{"id":29434,"date":"2018-02-20T21:56:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T05:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=29434"},"modified":"2018-02-26T20:17:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T04:17:02","slug":"66th-pacific-orchid-expo-is-coming-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/20\/66th-pacific-orchid-expo-is-coming-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"66th Pacific Orchid Expo Is Coming This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29450 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phragmipedium schlimii, Lady Slipper orchid species flower, Phrag, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_Isis_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29442 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_Isis_800px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia MacInnes Golden Heart 'Isis', orchid hybrid flower, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_Isis_800px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_Isis_800px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_Isis_800px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_Jason_Fischer_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29449 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_Jason_Fischer_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phragmipedium Jason Fischer, Lady Slipper orchid hybrid flower, Phrag, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_Jason_Fischer_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_Jason_Fischer_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_Jason_Fischer_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phragmipedium_Jason_Fischer_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29446 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_2_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid display table, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_2_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_2_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_2_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_hybrids_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29441 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_hybrids_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_hybrids_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_hybrids_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_hybrids_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_hybrids_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_3_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29447 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_3_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid display table, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_3_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_3_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_3_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_3_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orchidsanfrancisco.org\/orchid-events\/pacific-orchid-expo-poe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 66th Pacific Orchid Expo takes place this weekend in San Francisco, February 23rd &#8211; 25th.<\/a> This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Curiouser and Curiouser, Orchids in Wonderland.&#8221; It&#8217;s one of the largest orchid shows in the world, and features tens of thousands of orchids, as well as other fascinating plants. It&#8217;s truly a wonderful sight, and these photos from last year are just a drop in the bucket of what to expect. <a href=\"http:\/\/pacorchidexpo.org\/tickets\/pacific-orchid-exposition-poe-online-ticket-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy advance tickets online for a discount.<\/a> Don&#8217;t miss it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Maxillaria_elatior_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29443 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Maxillaria_elatior_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Maxillaria elatior, orchid species flowers, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Maxillaria_elatior_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Maxillaria_elatior_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Maxillaria_elatior_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Maxillaria_elatior_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29445 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid display table, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_1_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2017_display_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_OX_Prince_Tri_Lips_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29448 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_OX_Prince_Tri_Lips_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis OX Prince 'Tri-Lips', orchid hybrid flowers, Phal, Moth Orchid, peloric orchid, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_OX_Prince_Tri_Lips_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_OX_Prince_Tri_Lips_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_OX_Prince_Tri_Lips_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_OX_Prince_Tri_Lips_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vriesea_bromeliad_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29451 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vriesea_bromeliad_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Vriesea bromeliad with variegated leaves, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vriesea_bromeliad_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vriesea_bromeliad_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vriesea_bromeliad_800px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vriesea_bromeliad_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ansellia_africana_var_alba_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29440 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ansellia_africana_var_alba_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Ansellia africana var. alba, orchid species flowers, Phrag, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ansellia_africana_var_alba_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ansellia_africana_var_alba_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ansellia_africana_var_alba_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ansellia_africana_var_alba_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Miniature_nepenthes_pitcher_plant_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29444 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Miniature_nepenthes_pitcher_plant_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Miniature nepenthes pitcher plant, carnivorous plant, Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition 2017, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Miniature_nepenthes_pitcher_plant_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Miniature_nepenthes_pitcher_plant_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Miniature_nepenthes_pitcher_plant_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Miniature_nepenthes_pitcher_plant_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" 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This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Curiouser and Curiouser, Orchids in Wonderland.&#8221; It&#8217;s one of the largest orchid shows in the world, and features tens of thousands of orchids, as well as other fascinating plants. It&#8217;s truly a wonderful sight, and [&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-29434","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\/29434","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=29434"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29475,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29434\/revisions\/29475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}