{"id":23707,"date":"2017-01-04T20:48:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T04:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=23707"},"modified":"2017-01-30T07:45:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T15:45:52","slug":"orchids-for-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/04\/orchids-for-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchids for the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a chilly rain here on the California coast, and more storms in the forecast, these orchids are perfect for inspiring warm thoughts. Enjoy a few more photos from our visit to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/12\/more-from-vallarta-botanical-gardens\/\">Vallarta Botanical Gardens in Mexico last winter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orange_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26732 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orange_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Orange Epidendrum, orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orange_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orange_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orange_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Orange_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prosthechea_cochleata_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26733 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prosthechea_cochleata_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Prosthechea cochleata, clamshell orchid or cockleshell orchid, orchid species flower, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prosthechea_cochleata_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prosthechea_cochleata_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prosthechea_cochleata_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26735 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Spathoglottis, Phillipine Ground Orchid, orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26727 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Encyclia orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26734 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Red Epidendrum orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red_Epidendrum_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26728 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Encyclia orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Encyclia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With blooms in every hue, rich perfumes, and amazing flower shapes, these orchids are embodiments of the word <em>tropical<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbgardens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vallarta Botanical Gardens<\/a> is just outside Puerto Vallarta. It&#8217;s full of both native and exotic species, and always worth a visit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_ciliare_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26729 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_ciliare_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum ciliare, aka Coilostylis ciliaris, close up photo of orchid species flower with a fringed flower lip, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_ciliare_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_ciliare_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_ciliare_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26726 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Orange Cattleya orchid flower, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26736 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Spathoglottis, Philipine Ground Orchid, orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Spathoglottis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_2_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Arundina_graminifolia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26725 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Arundina_graminifolia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Arundina graminifolia, Bamboo Orchid, orchid species flower, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Arundina_graminifolia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Arundina_graminifolia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Arundina_graminifolia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Arundina_graminifolia_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26731 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Oncidium orchid flowers, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miltoniopsis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26730 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miltoniopsis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Miltoniopsis orchid flower, Pansy Orchid, Vallarta Botanical Gardens, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miltoniopsis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miltoniopsis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miltoniopsis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miltoniopsis_Vallarta_Botanical_Gardens_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a chilly rain here on the California coast, and more storms in the forecast, these orchids are perfect for inspiring warm thoughts. Enjoy a few more photos from our visit to Vallarta Botanical Gardens in Mexico last winter. With blooms in every hue, rich perfumes, and amazing flower shapes, these orchids are embodiments of [&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":[13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botanical-gardens","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23707","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=23707"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26762,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23707\/revisions\/26762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}