Dark Days

Today’s winter solstice brings the darkest time of the year. Short days with a weak sun hardly seem like a time for flowers. But there’s always joy and beauty to be found, and even on the darkest days, there are orchids blooming. Enjoy these stunning examples from last winter’s Pacific Orchid Expo.

Epidendrum flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, CaliforniaOncidium hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, CaliforniaPhragmipedium kovachii, orchid species, Lady Slipper flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California

Orchid lovers know that many tropical varieties bloom over winter, corresponding to their own dormant seasons. How welcome these exotic blossoms are, especially when light and warmth seem far away.

Cattleya Wildfire, orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, CaliforniaCymbidium hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, CaliforniaDendrobium Peng Seng, orchid hybrid flower close up, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California

As most life rests in the darkness, it hasn’t disappeared. It only waits for the next chance for growth. Orchids which choose to flower now are emblematic of the life that always remains, and the light that will return.

Phalaenopsis wilsonii, Moth Orchid species flowers and buds, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasdevallia Joy Edstrom 'Margaret's' HCC/AOS, orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, CaliforniaDendrobium cuthbertsonii, miniature orchid species flowers and leaves, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California

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