{"id":26654,"date":"2016-12-21T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=26654"},"modified":"2017-01-15T08:57:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T16:57:49","slug":"dark-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/21\/dark-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s winter solstice brings the darkest time of the year. Short days with a weak sun hardly seem like a time for flowers. But there&#8217;s always joy and beauty to be found, and even on the darkest days, there are orchids blooming. Enjoy these stunning examples from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/28\/pacific-orchid-expo-2016\/\">last winter&#8217;s Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26662 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_800px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Epidendrum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26664 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Oncidium hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Oncidium_hybrid_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26666 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phragmipedium kovachii, orchid species, Lady Slipper flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phragmipedium_kovachii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Orchid lovers know that many tropical varieties bloom over winter, corresponding to their own <a href=\"http:\/\/aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/dormancy.html\">dormant seasons<\/a>. How welcome these exotic blossoms are, especially when light and warmth seem far away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Wildfire_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26658 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Wildfire_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleya Wildfire, orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Wildfire_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Wildfire_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Wildfire_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cattleya_Wildfire_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cymbidium_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26659 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cymbidium_hybrid_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cymbidium_hybrid_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cymbidium_hybrid_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cymbidium_hybrid_800px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cymbidium_hybrid_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_Peng_Seng_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26661 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_Peng_Seng_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium Peng Seng, orchid hybrid flower close up, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_Peng_Seng_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_Peng_Seng_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_Peng_Seng_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As most life rests in the darkness, it hasn&#8217;t disappeared. It only waits for the next chance for growth. Orchids which choose to flower now are emblematic of the life that always remains, and the light that will return.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phalaenopsis_wilsonii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26665 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phalaenopsis_wilsonii_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis wilsonii, Moth Orchid species flowers and buds, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phalaenopsis_wilsonii_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phalaenopsis_wilsonii_800px-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Phalaenopsis_wilsonii_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Masdevallia_Joy_Edstrom_Margarets_HCC_AOS_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26663 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Masdevallia_Joy_Edstrom_Margarets_HCC_AOS_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia Joy Edstrom 'Margaret's' HCC\/AOS, orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Masdevallia_Joy_Edstrom_Margarets_HCC_AOS_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Masdevallia_Joy_Edstrom_Margarets_HCC_AOS_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Masdevallia_Joy_Edstrom_Margarets_HCC_AOS_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26660 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium cuthbertsonii, miniature orchid species flowers and leaves, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s winter solstice brings the darkest time of the year. Short days with a weak sun hardly seem like a time for flowers. But there&#8217;s always joy and beauty to be found, and even on the darkest days, there are orchids blooming. Enjoy these stunning examples from last winter&#8217;s Pacific Orchid Expo. Orchid lovers know [&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-26654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26654","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=26654"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26690,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26654\/revisions\/26690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}