{"id":21213,"date":"2015-02-05T21:56:19","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T05:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=21213"},"modified":"2015-04-03T07:39:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T15:39:39","slug":"blooming-valentine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/05\/blooming-valentine\/","title":{"rendered":"Blooming Valentine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Masdevallia_coccinea_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21218\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea, orchid species, purple flower, Orchids in the Park 2014, San Francisco, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Masdevallia_coccinea_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Masdevallia_coccinea_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Masdevallia_coccinea_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Masdevallia_coccinea_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21219\" alt=\"Oncidium hybrid, white purple yellow and red orchid flower, Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Via_Figueroa_x_Rolling_Thunder_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21220\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum Via Figueroa x Rolling Thunder, orchid hybrid, red yellow white and purple Lady Slipper flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Via_Figueroa_x_Rolling_Thunder_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Via_Figueroa_x_Rolling_Thunder_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Via_Figueroa_x_Rolling_Thunder_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Via_Figueroa_x_Rolling_Thunder_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are the best blooms for Valentine&#8217;s Day? Roses may be traditional, but orchids offer so much more. There are endless orchid choices, with flowers of every size, shape, color, and fragrance. Many sport elegant blooms which can last for weeks, or even months. They make <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/05\/orchids-as-cut-flowers\/\">great cut flowers<\/a>, too. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/category\/buying-tips\/\">Check out these orchid buying tips<\/a> to help decide which is the best for you and your valentine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21216\" alt=\"Cattleya hybrid, yellow purple and pink orchid flower, Orchids in the Park 2014, San Francisco, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cattleya_hybrid_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Renanthera_Kalsom_Red_Dragon_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21221\" alt=\"Renanthera Kalsom 'Red Dragon', red orchid hybrid flower, Orchids in the Park 2014, San Francisco, California\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Renanthera_Kalsom_Red_Dragon_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Renanthera_Kalsom_Red_Dragon_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Renanthera_Kalsom_Red_Dragon_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Renanthera_Kalsom_Red_Dragon_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21217\" alt=\"Harlequin Phalaenopsis hybrid, yellow pink and purple Moth Orchid flower, Kapiolani Farmers Market, Honolulu, Hawaii\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Harlequin_Phalaenopsis_hybrid_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the best blooms for Valentine&#8217;s Day? Roses may be traditional, but orchids offer so much more. There are endless orchid choices, with flowers of every size, shape, color, and fragrance. Many sport elegant blooms which can last for weeks, or even months. They make great cut flowers, too. Check out these orchid buying [&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-21213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21213","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=21213"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21239,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21213\/revisions\/21239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}