{"id":23032,"date":"2015-09-23T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=23032"},"modified":"2015-10-25T10:18:06","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T18:18:06","slug":"autumn-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/23\/autumn-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Color"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Zygopetalum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23060 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Zygopetalum_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Zygopetalum flowers, purple white and green flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Zygopetalum_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Zygopetalum_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Zygopetalum_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Laelia_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23054 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Laelia_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Laelia flower close up, pink red and yellow flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Laelia_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Laelia_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Laelia_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Masdevallia_macrura_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23056 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Masdevallia_macrura_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia macrura, orchid species, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Masdevallia_macrura_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Masdevallia_macrura_800px-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Masdevallia_macrura_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s more to autumn color than red and yellow leaves. Mark today&#8217;s change of season with vibrant orchid hues. These tropical blooms are my idea of a happy equinox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Petulas_Glory_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23057 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Petulas_Glory_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum Petula's Glory, orchid hybrid, dark reddish purple Lady Slipper flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Petulas_Glory_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Petulas_Glory_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_Petulas_Glory_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Phragmipedium_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23059 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Phragmipedium_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phragmipedium, pink white and green flower, Lady Slipper orchid, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Phragmipedium_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Phragmipedium_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Phragmipedium_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23052 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium orchid, yellow white and purple flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For orchids, autumn is just another season of flowers. Many varieties take their blooming cues from shorter days and cooler nights. The fall equinox is one of only two days per year when the whole world, from the equator to the poles, shares 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of nighttime. As nights grow longer, and we move into the next season, orchids are great additions to a colorful autumn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lycaste_Abou_Sunset_Heruka_FCC_AOS_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23055 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lycaste_Abou_Sunset_Heruka_FCC_AOS_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste Abou Sunset 'Heruka' FCC\/AOS, orchid hybrid, red and white flower close-up, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lycaste_Abou_Sunset_Heruka_FCC_AOS_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lycaste_Abou_Sunset_Heruka_FCC_AOS_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lycaste_Abou_Sunset_Heruka_FCC_AOS_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_bellatulum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23053 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_bellatulum_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium bellatulum, orchid species, white and orange flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_bellatulum_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_bellatulum_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Dendrobium_bellatulum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23058 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, orchid species, red purple and white Lady Slipper flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Paphiopedilum_rothschildianum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s more to autumn color than red and yellow leaves. Mark today&#8217;s change of season with vibrant orchid hues. These tropical blooms are my idea of a happy equinox. For orchids, autumn is just another season of flowers. Many varieties take their blooming cues from shorter days and cooler nights. The fall equinox is one [&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-23032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23032","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=23032"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23088,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23032\/revisions\/23088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}