Orchids for a Spring Heatwave

Paphiopedilum Memoria Rapee Sagarik, Paph, Lady Slipper orchid hybrid flower, red white and green flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaCattleytonia Why Not, orchid hybrid flowers, cattleya hybrid, red orange yellow and white flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaStenorrhynchos speciosum, orchid species flowers, cluster of small red flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Cymbidium orchid flower and leaves, Chinese Cymbidium, green white and magenta flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaMoth Orchid flowers, Phalaenopsis hybrid orchid, Phal, pink and white flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaZygopetalum Blue Banks, orchid hybrid flowers, Zygo, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Like the rest of the US Southwest, the SF Bay Area is heading into the equinox today with a heatwave. High temperature records have been broken all week. For this first day of spring, here are more photos from the recent Pacific Orchid Expo, when temperatures were reasonable.

Masdevallia Tiger King 'Pacifica', orchid hybrid flower, orange flower with red stripes, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaCattleya schroederae 'Eclipse', orchid species flowers, large white pink and orange flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaOncidium sotoanum ('Southland' x 'Barrita'), orchid species flowers, small purple and yellow flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Cymbidium Speckles 'Bold Vision', orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaMasdevallia Royal Purple 'Stunning', orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaMaxillaria variabilis 'Gold Country', orchid species flowers and leaves, Pacific Orchid Expo 2026, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

The diversity of the orchid world is always on great display at San Francisco Orchid Society shows, from big blooms to little blossoms, from rare species to the latest Phal hybrids, and from vivid color mash-ups to green flowers which match the leaves. They’re some of nature’s most brilliant gems.

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