Symposium | Native Orchid Conference

VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES

Our popular series of online presentations brings a host of distinguished scientists, talented students and enthusiastic hobbyists to offices and living rooms around the world. Anyone interested can enjoy these presentations about various aspects of North American native orchids and orchid conservation in real time and/or view the recorded version at a later date. Members and guests are invited to log in on the 4th Tuesday of the month starting at 8:30 pm Eastern time (5:30 pm Pacific time). Each presentation will last 40-50 minutes followed by a brief Q & A period. A reminder notice with speaker bio and Zoom link will be distributed prior to each presentation. We look forward to having you join us for these engaging talks.

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2025/26 SCHEDULE

September 23, 2025: Stephanie Varnum (Texas Master Naturalist)

Amazing Coralroot Orchids of Texas

October 28, 2025: TBA

November 25, 2025: Allison Autry (Ph.D. Candidate - California Botanic Garden)

An Overview of Native Orchids in California and Nevada

January 27, 2026: Peter Zale, Ph.D. (Director, Conservation Horticulture & Collections - Longwood Gardens

Native Orchid Conservation Efforts at Longwood Gardens

February 24, 2026: Jon Dunn (Shetland based author of Orchid Summer)

In Search of the Wildest Flowers of the Brithish Isles

March 24, 2026: Gunter Fischer, Ph.D. (Sr. VP Science and Conservation -

Missouri Botanic Garden

Revolutionizing Species Identification

PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS MAY BE VIEWED BELOW

NATIVE ORCHID CONFERENCE

Taming the Wild White Bog Orchid
D. Martin & L. Hanson 11/23/2021

Rare Orchids of the Sky Islands
Ben Rostron 1/25/2022

Orchids of Madagascar
Rick Burian 5/25/2021

Aggregated Pollen: Why and Why Not
Tatyana Livshultz 6/15/2021

Where is Newfoundland and Why Would a Botanist Go There Anyway?
Bob Sprague 9/28/2021

Protecting Cypripedium candidum and Platanthera leucophaea in Illinois
Cathy Bloome 10/26/2021

Ongoing Monographic Studies in Spiranthes
Matthew Pace 10/25/2022

Investigating Mycorrhizal Fungi as Drivers of the Host Tree Specificity in Dendrophylax lindenii
Lynnaun Johnson 9/27/2022

Orchids of Rhodes
Rick Burian 11/22/2022

Triphora: North America's
Most Enigmatic Orchid Genus
Brandon Corder 1/24/2023

Orchid Ecology and Conservation:
Update from the Sharma Lab
Jyotsna Sharma 2/28/2023

Frozen Beauty: Cryopreservation for the Conservation of Native Plants and Orchids
Megan Philpott, PhD 1/23/2024

Mycoheterotrophic Orchids
Brandon Corder 2/27/2024

Orchid Conservation in Kentucky
Tara Littlefield 9/24/2024

Research and Active Conservation
of Native Orchids
David Remucal 11/26/2024

Restoring Orange Fringed Orchids in Oak Openings
Todd Crail 1/28/2025

Gardening in the Mud
Fred Bess 2/25/2025

Taming the Wild White Bog Orchid D. Martin & L. Hanson 11/23/2021

Rare Orchids of the Sky Islands Ben Rostron 1/25/2022

Orchids of Madagascar Rick Burian 5/25/2021

Aggregated Pollen: Why and Why Not Tatyana Livshultz 6/15/2021

Where is Newfoundland and Why Would a Botanist Go There Anyway? Bob Sprague 9/28/2021

Protecting Cypripedium candidum and Platanthera leucophaea in Illinois Cathy Bloome 10/26/2021

Ongoing Monographic Studies in Spiranthes Matthew Pace 10/25/2022

Investigating Mycorrhizal Fungi as Drivers of the Host Tree Specificity in Dendrophylax lindenii Lynnaun Johnson 9/27/2022

Orchids of Rhodes Rick Burian 11/22/2022

Triphora: North America's Most Enigmatic Orchid Genus Brandon Corder 1/24/2023

Orchid Ecology and Conservation: Update from the Sharma Lab Jyotsna Sharma 2/28/2023

Frozen Beauty: Cryopreservation for the Conservation of Native Plants and Orchids Megan Philpott, PhD 1/23/2024

Mycoheterotrophic Orchids Brandon Corder 2/27/2024

Orchid Conservation in Kentucky Tara Littlefield 9/24/2024

Research and Active Conservation of Native Orchids David Remucal 11/26/2024

Restoring Orange Fringed Orchids in Oak Openings Todd Crail 1/28/2025

Gardening in the Mud Fred Bess 2/25/2025