Summer Solstice Orchids

Masdevallia Charisma 'Pink Glow' AM/AOS x Masd uniflora 'Cow Hollow' HCC/AOSMasdevallia Royal Monarch 'Golden Glow' AM/AOS, orchid hybrid flower, yellow flower, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasdevallia Jaime Posada 'Patriarch' AM/AOS, orchid hybrid flower, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2020, San Francisco, California

Here on the Northern California coast, summers are often cool and foggy. Right on schedule for today’s summer solstice, we were greeted this morning by a heavy fog bank. It’s the perfect weather for Dave’s and my favorite orchids, Masdevallias, which live in high mountain cloud forests. These tropical, triangular beauties feature stunningly brilliant colors. The first photo in this post comes from my garden; the rest are from orchid shows. Have a happy, healthy, and peaceful solstice.

Masdevallia Mandarin Gold 'Orange Crush' HCC/AOS, orchid hybrid flowers, orange flowers, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2020, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasdevallia orchid flowers, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2017, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasdevallia rosea, orchid species flowers, pink and orange flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California

Masdevallia Catherine West 'Natasha', orchid hybrid flower, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2020, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasdevallia caudata, orchid species flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasdevallia MacInnes Golden Heart 'Isis', orchid hybrid flower, yellow flower, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2017, San Francisco, California

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