BEING a colder-than-normal winter, members of the Tamworth Orchid Society are a bit anxious leading up to the Spring Orchid Show, but there will be plenty on display.
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“We worry every year, but it always turns out well,” member Jack van Hest said.
Mr van Hest is a big fan of native orchids, saying they’re the easiest of all to grow in the Tamworth climate.
“They’re not all that popular, really, because they’re small. The hybrids are now getting bigger,” he said.
A new variety, Tropicool, a crossbreed between southern and northern flowers that can handle heat and cold better, is becoming very popular.
“The king orchid, or rock lily, is, as far as we native people are concerned, probably one of the best in the world,” he said.
The society’s Spring Orchid Show will be held at Tamworth Shoppingworld tomorrow, Friday and Saturday and will feature cymbidium, slipper, native and cattleya orchids.
The society is always on the lookout for new members, who are welcome to attend meetings at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Mathews St, Tamworth, at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of each month.
