{"id":28324,"date":"2017-08-27T19:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T03:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=28324"},"modified":"2017-09-01T08:48:57","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T16:48:57","slug":"conservatory-of-flowers-in-golden-gate-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/27\/conservatory-of-flowers-in-golden-gate-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surely, we&#8217;re spoiled for orchids around here. Only a few weeks after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/24\/orchids-in-the-park-2017\/\">Orchids in the Park<\/a>, Dave and I headed over to Golden Gate Park again. This time, we went to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/08\/conservatory-of-flowers-2\/\">the historic Conservatory of Flowers<\/a>, and found lots of orchids and other stunning blooms.\u00a0 Here are a few of the sights &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28341 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Conservatory of Flowers, view of front entrance and central dome of glasshouse, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_1_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28338 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Aquatic Plants room, water, reflections, glasshouse, tropical plants, vines, water lily pads, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_1_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28346 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phragmipedium besseae, Lady Slipper flower, orchid species, Phrag, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Phragmipedium_besseae_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Phragmipedium_besseae_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\/08\/Purple_and_green_bromeliad_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28347 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Purple_and_green_bromeliad_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Green and purple bromeliad, colorful leaves, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Purple_and_green_bromeliad_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Purple_and_green_bromeliad_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Purple_and_green_bromeliad_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Purple_and_green_bromeliad_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Coelogyne_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28340 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Coelogyne_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne orchid flowers, Aquatic Plants room, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Coelogyne_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Coelogyne_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Coelogyne_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Coelogyne_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sobralia_in_Highland_Tropics_display_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28348 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sobralia_in_Highland_Tropics_display_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Sobralia orchid flower in Highland Tropics room, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sobralia_in_Highland_Tropics_display_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sobralia_in_Highland_Tropics_display_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sobralia_in_Highland_Tropics_display_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sobralia_in_Highland_Tropics_display_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Conservatory consists of five separate rooms, each with a different climate zone. When we visited, the blooms included a brilliantly hued vireya rhododendron, and a dazzlingly variegated hibiscus. Plants with colorful foliage added even more to the tapestry. Orchids were well represented in the Aquatic Plants, Highland Tropics, Lowland Tropics, and Potted Plants galleries. Many of their beautifully grown orchids are rare species, so it&#8217;s a pleasure to see them thriving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Vireya_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28349 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Vireya_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Vireya flowers, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Vireya_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Vireya_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Vireya_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Vireya_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Maxillaria_reichenheimiana_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28344 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Maxillaria_reichenheimiana_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Maxillaria reichenheimiana, unusual orchid species with white spotted leaves, beautiful foliage, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Maxillaria_reichenheimiana_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Maxillaria_reichenheimiana_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Maxillaria_reichenheimiana_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Maxillaria_reichenheimiana_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Hibiscus_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28343 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Hibiscus_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Variegated hibiscus flower, Aquatic Plants room, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Hibiscus_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Hibiscus_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Hibiscus_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Hibiscus_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\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28342 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_2_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Looking up at tropical plants and colorful stained glass, Lowland Tropics room, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_2_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_2_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_2_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Conservatory_of_Flowers_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paphiopedilum_bellatulum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28345 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paphiopedilum_bellatulum_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum bellatulum, Paph, Lady Slipper flower, orchid species, Potted Plants gallery, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paphiopedilum_bellatulum_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paphiopedilum_bellatulum_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paphiopedilum_bellatulum_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paphiopedilum_bellatulum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28339 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_2_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Aquatic Plants Gallery, water, reflections, glasshouse, tropical plants, water lily pads, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_2_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_2_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_2_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Aquatic_Plants_Gallery_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As usual, I&#8217;ve got plenty of pictures, so check back soon for more. For anybody in the San Francisco Bay Area, resident or visitor, don&#8217;t miss the amazing botanical gems at <a href=\"http:\/\/conservatoryofflowers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Conservatory of Flowers<\/a>. And check out the flower power of <a href=\"http:\/\/conservatoryofflowers.org\/exhibits-events\/flower-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Conservatory&#8217;s popular, nightly light show, which runs until October 21st.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surely, we&#8217;re spoiled for orchids around here. Only a few weeks after Orchids in the Park, Dave and I headed over to Golden Gate Park again. This time, we went to the historic Conservatory of Flowers, and found lots of orchids and other stunning blooms.\u00a0 Here are a few of the sights &#8212; The Conservatory [&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":[13,27,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botanical-gardens","category-growing-orchids-in-san-francisco","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28324","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=28324"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28392,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28324\/revisions\/28392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}