AboutOrchids Home

« Vanilla Boom Is Making People Crazy Rich
The National Orchid Garden of Singapore »

Orchids for the Autumn Equinox

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi, Moth Orchid species flower, Phal, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaRhynchostele bictoniensis alba x aptera, orchid hybrid flower, AKA Odontoglossum, odont, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaEncyclia atropurpurea 'York' x self, orchid species flower, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Habenaria rhodocheila 'Cardinal's Roost', orchid species flower, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasdevallia Memoria Augusto Silva, orchid hybrid flower, red flower, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaDendrobium nobile type, orchid hybrid flowers, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

The earth has seasons because it’s tilted. If the planet’s axis weren’t tipped over by 23.5°, we wouldn’t have long daylight hours over summer, or long hours of darkness over winter. If we were perfectly upright, we might have slight seasonal weather changes, but the climate probably wouldn’t vary much. Every day might be like today, with 12 hours of light and 12 hours of night. So that tilt matters a lot. It gives us our seasonal cycles, which drive so much natural beauty and variety. Celebrate today’s equinox, and our tilt, with these great orchid examples.

Acropera galeata, orchid species flowers, AKA Gongora, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaLycaste aromatica x (candida x campbellii), orchid hybrid flowers, yellow flowers, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaVanda Edwin Alberto, orchid hybrid flower, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Laeliocattleya Natalie Clark, orchid hybrid flower, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaAscocenda Jiraprapa x Butterfly, orchid hybrid flower, vanda flower, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaBarkeria spectabilis, orchid species flowers, Orchids in the Park 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Explore posts in the same categories: Photos

This entry was posted on Monday, September 23rd, 2019 at 7:57 am and is filed under Photos.

Subscribe to the About Orchids Blog:
AddThis Feed Button

Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Comments are closed.