{"id":27609,"date":"2017-05-08T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T03:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=27609"},"modified":"2018-02-11T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T20:19:23","slug":"more-mothers-day-orchids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/08\/more-mothers-day-orchids\/","title":{"rendered":"More Mother&#8217;s Day Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/phalaenopsis.html\">Moth Orchids, or Phals<\/a>, have been popular Mother&#8217;s Day gifts for years, but sometimes it&#8217;s time for something different. The orchid world has endless variety to choose from; these photos show just a tiny sample of what&#8217;s available besides Phals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27614 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium orchid flowers, leaves, and stem, Pacific Orchid and Garden Expo 2017, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_800px-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_Jesmond_Glitter_Ramona_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27615 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_Jesmond_Glitter_Ramona_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium Jesmond Glitter 'Ramona', orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_Jesmond_Glitter_Ramona_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_Jesmond_Glitter_Ramona_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_Jesmond_Glitter_Ramona_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Dendrobium_Jesmond_Glitter_Ramona_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Tri_Lip_Flamingo_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27613 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Tri_Lip_Flamingo_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium Tri-Lip 'Flamingo', orchid hybrid flower, peloric flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Tri_Lip_Flamingo_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Tri_Lip_Flamingo_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Tri_Lip_Flamingo_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Tri_Lip_Flamingo_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Pia_Borg_Flash_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27612 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Pia_Borg_Flash_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium Pia Borg 'Flash', orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Pia_Borg_Flash_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Pia_Borg_Flash_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Pia_Borg_Flash_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Cymbidium_Pia_Borg_Flash_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27621 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_2_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Oncidium flowers, Dancing Lady Orchids, Pacific Orchid Expo 2011, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_2_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_2_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_2_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27620 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Oncidium hybrid flowers, Dancing Lady Orchids, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_1_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Oncidium_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other popular varieties include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/dendrobium.html\">Dendrobiums<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/cymbidium.html\">Cymbidiums<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/oncidium.html\">Dancing Lady Orchids<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/paphiopedilum.html\">Lady Slippers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/miltonia.html\">Pansy Orchids<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/epidendrum.html\">Epidendrums<\/a>. Each type, in turn, has its own options for flower colors, sizes, and patterns. On top of that, new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/hybrid-vigor\/\">hybrids<\/a> arrive on the market regularly. The choices never run out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27622 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum flower, Paph, Lady Slipper orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_Avignon_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27623 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_Avignon_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum Avignon, Lady Slipper orchid hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2016, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_Avignon_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_Avignon_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_Avignon_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Paphiopedilum_Avignon_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27618 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Miltoniopsis flowers, Pansy Orchids, Pacific Orchid Expo 2013, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_1_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_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\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27619 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_2_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Miltoniopsis flower, Pansy Orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2014, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_2_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_2_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_2_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Miltoniopsis_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Yoko_Yokohama_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27617 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Yoko_Yokohama_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum Yoko 'Yokohama', orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2015, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Yoko_Yokohama_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Yoko_Yokohama_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Yoko_Yokohama_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Fantasy_Valley_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27616 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Fantasy_Valley_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum Fantasy Valley, orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2013, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Fantasy_Valley_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Fantasy_Valley_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Fantasy_Valley_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Epidendrum_Fantasy_Valley_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may need to search a little harder for these other gift options, since Phals really dominate the market, but it&#8217;s worth the effort to find that truly special present. These alternative orchids guarantee countless beautiful choices for Mother&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moth Orchids, or Phals, have been popular Mother&#8217;s Day gifts for years, but sometimes it&#8217;s time for something different. The orchid world has endless variety to choose from; these photos show just a tiny sample of what&#8217;s available besides Phals. Other popular varieties include Dendrobiums,\u00a0Cymbidiums, Dancing Lady Orchids, Lady Slippers, Pansy Orchids, and Epidendrums. Each [&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":[23,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buying-tips","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27609","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=27609"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27660,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27609\/revisions\/27660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}