This event is open to the public at the UW Center For Urban Horticulture.
So come down, bring your wallet and clean up your growing space for when you bring home some of the magnificent specimens that went to help fund the society operations..

This is the Northwest Orchid Society's biggest orchid selling and buying event outside of our show, this is a chance to find some select plants, sometimes at a great price. And even if it's not dirt cheap, it goes to a good cause. This is also a chance for those with burgeoning collections to winnow out the surplus, earn a few bucks, and make room for new acquisitions.

Consider selling plants that you've nurtured, but haven't been able to get to bloom. You can then use the proceeds to buy something that may do better for you.

Bidding:

Register when you arrive and get a bidding number to use during the auction. Keep your paddle moving, and after the auction you will use the same number to pay for your winning bids. We can process ISA/Mastercard transactions along with cash and checks.

Selling:

Each current member may bring up to five plants to auction off, with the NWOS taking a 20% commission. There is no limit on the number of plants you may auction at a 100% donation to the Society. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2024, please arrive early to this event and get registered as a member.

Photos: If you have digital photos of the flowers for the plants that you are selling, they could be projected on the screen behind the auctioneers. Hopefully it will work and will help the bidders better visualize what the plant will look like. Send the images to photos@nwos.org.

Registration:

To register your plants, please print the Auction Form. Complete both the left and right sides, and bring it with you to the meeting and keep it with your plants. Make sure to mark ONE fund of your choice.

SPECIAL NOTE: If you select more than one fund or fail to select a fund, the 20% society commission will default to the General Fund. There are five fund choices and you must choose ONE of them:

• The Library Fund is used to purchase items for the NWOS Library.

• The UW Greenhouse Fund is used by the U.W. Botany Greenhouse to purchase Species Orchids.

• The Zoo Fund is used by the Woodland Park Zoo Greenhouse to purchase Orchids for display in exhibits.

• The Scholarship Fund provides a grant each year for a college student working on an Orchid related project.

• The General Fund covers everything else, from the programs to the everyday working of your society.

• This Auction is the only source of funding for the Library, UW Greenhouse Fund, and Zoo funds. The Scholarship Program receives additional funding from the Raffles held at most meetings.

Find the Registration Form Here