Program: Stanhopea Orchids, the Upside-Down Orchids
Presenter: Olivier Turina
Date: July 10, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
Olivier Turina moved to Fort Lauderdale from his hometown Brussels, Belgium in 2005. He started growing orchids in 2013 after attending the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Show where he discovered “Paradise” and got the “orchid bug”. It has since become a true passion and downright obsession of his.
Olivier is a hobbyist with a collection of 450+ orchids. He focuses on species and primary hybrids and grows many different genera with Catasetums and Stanhopeas being his top favorites but in reality, there are few orchids he does not like.
Olivier has been a Board member of the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society (FLOS) since 2020. He has also been a monthly newsletter contributor at FLOS since 2018. He gives lectures on various subjects and he also started a YouTube channel in 2019 which has 3,800 subscribers and 125 videos with over 360,000 views. It is called “Orchid House, Fort Lauderdale, Florida” and it features growing tips for all sorts of orchids.
Olivier has received seven awards from the American Orchid Society: 1 FCC, 4 AM, 1 CCM and 1 HCC.
Members are permitted to sell plants at this meeting. Doors open at 6:30 PM for the Help Desk and at 6:45 PM for socializing and snacks.
Monthly Meetings
Our Society meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm. You are always welcome to attend a meeting, check out what's happening and meet our members.
At each meeting we have an interesting speaker, a raffle table, refreshments, a lending library for members, a ribbon-judged display table of members' plants, and a sales table where you can find fabulous bargains. The meetings are a great opportunity to see and learn of the wide variety of fabulous orchids that can be grown in South Florida.
Meeting Location
Safe School Institute
1790 NW Spanish River Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL, 33433
Located in the SE corner of
Military Trail & Spanish River Blvd.
(enter from Spanish River Blvd.)