Monday, January 13th, 2025
OSMT Meeting in person at Cheekwood Botanic Gardens in “Bradford Meeting Room” (2nd floor of Frist Learning Center) – (In Person Meeting Only)

7PM CST: “Neofinitia falcata and its Hybrids” – Peter T. Lin

The January, 2025 Orchid Society of Middle Tennessee monthly meeting will feature Peter T. Lin of Diamond Orchids where he will be talking to us virtually about “Neofinitia falcata and its Hybrids”.

His fast paced PowerPoint presentation will feature this Japanese native orchid species, a bit of history, the many forms and varieties, and a selection of its hybrids within the Vanda alliance. We’ll also take a look at how to grow these marvelous temperature tolerant orchids.

Neofinetia falcata is native to Japan and has been grown there for centuries. They are highly treasured and come in many flower forms and leaf forms. It has been used with other vandaceous genera to produce charming compact hybrids.

About Our Speaker

Peter T. Lin (Diamond Orchids) – Peter started growing orchids over 25 years ago, but then stopped due to school and starting a career. It wasn’t until about 9 years ago that the orchid “bug” came back and he is now heavily involved once again. He is an accredited judge with the American Orchid Society and a hybridizer of mini-catts. He enjoys meeting with other orchid enthusiasts and can often be found at various orchid shows and societies around the country. He also has thousands of photos of his orchids that he maintains on Flickr. You can view them by typing this address into the internet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/minicatt/collections/

His website address is: http://www.diamondorchids.com/

Due to limited growing space, Peter likes to specialize in miniature orchids, both species and hybrids, and has received numerous AOS awards. His other interests in orchids include Dendrobiums, Angraecoids, and of course Neofinetias! He maintains a collection of a thousand or more orchids at his home in Southern California in 3 small greenhouses, outdoors, as well as in the house under fluorescent lights.