{"id":2494,"date":"2010-02-28T21:21:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T05:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2012-04-18T20:36:43","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T04:36:43","slug":"candyfest-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/28\/candyfest-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Candyfest 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you saw me at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/25\/pacific-orchid-expo\/\">Pacific Orchid Expo 2010<\/a>, it&#8217;s likely I looked like a kid in a candy store. Eyes wide, I&#8217;m at the mercy of the sights and scents as I jump from one orchid treat to the next. Fortunately, unlike candy, photos have no calories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2501\" title=\"Pacific Orchid Expo exhibit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Orchid Expo exhibit\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_Hip_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2498\" title=\"Cymbidium flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_Hip_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium flowers\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_Hip_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_Hip_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_Hip_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/White_Epidendrum_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2507\" title=\"Epidendrum flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/White_Epidendrum_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum flowers\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/White_Epidendrum_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/White_Epidendrum_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/White_Epidendrum_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/07\/buy-a-hybrid-for-valentines-day\/\">hybrid<\/a> colors on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/cymbidium.html\">Cymbidium<\/a> or an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/epidendrum.html\">Epidendrum<\/a>, or a fascinating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/dendrobium.html\">Dendrobium<\/a> species, each one is its own special delight. This year&#8217;s &#8216;Carnaval&#8217; theme also added to the show&#8217;s flavor, as seen with an eye-catching Mardi Gras mask made from Cymbidiums.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Dendrobium_amethystoglossum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2499\" title=\"Dendrobium flowers and buds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Dendrobium_amethystoglossum_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium flowers and buds\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Dendrobium_amethystoglossum_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Dendrobium_amethystoglossum_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Dendrobium_amethystoglossum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2503\" title=\"Lady Slipper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Zygopetalum_Artur_Elle_Tombstone_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2506\" title=\"Zygopetalum flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Zygopetalum_Artur_Elle_Tombstone_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Zygopetalum flower\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Zygopetalum_Artur_Elle_Tombstone_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Zygopetalum_Artur_Elle_Tombstone_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Zygopetalum_Artur_Elle_Tombstone_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2502\" title=\"Cymbidiums displayed for the Carnaval show theme\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_2_800px-128x88.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidiums displayed for the Carnaval show theme\" width=\"128\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_2_800px-128x88.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_2_800px-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2010_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Phalaenopsis_New_Stripes_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2500\" title=\"Phalaenopsis flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Phalaenopsis_New_Stripes_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis flowers\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Phalaenopsis_New_Stripes_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Phalaenopsis_New_Stripes_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Phalaenopsis_New_Stripes_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Masdevallia_Pixie_Lavender_Fine_x_Falcon_Sunrise_Scarlet_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2497\" title=\"Masdevallia flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Masdevallia_Pixie_Lavender_Fine_x_Falcon_Sunrise_Scarlet_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia flower\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Masdevallia_Pixie_Lavender_Fine_x_Falcon_Sunrise_Scarlet_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Masdevallia_Pixie_Lavender_Fine_x_Falcon_Sunrise_Scarlet_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Masdevallia_Pixie_Lavender_Fine_x_Falcon_Sunrise_Scarlet_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With remarkable individual orchids and breathtaking mass displays, it&#8217;s easy to become engrossed by tens of thousands of orchids at the show. So if I saw you there and didn&#8217;t say hello, sorry about that. I was just a kid lost in a candy store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_delenatii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2505\" title=\"Lady Slippers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_delenatii_800px-128x76.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slippers\" width=\"128\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_delenatii_800px-128x76.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_delenatii_800px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_delenatii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_armeniacum_x_malipoense_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2504\" title=\"Lady Slipper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_armeniacum_x_malipoense_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_armeniacum_x_malipoense_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_armeniacum_x_malipoense_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Paphiopedilum_armeniacum_x_malipoense_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Laelia_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2496\" title=\"Laelia flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Laelia_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Laelia flower\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Laelia_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Laelia_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Laelia_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you saw me at Pacific Orchid Expo 2010, it&#8217;s likely I looked like a kid in a candy store. Eyes wide, I&#8217;m at the mercy of the sights and scents as I jump from one orchid treat to the next. Fortunately, unlike candy, photos have no calories. Whether it&#8217;s new hybrid colors on a [&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":[11,27,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-growing-orchids-in-san-francisco","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494","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=2494"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11773,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions\/11773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}