Monday, April 21st, 2025
OSMT Meeting in person at Cheekwood Botanic Gardens in “Massey Hall” (In Person at Cheekwood (Bradford Meeting Room) and Online (Zoom))

7PM CST: “Bulbophyllum Culture – The Best of the Beast“

The April, 2025 Orchid Society of Middle Tennessee meeting on Monday, April, 21st @ 7PM CST will be held at Cheekwood, in the Bradford Meeting Room of the Frist Learning Center. Internationally recognized speaker, orchid hunter, breeder and grower extraordinaire Bill Thoms will be presenting a virtual talk to the society on Bulbophyllums, ”The Best of the Beast”.  This program covers everything you need to know to grow and bloom these fascinating plants, including super pictures of easy-to-grow species and the latest hybrids. As a reminder, due to the change in room, we ask that everyone please enter Cheekwood from the north Gate along Cheek Rd. and tell the attendant as usual you are with the Orchid Society.

About Our Speaker

Bill Thoms (Bulbophyllums.com) – Be prepared to learn more about this fascinating group of plants than you ever dreamed!  Bill Thoms and Doris Dukes grew orchids around Central Florida for more than 45 years and have received almost every award granted by the AOS as well as more Awards for Culture than anyone else in the world, (105 in over 29 genera, including 54 in the Bulbophyllum alliance and 13 CCEs plus 4 others 90 points or above before they had the Cultural Excellence award.

Many of his crosses are winning awards around the country and the AOS has  added a yearly award named for him for the best Bulbophyllum exhibited.

The talks are spiced with funny stories and funny associations so whether you grow thousands of orchids, only a few, or none at all, you will have a wonderfully entertaining time and be able to grow anything better.  Many of the most important requirements for growing world class plants are made easy to understand and remember.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn how to grow these fascinating plants and to hear one of the most knowledgeable, interesting and funny speakers in the orchid world.

His book, Bulbophyllums; the Incomplete Guide, From A to WHY? will be available for purchase  and he will sign them for free!!

His new EBook is 5 years’ long and you can sign up for that.  It is better than sliced bread!

Please see his website; https://bulbophyllums.com/ for offers.  There is a 20% discount for attendees who spend $50 or more.  PROMO CODE will be given at the meeting.

His website address is: https://bulbophyllums.com/