KOS at the GCOS Spring 2023 Show

The Kentucky Orchid Society entered an orchid display at the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society Spring Show, which received a red ribbon and contained many ribbon winning plants. There were 8 members of KOS who contributed a total of 37 plants, 28 of which were awarded at least one ribbon! Congratulations to the winners and many…

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KOS at the Home, Gardening and Remodeling Show

KOS had a wonderful time bringing delightful tropical orchids to Louisville in the cold of winter! Visitors to our booth purchased orchids, asked insightful questions, bought raffle tickets and entertained us with stories of their orchid adventures. There were 6 lucky winners in our raffle: Justin Reed–winner of a lovely Phalaenopsis donated by Oberer’s Florist…

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KOS at the Home, Garden and Remodeling Show

The Kentucky Orchid Society will be selling orchids and educating the public about orchid care and culture at HGR again this year, after a 2 year COVID-induced absence! We are excited to be back to share our enthusiasm for orchids and to offer beautiful plants for purchase. These are not the usual varieties that you…

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Best of Class Plants from the KOS Show 2022

Enjoy these pictures of some of the best plants displayed at the KOS 2022 Show Oct 1-2 The trophy winners submitted by KOS members are noted with the member’s name. Rlc. Newberry Delight ‘Mendenhall’ AM/AOS; also the winner of the KOS President’s Award and the Benjamin Cattleya Alliance Award Paph. Larry Sexton, also the winner…

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Kentucky Orchid Society Orchid Show and Sale 2022

On October 2 and 3, KOS held an Orchid Show and sale. Though our last two efforts at hosting such an event did not come to fruition because of the pandemic, we were successful in producing a show that was bigger and better than ever before! Take a look at some of the highlights of…

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KOS at the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Spring Show April 2022

KOS got back into the Orchid Show scene with a 50 sq. ft. entry into the GCOS Show on April 9-10. We won a first place ribbon on that display, which included over 50 orchids from our members’ collections. Among the 30+ awards were three Best of Class awards! Best of Class include: Phalaenopsis NOID-pale…

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