Tropical Garden Society of Sydney
Photo courtesy of Fred Moody
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The Tropical Garden Society of Sydney has the goal of fostering interest in growing tropical plants in a subtropical climate. It aims to educate and share information through expert presentations. It also provides access to plants that are not readily available in Sydney. Regular meetings are held in a central location and have a friendly, informal and non-competitive atmosphere. New members are very welcome.
Our next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 pm Tuesday 28th July online on Teams.
Jim Brydie will present Weird Things
Orchids do to Survive.
Jim is our member and well know orchid enthusiast. His talk is an introduction to the amazing breadth of variation within the orchids and looks at some of the strange mechanisms they have adopted in cases to force their niche in the world. It talks about things like hairs, scents, visual imitation to mimic insects, insect traps and mechanisms to bar all except the right insect. It stretches right across the orchid family looking at more unusual species. Hopefully with a little laugh along the way.
The photo shows a Restrepia orchid in Jim's Collection.
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Click here for information about dates and speakers of future meetings
Meetings will be held every month except December in 2026.
In June & August there will be online meetings only
For the other months, meetings are planned to be held at:
Venue: Concord Community Centre, 1a Gipps St, Concord
Time:7:00pm entry for 7:30pm presentation start on the fourth Tuesday of the month
Months: January, February, March, May, July, September, October, November