A Day in the Park
Dave and I snapped some nice shots at last weekend’s “Orchids in the Park.” This annual exhibition and sale, courtesy of the San Francisco Orchid Society, is held at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park. The impressive blooms included a large yellow Paph, a harlequin Phal, and an unusual Dendrobium.
Orchids in the Park is a pint-sized version of San Francisco’s much larger winter show. There may be fewer orchids, but the quality of the blooms remains very high. For example, look at this extraordinary Butterfly Orchid (an Oncidium relative,) elegant white Brassavola flowers, and eye-popping Epidendrum.
Even a small event showcases the incredible diversity of the orchid family. With plenty that’s colorful and curious, there are orchids for every taste. Many hybrids and species are as easy as a day in the park.
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September 15th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
great photos
September 18th, 2010 at 11:10 am
I didn’t realize at first that the first picture in the last row was 2 flowers! That’s the one with purple white and yellow flowrers. I thought it was a real bizarre mutation. Thanks for the beautiful pictures! I wish I could have gone.
September 21st, 2010 at 2:54 pm
awesome photos! That epi is amazing and I love how you shot the B. nodosa flowers. And the neat thing about the Cattleya photo is it demonstrates how a poor show plant (the flowers are so crowded as to almost appear mating) can make for a wonderful photograph.
October 3rd, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Cool shots. I really like the photos.
October 13th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Wow! I love the masdevallia close up in the last row and the pink/ purple dendrobium above it. Thanks for these very nice pictures.