About OrchidWiz Orchid Database Software

OrchidWiz, LLC. is a software company based in Miami Shores, Florida. We develop computer programs for the orchid-growing community. Our first software title, OrchidWiz Encyclopedia, arose out of the need for an easy and pictorial way to look up species and hybrid data. The primary goal was to develop an intuitive and comprehensive orchid-research program that every orchid grower could use. In total, we spent more than 10,000 hours creating the product.

Initially released November 2005, and marketed primarily by word of mouth, OrchidWiz Encyclopedia generated sales surpassing even our most optimistic expectations. No other orchid software title has had as fast an adoption rate. As of this writing OrchidWiz is used by thousands of orchid aficionados in every US State and 50 countries worldwide.

Hobbyists represent by far the largest section of the user base. In addition, OrchidWiz Encyclopedia is now used in the daily operations of over 250 orchid nurseries and other professional organizations including:

• Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, Detroit
• Australian Orchid Foundation
• British Embassy Gardens in Washington D.C.
• Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Belmont, North Carolina
• Dartmouth College Greenhouse, New Hampshire
• Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand
• Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
• Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Texas
• Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Mahidol University (Thailand): Plant Science
• Marie Selby Gardens, Sarasota, Florida
• Missouri Botanical Garden
• Munich Botanical Garden, Germany
• National Botanical Garden of Belgium
• National Taiwan University: Department of Agriculture
• The Orchid Digest, California
  
• Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, Pennsylvania
• Purdue University
• Singapore Botanical Gardens
• Smithsonian Greenhouse
• Thailand Ministry of Agriculture
• U.S. Botanic Garden, Washington D.C.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife (two locations: Virginia and California)
  
• United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research (USDA-ARS)
• University of Gent, Belgium
• University of Hawaii at Hilo: College of Tropical Agriculture

To date, seventeen (17) American Orchid Society judging centers in the US and Canada have licensed OrchidWiz. Also, we were able to identify at least 340 AOS judges who have licensed the program individually, a testimony to its breadth and accuracy.

Many other judging organizations and orchid societies worldwide use OrchidWiz, including:

• Acadian Orchid Society, Louisiana
• Aiken-Augusta Orchid Society
• Alstonville Orchid Society
• Amherst Orchid Society, Vermont
• AOC Inc. Judges Townsville, Australia
  
• AOC Victoria Judging Panel, Australia
• AOC WA Regional Judging Panel, Australia
• Arkansas Orchid Society
• Asoc. Costaricense de Orquideologia, Costa Rica
• Aspley Orchid Society, Queensland, Australia
• Australasian Native Orchid Society, Auckland, New Zealand
• Australasian Native Orchid Society (Kabi), Queensland, Australia
• Batavia Orchid Society, Illinois
• Berowra Orchid Society, NSW, Australia
• Boca Raton Orchid Society, Florida
• Brevard County Orchid Society, Florida
• Brisbane Orchid Society, Queensland, Australia
• British Paphiopedilum Society
• Bucks County Orchid Society, Pennsylvania
• Bunbury Orchid Society
• Bundaberg Orchid Society, Queensland, Australia
• Cape Judging Region, South Africa
• Central Louisiana Orchid Society
• Central Florida Orchid Society
• Central Ontario Orchid Society, Canada
• Central Orchid Judging Group, New Zealand
• Central Orchid Society, United Kingdom
• Central Region Judging Center, New Zealand
• Central Vancouver Island Orchid Society, Canada
• Coalition of Orchid Species, Florida
• Coffs Harbour Orchid Society
• Colombia Orchid Society
• Coordenadoria das Associações Orquidófilas do Brasil
• Cymbidium Society of America, California
• Daytona Beach Orchid Society, Florida
• Deep South Orchid Society, Savannah, Georgia
• Delray Beach Orchid Society, Florida
• Denver Orchid Society
• Deutsche Orchideengesellschaft, Germany
• Diablo View Orchid Society
• East Everglades Orchid Society, Florida
• East Midlands Orchid Society
• East Rand Orchid Society, South Africa
• Eastern District Orchid Society, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Englewood Orchid Society, Florida
• Ewa Orchid Society, Hawaii
• Fascination of Orchids Show, California
• Five Cities Orchid Society
• Florida West Coast Orchid Society
• Fraser Valley Orchid Society, BC, Canada
• Ft. Lauderdale Orchid Society, Florida
• Ft. Pierce Orchid Society, Florida
• Glasshouse Country Orchid Society, Queensland, Australia
• Gold Coast Orchid Society, Miami, Florida
• Gonubie Orchid Society, South Africa
• Gosford & District Oorchid Society, New South Wales, Australia
• Greater Las Vegas Orchid Society, Nevada
• Greater Omaha Orchid Society, Nebraska
• Gruene Orchid Society, Texas
  
