This page displays pictures of the June 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. June 2025 Vanda Korb Fab Nuria Cid and Alexis Dominguez Paph Harold Koopowitz David Foster Encyclia ochleata (Prosthechea cochleata) Jorge Li Gramatophylum scriptum var. citrinum Nuria Cid and Alexis Dominguez Cattleya Jenmanii David Foster Cymbidium aloifolium Jorge Li Return to "Share and Learn" Page

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 June Monthly Meeting Friday, June 19, 2026 7:30 PM This month the meeting will be held at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Corbin A classroom. 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. July Monthly Meeting Friday, June 19, 2026 7:30 PM 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 allows for online new members to join. EALOC Membership Application The club is a friendly, warm group of enthusiasts. You don't have to be an expert and everyone is so very welcome to be a part of the club. It's easy to join and it can be done using this page. Just download and complete the form below. You may e-mail the form, as well as pay online. That's all there is to it !!! Directions : Click on the PDF file. . The document will automatically be ready saving to the user's computer. NOTE : New Dues Increase ... $25.00 (Include $2.00 Payment Fee) Save, print and co mplete the application. Then, e-mail the form to the website publisher. When sending the application, type in the subject box the following information: "EALOC APPLICATION" Send application to ealoclub@gmail.com . Pay dues via PayPal or Credit Card. It's quick and easy!!! Click on "Remit Dues" button below. Choose payment method, "PayPal" or "Credit Card". "Welcome to EALOC !!!"

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 section describes three of nine basic groups of orchids and is an introduction to orchids. Introduction to Orchids...101 (Part 3) 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. Phalaenopsis · Generic name probably a reference to the genus Phalaena, the name given by Carl Linnaeus to a group of large moths. · Known as the Moth Orchid and is one of the most popular orchids in the trade, through the development of many artificial hybrids. · Native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, et. al.), New Guinea, the Bismark Archipelago and Queensland. · Most are epiphytic (grows in trees) shade plants; a few are lithophytes (grows in or on rocks). In the wild, some species grow below the canopies of moist and humid lowland forests, protected against direct sunlight; others grow in seasonally dry or cool environments. They have adapted individually to these three habitats. · Has neither pseudobulbs nor rhizome, Has a monopodial (single trunk or stem) growth habit. Blooms appear from the stem between the leaves. and last for several weeks. At home, the flowers may last two to three months. · Often produce numerous aerial roots that often hang down in long drapes and have green chlorophyll underneath the grey root coverings. Go To Wikipedia Phragmipedium · Phragmipedium besseae was first found in Peru by Elizabeth Locke Besse in 1981. · Derived from the Greek phragma , which means "division", and pedium , which means "slipper" (referring to the pouch). · Lady's slipper orchids are found from SW Mexico, Central and tropical South America. · Most are either terrestrial, epiphytic (grows in trees) or lithophytic (grows in or on rocks). · Shows a unique shieldlike staminode (rudimentary, sterile or abortive stamen, which means that it does not produce pollen), long, moustache-like petals and a 3- locular ovary. The large pouch-like lip is curved inwards at the margins. · Short stemmed and is semi-terrestrial, semi-lithophytic (on rocks) to epiphytic (in trees). Go To Wikipedia Vanilla · Vanilla is a flavor derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla , primarily from the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla. · Word derived from the the Spanish word vaina (vaina itself meaning sheath or pod), translated as “little pod”. · Pollination is required to set the fruit from which the flavoring is derived. In 1837, Belgian botanist Charles François Antoine Morren pioneered a method of artificially pollinating the plant. · The various subspecies are grown on Madagascar, Réunion, and other tropical areas along the Indian Ocean, South Pacific; and the West Indies, and Central and South America. · Three major species of vanilla currently are grown globally, all of which derive from a species originally found in Mesoamerica, including parts of modern- day Mexico. · Second most expensive spice after saffron. · Grows as a vine, climbing up an existing tree (also called a tutor), pole, or other support. · A simple and efficient artificial hand-pollination method was developed by a 12- year-old slave named Edmond Albius on Réunion, a method still used today. · Flower lasts about one day. · Reproduced the plant by cutting and removing sections of the vine with six or more leaf nodes, a root opposite each leaf. Two lower leaves are removed, and buried in loose soil. Growth is rapid under good conditions. Go To Wikipedia Return to Introduction Menu

