Michael J Coker is the proprietor of Boutique Orchids. Michael has been growing orchids since he was 8 years old, and he has been exhibiting in the Open Section at club meetings since he was 11. He is currently President of the Orchid Societies Council of Victoria (OSCOV), President of the North East Melbourne Orchid Society, Vice-President of the Orchid Species Society of Victoria, as well as a member of a number of other clubs. Michael is a regular guest speaker at Orchid Societies in Victoria and has also undertaken a number of international speaking engagements. He is a fully accredited Judge in the OSCOV Judging Panel.
Michael grows several thousand orchids from over 120 different genera – he has a particular interest in Paphiopedilums and Phragmipediums, and also in some of the more uncommon species in the Orchid family. Michael has been awarded around 40 quality and culture awards from the OSCOV Panel and has won 12 categories in the OSCOV Victorian Orchids of the Year in the last 6 years.
Boutique Orchids is primarily an online enterprise – the growing areas are not open for public visits.