We help our members grow better orchids.
Five Cities Orchid Society is located on the Central California Coast, mid-way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. We enjoy a temperate Mediterranean climate allowing us to grow many types of orchids outdoors. We serve not only our local orchid community of FCOS members but through our monthly Zoom meetings and monthly newsletter we now reach a global audience.
We combine monthly Zoom presentations with regular Zoom business meetings, twice per year social gatherings, on-line and in person orchid auctions, field trips and garden center talks to provide a wide range of opportunities for our members to interact and share the joy of growing and blooming orchids. We are very proud of our 33 year history of sponsoring an annual “Orchid Fest” orchid show and sale. Please visit our Events page to view upcoming events and plan on joining us, either in-person or through Zoom.
Monthly Meetings on Zoom
FCOS holds monthly meetings on Zoom at 7 PM the second Thursday of each month. To receive Zoom log-in instructions and passwords, please subscribe to the FCOS newsletter on this website or use the “Contact Us” option to send an email requesting Zoom information. We continue to attract a global audience for our Zoom presentations and welcome you to join us.
YouTube Videos by Our Members
Several of our members have created YouTube videos of their growing areas and topics of interest to orchid growers. Please visit YouTube and search for the Five Cities Orchid Society to view videos on our YouTube channel or click on the links below. Be sure to Subcribe!
Chris Erhler’s Grow Lepanthes in Mini Terrariums
Erics July Update: Catasetums and Cattylas
Jeff Parhams Growing Orchids in Semi Hydroponics
Crytochilum (Oncidium) Orchids by Eric
How I grow my Vanda orchids by Ed
Santa Barbara International Orchid Show 2023 - narrated by Eric Holenda
Ansellia africana orchid - May 2023
Cattlianthe ‘Trick or Treat’ -April 2024
Dendrobium orchids requiring a dry winter rest (also see article link at bottom of this webpage)
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Entertaining and informative speakers at our meetings and help from our more experienced members means everyone’s thumb can turn a little greener with membership in Five Cities Orchid Society