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 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 3) 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 FTBG - WHITMAN TROPICAL FRUIT PAVILLION . This video presents the newly renovated Whitman Tropical Fruits Pavillion, narrated by Chad Husby, Ph.D., Chief Explorer, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The exhibit now allows visitors to walk through a rainforest cloud. Besides tropical fruit trees, orchids are displayed. When the fruit trees are not in bloom, the orchids provide visual enjoyment to the visitor's experience. Link FTBG - GARDEN EXPLORER . One is now able to explore Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's extensive living collection with a simple search by name, family, or plot number. Finding some of our other highlights, such as our permanent Chihuly glass sculptures, ponds, and exhibits are also made easy by selecting features on the main menu. Just type in either a common or Latin name and it will locate on the garden's map where the plant. Access can be by computer or phone. If one is physically in the garden, it's a useful tool, Link The Orchid Mall - Orchid Societies The website links to orchid societies around the world by region. EALOC is also listed. Please note the many of the society sites have information on culture, plants of interest in the area and other helpful information. They are well worth "checking out." Link The Uses and Misuses of Orchids in Medicine Orchid products, the tubers, leaves or flowers, were introduced into medicine with no testing for human use, and ultimately their use has declined, not through being proven ineffective, but more through lack of evidence and changes in fashion. This article examines the medicinal uses of orchid plants in the Orient, Europe, the Americas, Australia and Africa, and concludes by examining their usage today. Link "Flower of the Holy Spirit" Orchid and Other Videos This website provides many, many videos of unusual flowers found around the world. Some of these flowers have been referenced in previous links on EALOC's website. Especially, check out the "The Flower of the Holy Spirit" orchid. Interesting Websites, (Part 1) Interesting Websites, (Part 4)

This is a history of the club's involvement of contributing to the the enhancement and maintenance of Zoo Miami's orchid collection. Zoo Miami Project Many of the club members were also members of the South Florida Orchid Society (SFOS). About 1985, after visiting the San Diego Zoo, Jill Sidran, the president of ths SFOS, promoted interest in having Miami MetroZoo (now Zoo Miami) designated as a rescue center for confiscated plants. After the U.S. Department of the Interior granted the designation, the Zoo built a greenhouse and the SFOS members spent Saturdays placing both donated and confiscated plants in trees and exhibits throughout the Zoo. About 1987, the SFOS felt it could no longer continue with this project. Since the EALOC members felt this was a worthwhile project, EALOC took it over and continues with it to present time. After the devastation of Hurricane Andrew, the greenhouse was rebuilt by the Zoo and the watering system was installed by EALOC members. The greenhouse is now maintained by the club. Through this project, the Zoo Miami's botanical gardens are enhanced for Zoo patrons to enjoy. In appreciation, a bronze plaque is permanently displayed in Zoo Miami to recognize EALOC's contributions. Visit Zoo Miami Website Zoo Miami Foundation

This page is designed to allow the user to view photos of both the holiday party and picnic. EALOC Events Photo Review Check out the photos of our four annual events, the field trip, picnic, holiday party and picnic. We know how to party and it's a great time to be with friends and families. Click on the icon to see the photos.

This page gives both driving directions and a map to find the club meeting room. Location Monthly meetings are held at Florida International University, South Campus, WC 130 classroom, next to the Wertheim Conservatory (greenhouse). From Southwest 8 Street, turn south on 109 Avenue. Turn into the "red" parking garage immediately on right (west side of avenue). Park on the north side of the ramp leading up to second floor in the "metered" spaces. The parking meter machine is located on the first floor on the southwest corner next to the elevators. Three hours cost $3.00. If requested, the fee will be reimbursed. Just bring the receipt to the treasurer. The classroom is on the south side, across the street from the parking garage, next to the greenhouse. WC 130 Classroom Classroom Adjacent to Werheim Conservatory FIU South Campus