{"id":19344,"date":"2014-07-24T20:52:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T04:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=19344"},"modified":"2014-09-13T14:00:17","modified_gmt":"2014-09-13T22:00:17","slug":"orchids-in-the-park-arrives-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/24\/orchids-in-the-park-arrives-early\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Orchids in the Park&#8221; Arrives Early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Epicattleya_Fascination_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19494\" alt=\"Orchid hybrid, Epicattleya Fascination, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Epicattleya_Fascination_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Epicattleya_Fascination_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Epicattleya_Fascination_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Epicattleya_Fascination_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dendrobium_kingianum_Beni_Otome_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19492\" alt=\"Dendrobium kingianum 'Beni Otome', orchid species with variegated leaves, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dendrobium_kingianum_Beni_Otome_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dendrobium_kingianum_Beni_Otome_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dendrobium_kingianum_Beni_Otome_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dendrobium_kingianum_Beni_Otome_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19497\" alt=\"Masdevallia, orchid flower, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19499\" alt=\"Phragmipedium besseae, Lady Slipper, orchid species flower, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px-128x85.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vanda_coerulescens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19502\" alt=\"Vanda coerulescens, orchid species flowers, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vanda_coerulescens_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vanda_coerulescens_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vanda_coerulescens_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Vanda_coerulescens_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Potinara_Red_Crab_Kuau_Miau_AM_AOS_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19500\" alt=\"Potinara Red Crab 'Kuau Miau' AM\/AOS, orchid with flower lip unfolding, Cattleya hybrid, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Potinara_Red_Crab_Kuau_Miau_AM_AOS_800px-128x85.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Potinara_Red_Crab_Kuau_Miau_AM_AOS_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Potinara_Red_Crab_Kuau_Miau_AM_AOS_800px-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Potinara_Red_Crab_Kuau_Miau_AM_AOS_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attention orchid lovers! <a href=\" http:\/\/www.orchidsanfrancisco.org\/orchidsinthepark.html\" target=\"_blank\">Orchids in the Park 2014<\/a> arrives a month early this year, coming up on the weekend of August 2nd &amp; 3rd.\u00a0 This event is smaller and less crowded than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/24\/pacific-orchid-expo-2014\/\">the SF Orchid Society&#8217;s huge winter show<\/a>, but even this scaled-down exhibit has plenty of fascinating orchids. These dozen pictures are just a small sample from last year&#8217;s show and sale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Trichoglottis_philippinensis_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19501\" alt=\"Trichoglottis philippinensis, orchid species flower, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Trichoglottis_philippinensis_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Trichoglottis_philippinensis_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Trichoglottis_philippinensis_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Trichoglottis_philippinensis_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holcoglossum_wangii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19495\" alt=\"Holcoglossum wangii, orchid species flower, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holcoglossum_wangii_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holcoglossum_wangii_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holcoglossum_wangii_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Holcoglossum_wangii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_discoidea_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19498\" alt=\"Masdevallia discoidea, orchid species, side view of flower, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_discoidea_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_discoidea_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_discoidea_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Masdevallia_discoidea_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Laelia_fournieri_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19496\" alt=\"Laelia fournieri, miniature orchid species flower, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Laelia_fournieri_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Laelia_fournieri_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Laelia_fournieri_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Laelia_fournieri_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wilsonara_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19503\" alt=\"Wilsonara, orchid hybrid, flower close up, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wilsonara_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wilsonara_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wilsonara_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wilsonara_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dracula_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19493\" alt=\"Dracula, orchid flower, at Orchids in the Park 2013, San Francisco\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dracula_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dracula_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dracula_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dracula_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Orchids in the Park will again be held at the San Francisco County Fair Building, just inside Golden Gate Park at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way. The event runs from 10:00 am &#8211; 5:00 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Don&#8217;t miss it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention orchid lovers! Orchids in the Park 2014 arrives a month early this year, coming up on the weekend of August 2nd &amp; 3rd.\u00a0 This event is smaller and less crowded than the SF Orchid Society&#8217;s huge winter show, but even this scaled-down exhibit has plenty of fascinating orchids. 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