{"id":18621,"date":"2014-03-20T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=18621"},"modified":"2014-06-01T09:56:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T17:56:32","slug":"spring-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/20\/spring-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome spring with orchids! These beauties from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/24\/pacific-orchid-expo-2014\/\">the recent Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a> are loud celebrations of the season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Miltonia_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-18624\" alt=\"Miltonia flowers, orchid hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Miltonia_hybrid_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Miltonia_hybrid_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Miltonia_hybrid_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Miltonia_hybrid_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Calanthe_sieboldii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-18626\" alt=\"Calanthe flowers, orchid species, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Calanthe_sieboldii_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Calanthe_sieboldii_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Calanthe_sieboldii_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Calanthe_sieboldii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Taisuco_Anna_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-18625\" alt=\"Moth Orchid flowers, Phalaenopsis Taisuco Anna, orchid hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Taisuco_Anna_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Taisuco_Anna_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Taisuco_Anna_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Taisuco_Anna_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While some of the country has endured a brutal winter, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/bay-area-news\/ci_25356400\/warmest-winter-record-california\" target=\"_blank\">California has emerged from one of its warmest, driest winters in recorded history<\/a>. We are certainly hoping for rainier months ahead. For now, though, it&#8217;s best to let the orchids have their day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Masdevallia_Kimballiana_Hawk_Hill_HCC_AOS_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-18623\" alt=\"Masdevallia flowers, Masdevallia Kimballiana 'Hawk Hill' HCC AOS, orchid hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Masdevallia_Kimballiana_Hawk_Hill_HCC_AOS_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Masdevallia_Kimballiana_Hawk_Hill_HCC_AOS_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Masdevallia_Kimballiana_Hawk_Hill_HCC_AOS_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Masdevallia_Kimballiana_Hawk_Hill_HCC_AOS_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Lycaste_Irodori_Big_Red_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-18622\" alt=\"Lycaste flower close up, Lycaste Irodori 'Big Red', orchid hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Lycaste_Irodori_Big_Red_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Lycaste_Irodori_Big_Red_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Lycaste_Irodori_Big_Red_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Lycaste_Irodori_Big_Red_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vanda_Pacheras_Delight_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-18627\" alt=\"Vanda flowers, orchid hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vanda_Pacheras_Delight_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vanda_Pacheras_Delight_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vanda_Pacheras_Delight_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vanda_Pacheras_Delight_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome spring with orchids! These beauties from the recent Pacific Orchid Expo are loud celebrations of the season. While some of the country has endured a brutal winter, California has emerged from one of its warmest, driest winters in recorded history. We are certainly hoping for rainier months ahead. For now, though, it&#8217;s best to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18621"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18645,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18621\/revisions\/18645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}