• Gympie & District Orchid Society
• Hawkes Bay Orchid Society, New Zealand
• Heart O' Texas Orchid Society
• Ipswich Orchid Society, Queensland, Australia
• Israel Orchid Society
• London Orchid Society, Ontario, Canada
• Jupiter Tequesta Orchid Society, Florida
• Kenya Orchid Society
• Ku-Ring-Gai Orchid Society, NSW, Australia
• Lincoln Orchid Society, Nebraska
• Little Egypt Orchid Society, Illinois
• Long Island Orchid Society, New York
• Maclean & District Orchid Society, NSW, Australia
• Magic Valley Orchid Society
• The Mandurah Districts Orchid Club Of WA, Australia
• Manhattan Orchid Society of New York City
• Manitoba Orchid Society, Canada
• Manly Warringah Orchid Society, NSW, Australia
• Marin County Orchid Society, California
• Martin County Orchid Society, Florida
• Maryborough District Orchid Society, Queensland, Australia
• Memphis Orchid Society
• Michigan Orchid Society
• Mid-America Orchid Congress
• Missouri Orchid Society
• Nambour Orchid Society, Queensland, Australia
• Naples Orchid Society, Florida
• Native Orchid Conference
• New Orleans Orchid Society, Louisiana
• New Zealand Orchid Society
• North Jersey Orchid Society
• North Carolina Piedmont Orchid Society
• North Jersey Orchid Society
• Northern Alberta Orchid Society
• New Hampshire Orchid Society
• Newport Harbor Orchid Society
• Northern Alberta Orchid Society, Canada
• Nutmeg State Orchid Society
• Orchid Club of South Australia
• Orchid Council of New Zealand (11 Judging Centers)
• Orchid Growers Guild, Madison, Wisconsin
• Orchid Soc. Northerntransvaal, South Africa
• Orchid Societies Council Of Victoria, Australia
• Orchid Societies of Victoria, Australia
• Orchid Society of Alberta, Canada
• Orchid Society of Coral Gables, Florida
• Orchid Society of Greater Kansas City
• Orchid Society of Greater Saint Louis
• Orchid Society of Minnesota
• Orchid Society of New South Wales, Australia
• Orchid Society of Northerntransvaal, South Africa
• Orchid Society of Nova Scotia, Canada
• Orchid Society of Southeast Asia, Singapore
• Orchid Society of the Ozarks, Arkansas
• Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania
• Orchid SPECIES, NSW, Australia
• Orchid Species Preservation Foundation, Alberta, Canada
• Oregon Orchid Society
• Otago Orchid Club, New Zealand
• Palomar Orchid Society
• Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
• Peterborough International Orchid Show, United Kingdom
• Pietermaritzburg Orchid Society, South Africa
• Pinelands Orchid Society
• Port St. Lucie Orchid Society, Florida
• Prince Edward Island Orchid Club
• Puerto Rico Orchid Society
• Richmond Orchid Alliance
• Ridge Orchid Society, Lakeland, Florida
• S.E. Pensylvannia Orchid Society
• San Antonio Orchid Society, Texas
• San Diego County Cymbidium Society, California
• San Francisco Orchid Society, California
• San Joaquin Orchid Society
• Sandhills Orchid Society
• Sanibel Capitiva Orchid Society
• Santa Barbara Orchid Society
• Sarasota Orchid Society, Florida
• South Africa Orchid Council
• South Burnett Orchid Society
• South Coast Orchid Society
• South Florida Orchid Society
• South Jersey Orchid Society
• Southern California Orchid Species Society
• Southern Tier Orchid Society, Cortland, New York
• Southwest Florida Orchid Society
• Spokane Orchid Society, Washington State
• The Species Orchid Society of Western Australia
• Saskatchewan Orchid Society, Canada
• Shreveport Orchid Society, Louisiana
• Southeast Pennsylvania Orchid Society
• Spokane Orchid Society, Washington State
• Sunshine Coast Orchid Society Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
• Taiping Orchid Society, Taiwan
• Taiwan Orchid Growers Association (TOGA)
• Tampa Bay Orchid Society, Florida
• Taranaki Orchid Society, New Zealand
• Terrebonne Orchid Society
• Tidewater Orchid Society
• Tip of Texas Orchid Society
• Triangle Orchid Society, North Carolina
• Tropical Orchid Society
• Tweed District Orchid Society, New Zealand
  
• Victoria Orchid Society, BC, Canada
• Virginia Orchid Society
• Waikato Orchid Society, New Zealand
• Wanneroo Orchid Society, Australia
• Wellington Judging Group, New Zealand
  
• Wellington Orchid Society, New Zealand
• West Brisbane Orchid Society
• Witwatersrand Orchid Society, South Africa

OrchidWiz Encyclopedia enjoys the support of over 500 volunteers who are helping us make the product even better. Volunteers have contributed over 100,000 digital photographs; over 190,000 image source references; light and temperature recommendations; and thousands of pronunciation tips for species and genera. Volunteers also suggest new features and help ensure database accuracy. We would like to express our deepest appreciation to them, without whom the product would be a lot poorer.

If you have any question or feedback please feel free to contact me at the email address listed on the front page or by phone at 305-758-3596.

Sincerely,

Alex Maximiano
President and Founder
OrchidWiz, LLC