Tuesday, May 17, 2022
OSMT Meeting on Zoom (For Member’s)

7 pm CST: Dave Sorokowsky — “Don’t Fear the Slippers“
Location: Webmeeting (Zoom)

Paphiopedilums come in many sizes and shapes. This month, Dave Sorokowsky, owner of Paph Paradise in Modesto, CA, will tell us about Growing Fabulous Paphiopedilums.

After receiving his degree in biochemistry from the University of Toronto, Dave returned to school, After receiving his degree in biochemistry from the University of Toronto, Dave opted to step outside his chosen field and operated a tropical fish import business for eight years.  Upon returning to school, Dave received a degree in enology and viticulture from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario.  While attending Brock, Dave began acquiring orchids one 2” pot at a time and before he graduated, Dave had over 100 orchids.  Winemaking and a passion for orchids prompted Dave to seek a warmer climate in California about one year later.  Dave has been growing paphiopedilums for about 15 years and seriously hybridizing for the past 10 years.  He is an accredited AOS judge and his paphiopedilums have received over 100 awards to date from the AOS and CSA. Many of those awarded plants playing important roles in his breeding program. In 2018 Dave left winemaking in order to focus all of his time running Paph Paradise Orchids.

If you’d like to find out more about these strange and spectacular orchids, don’t miss this meeting!

Join Zoom Meeting <— CLICK HERE!!!
Meeting ID: 822 2186 9663
Passcode: OSMT2022