Orchid Quest 2008
22nd Annual Mid-Winter Show and Sale
February 2 & 3, 2008
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center
John Nolan Drive at Rimrock Road, Madison, Wisconsin

31 Orchid Exhibits on display for judging by the American Orchid Society
ORCHID SALES ● SUPPLIES ● ART ● PHOTOS

Show Information

Educational Programs

2008 Vendors

Admission
Adult $6.00
2-Day Pass $9.00
Childern under 12 Free
Senior Discount $1 Off


Photos


Orchid Quest 2007, OGG dislpay
Photograph by Rich Narf

 


Orchid Quest 2006, OGG dislpay

 

Saturday, February 2

11:30 AM - Vanilla Orchid Identification:
A Test Case for Plant DNA Barcoding

Ken Cameron - Director Wisconsin State Herbarium, Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison
1:00 PM - Turning Your Sick Orchids into
Healthy Flowering Plants

Hermann Pigors - Oak Hill Gardens, Dundee, IL
2:30 PM - The True Encyclias
Erich Michel - Hoosier Orchids, Indianapolis, IN
 

Sunday, February 3

11:30 AM - The Culture of Miniature Orchids
Marguerite Webb - J&L Orchids, Easton, CN
1:00 PM - How Not to Grow Phalaenopsis
Russ Vernon - New Vision Orchids, Yorktown, IN
2:30 PM - Open Forum on Orchid Growing
Members of Orchid Growers’ Guild Responding to E-Mails and Audience Questions about Orchid Growing
 

Participation Information

 
SHOW RULE BOOK (doc)
- Show Rules & Regulations; Entry Schedule -
   
PLANT REGISTRATION
Member List (xls) Plant List (xls)
Instructions (doc)
- We are encouraging you to “pre-register”
your orchids for the show by completing the two spreadsheets -

 

 


Anything Orchids
Bluestem Farm
Capitol Artists
Goin' To Pot Orchids and Repotting Service
Fox Valley Orchids
Hoosier Orchid Company
Iowa Orchids, Inc.
J&L Orchids
Natt's Orchids
New Vision Orchids
Oak Hill Gardens
Orchid Trading Company
Orchids by the Ackers
Orchids by Hausermann
Orchids Limited
Purple Clay Imports
Tinamou Pottery
Vernon Creek Gallery
Windsong Orchids, Inc.

2008 Participating Societies

Batavia Orchid Society
Blackhawk Orchid Society
Illinois Orchid Society
Northeastern Wisconsin Orchid Society
Orchid Growers Guild
Wisconsin Orchid Society
 

2008 Personal and Educational Exhibitions

Summering Your Orchids Outside In The North With Limited Natural Shade by Cleo Kiergaard


Orchids - Many Colors; Many Shapes; Many Sizes by Richard Narf

Orchid Collectibles by Sue Reed

Flora & Fauna Photography presents: “An Orchid’s Intimate Photo Shoot” by Gwyn E. Padden-Lechten

The Livingston's by Steve and Kim Livingston

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory "The Domes"