248 Street Homestead, FL 33031 305-242-1333 whimsyorchids@gmail.com

This page displays pictures of the October meeting "Share and Learn" orchids brought by club members. Learning Through Sharing This page is dedicated to showing the plants that members brought from their personal collections to share with others at a monthly meeting. Thereby, club members learn through sharing. Each plant is presented, discussed, admired and appreciated. An added feature of this sharing activity results in members feeling closer to each other, creating an atmosphere of friendship and closeness. November 2025 Cattleya White Reception Ralph Hernandez Dendrochilum glumaceum Nuria Cid and Alexis Dominguez Pelatantheria insectifera Alexis Domínguez and Nuria Cid

This page describes the history of the club. About Founded in 1963 Affiliated with the American Orchid Society In 1963, the Eastern Airlines Orchid Club was formed to foster good fellowship through the common love of orchids in all their forms and varieties; to share both the knowledge and techniques of culture and the mystery and beauty of the plants and flowers. History of the Club  The above-mentioned mission statement was created by the Eastern Airlines Orchid Club which was founded in 1963. It was through the interest and hard work of O. Clyde Bramblett that the club was formed. The first meeting was held on July 21, 1963 at the IAM Union Hall at Eastern Airlines on NW 36 Street. Officers were elected for a term of one year. They were President Clyde Bramblett, Vice President Carl Gardner, Secretary Fred Stone and Treasurer Ken McCorkel. Thirty-three people signed the roster and paid their first year's dues of $1.00. The first guest speaker was Mr. Ruben Sauleda, who, at that time, had been featured in the Sunday edition of the Miami Herald because of his pollination of orchid seeds and hybridizing experiments. Later, he became Dr. Sauleda and continued his work at his former business "Ruben in Orchids" where he became well known for his hybridizing and flasking until his retirement in May 2014. Not only did the club promote education in the culture and care of orchids among hobbyists back then, but it was and continues to be very active in the community. *Note : Select "More History" To Learn More About The Club's Development Our Vision We seek knowledge through sharing and learning. Members are encouraged to bring their orchids to the monthly meetings as a means of learning through sharing. Plants are not awarded ribbons, thus, eliminating the stigma of feeling that orchids are not good enough to share. Everyone's orchids are worthy and we urge members to bring them for "show and tell". 2023 Board and Committee Chairs Board Members President - Diane Dickhut Vice President - Ralph Hernandez Treasurer - Chris Bernt Special Events - Betty Alexander Members-at-Large - Dean and Suellen Powell, Chris, Rawls, Lou Silva,, Rene Silve, Nora Robbins , Nuria Cid and Jorge Li Committee Chairs Communications - Chris Rawls Refreshments - Lou and Rene Silva Membership - Jeri Payne Raffle - Suellen Powell Silent Auction - Ralph Hernandez Sunshine - Diane Dickhut Zoo Project - Betty Alexander Show and Tell - David Foster AOS Representative - Alexis Dominguez Visit EALOC On Facebook

This page is dedicated to providing interesting, informative and use website links for the orchid enthusiasts. This page will continue to add new links. Interesting, Informational and Useful Websites (Part 2) Below are website links that were selected for being interesting, informational and/or useful for orchid enthusiasts. Readers are encouraged to give feedback, as well as send additional website links to the webmaster. Please go to the "Feedback and About" webpage to offer feedback and other website links. The reader's input is the key to making this page helpful to everyone. Link Search The International Orchid Register According to Wilkipedia, the term grex (pl. greges) is used to expand botanical nomenclature to describe horticultural hybrids of orchids, based solely on their specified parentage. Parentage search can be used to identify any greges from particular seed or pollen parents. Grex name search can be used to find the parentage of particular grexes. Link Abandoned Florida World of Orchids was a working greenhouse located in Kissimmee. It included over thousands of orchids, including rare and unusual types, in a controlled humid environment, complete with waterfalls, streams and ponds full of fish, and parrots which flew overhead. A 1,000-foot-long boardwalk was also located behind the property which trailed off into the wetlands. The is a story of an abandoned attraction, including photos. Link OrchidsAmore This website's originates from Ft. Meyers, Florida. There is a vast amount of information including galleries by both family and month of bloom, calendar of events (including the Miami area) and both text and video tutorials on growing and care of orchids, and much more. For those wanting an orchid-related calendar, there's a downloaded one. Link The Use of Orchids in Chinese Medicine This website provides an article which may be of interetst to all orchid hobbyists. Orchids, especially Gastrodia elata, Dendrobium species and Bletilla striata, continue to be grown commercially in China as a part of a large herbal medicine industry. This article takes a detailed look at the uses of orchids in Chinese medicine. Link OrchidNotes (South Australia's Native Orchids) OrchidNotes is a website that is all about sharing knowledge and the love of orchids. It is about the conservation of these jewels of the bush. Although most of the orchids discussed in this site will be from South Australia, discussion on orchids that are from other parts of Australia and even (sometimes) those from overseas are welcome. Their aim is to provide a new post on a regular basis. To make posts more relevant, your questions are welcome. Contact them Interesting Websites, (Part 1) Interesting Websites, (Part 3)