2026/08 August ORCHIDS Magazine

Jim Cootes continues his multipart series on the genus Dendrobium and its relatives with Part 21: The genus Cadetia. The members of the section have been known over the years under numerous genus names and are now considered by Plants of the World online to a section (Cadetia) of a greatly expanded genus Dendrobium. James Ackerman tells us about Dendrophylax in an article entitled "Visions of Ghosts" and Roland Schettler fills us in behind-the-scenes of the Dresden World Orchid Conference. Rounding out our August features, Kay Perry tells us about her tour of several of the famous botanical gardens of Europe.

Also in this issue

Gift a Youth Update - Growing Curiosity: Michael’s Journey Through the AOS Gift-A-Youth Program by Deb BoersmaTom's Monthly Checklist by Thomas Mirenda

Questions and Answers by Ron McHatton

For the Novice - Cleaning Clay Pots: Nothing is Ever Easy by Sue Bottom

Collector’s Item - Trichocentrum lanceanum by Judith Rapacz-Hasler

Education Update - Cultivating Curiosity: Orchid Education and Community Engagement in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico by René Enrique García 

Member Update - Up Close and Personal More Than Orchids: A Journey of Beauty, Discovery and Connection by Ovilie Vibal

Orchids Illustrated - Odontochilus — Golden-Toothed Orchid by Wesley Higgins and Peggy Alrich
My Favorite Orchid - Falling in Love with Orchids - Again and Again and Again by Suzanne Sawyer

Lindleyana - Masdevallia westenrae (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae: A Distinctive New Species Described from Cultivated Material by Alfonso Doucette

New Nothogenera, Combinations and Names by Julian Shaw