Archive for July, 2024

Head to Orchids in the Park This Weekend in San Francisco

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

San Francisco’s annual Orchids in the Park sale happens this weekend! It will be held on Saturday, July 27th and Sunday, July 28th, in the SF County Fair Building at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way. There will be lots of vendors, orchid care demonstrations, activities for kids, and loads of amazing flowers. These photos from […]

Orchid Parents Nurture Seedlings Through Fungal Networks

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

British scientists have discovered that some orchids can feed their seedlings. The Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) is a widespread terrestrial in Europe and parts of Asia. Mature plants of this species enlist underground networks of fungi to share sugars with nearby seedlings. Senior study author Katie Field, a biologist at the University of Sheffield, […]

More Photos from the US Botanic Garden

Tuesday, July 9th, 2024

A dozen orchids in my previous post about the US Botanic Garden (USBG) were just the start. The first row of this post includes three more. There’s a great Pabstia species, and then a sunny, dangling Dendrobium. The third picture shows a very unusual orchid. Eulophia petersii is a desert species. Few orchids live in […]

July Orchid Events

Monday, July 1st, 2024

This month offers orchid events on six continents, with Australia being the busiest. They’re great opportunities to enjoy amazing flowers, take photos, meet other orchid lovers, and buy plants for your own collection. Dave and I are looking forward to San Francisco’s Orchids in the Park show at the end of the month. July 4 […]