{"id":20580,"date":"2014-12-17T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=20580"},"modified":"2015-01-27T20:51:47","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T04:51:47","slug":"coy-australian-orchids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/17\/coy-australian-orchids\/","title":{"rendered":"Coy Australian Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Koalas and kangaroos are well-known Australian wildlife, but many people don&#8217;t realize how many fascinating orchids are also Aussie natives. <em>Australian Geographic<\/em> showcases some of the most remarkable in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.australiangeographic.com.au\/topics\/science-environment\/2014\/12\/orchids-the-coy-seduction\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Orchids: The coy seduction.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0 Natives like the Sun Orchid, Purple Enamel Orchid, Hammer Orchid, and Giant Spider Orchid are rarely seen outside the country. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.australiangeographic.com.au\/topics\/science-environment\/2012\/08\/gallery-orchids-of-deception\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out the article&#8217;s great photo gallery with 15 pictures of these very unusual plants from Oz.<\/a> It&#8217;s easy to see that Australia&#8217;s orchids are unlike any others in the world.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also added a few of Dave&#8217;s and my photos below, showing even more variety in the Australian orchid family tree. Some of these, like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/phalaenopsis.html\">Phal<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/dendrobium.html\">Dendrobium<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/09\/sarcochilus\/\">Sarcochilus<\/a>, are commonly grown outside the country. Each one has its own magical beauty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phaius_tankervilleae_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20730\" alt=\"Phaius tankervilleae, orchid species native to Australia, grown at Kawamoto Orchid Nursery, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phaius_tankervilleae_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phaius_tankervilleae_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phaius_tankervilleae_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phaius_tankervilleae_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20731\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis amabilis, Moth Orchid, orchid species native to Australia, Pacific Orchid Expo 2010, San Francisco, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Phalaenopsis_amabilis_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pterostylis_erecta_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20732\" alt=\"Pterostylis erecta, Greenhood, orchid species native to Australia, grown in San Francisco, California 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pterostylis_erecta_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pterostylis_erecta_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pterostylis_erecta_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Pterostylis_erecta_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\/12\/Dendrobium_tetragonum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20729\" alt=\"Dendrobium tetragonum, orchid species native to Australia, Pacific Orchid Expo 2012, San Francisco, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_tetragonum_800px-76x128.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_tetragonum_800px-76x128.jpg 76w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_tetragonum_800px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_tetragonum_800px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_striolatum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20728\" alt=\"Dendrobium striolatum, aka Dockrillia striolata, Streaked Rock Orchid, orchid species native to Australia, grown outdoors in San Francisco, California 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_striolatum_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_striolatum_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_striolatum_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Dendrobium_striolatum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmanii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20733\" alt=\"Sarcochilus hartmannii, orchid species native to Australia, grown outdoors in San Francisco, California 2010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmanii_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmanii_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmanii_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sarcochilus_hartmanii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Koalas and kangaroos are well-known Australian wildlife, but many people don&#8217;t realize how many fascinating orchids are also Aussie natives. Australian Geographic showcases some of the most remarkable in &#8220;Orchids: The coy seduction.&#8221;\u00a0 Natives like the Sun Orchid, Purple Enamel Orchid, Hammer Orchid, and Giant Spider Orchid are rarely seen outside the country. Check out [&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":[22,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20580","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=20580"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20859,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20580\/revisions\/20859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}