Orchid Quest 2010

Chase away the winter blues

Escape the winter blues and join orchid enthusiasts at Orchid Quest 2010.  Exhibits of exotic and deliciously fragrant orchid flowers will awaken your senses and bring cheers on a winter day. In addition to many orchid exhibits, OQ will also feature florist displays, painted porcelain, art work, quilted banners and a raffle. OQ is one of the largest orchid shows and sales in the Midwest.

Aspiring home growers can expand their knowledge by attending orchid related educational seminars, conducted by renowned orchid experts.

20 orchid vendors from the Midwest and East Coast will be selling their exotic blooming orchids.  You will be able to find everything you need to take care of your new orchid plants including literature, growing media, fertilizer, orchid pots, and more.  Come see this multi-dimensional show.





Orchid Quest 2008, OGG dislpay


Orchid Quest 2007, OGG dislpay
Photograph by Rich Narf

Educational Programs

Saturday, February 6
Time Topic Presentor
11:30am Orchid Conservation in China's Yachang Nature Reserve Ken Cameron, PhD,
Director of the Wisconsin State Herbarium,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
1:00pm How to get more orchid flowers to last longer on your plants in the home and greenhouses Hermann Pigors
Oak Hill Gardens, Dundee, IL
2:30pm Raves for Ridges Nile Dusdieker
Iowa City, Iowa
Sunday, February 7
Time Topic Presentor
11:30am Growing Minature Orchids for your Home
Growing Mexipedium xerophyticum		 Sue Reed
Heidi Whetmore
1:00pm Orchids of Columbia
Threats to Epiphyte Bioversity		 Rafael Arevalo
Phillip A.Gonsiska
Orchid Quest 2010