{"id":29482,"date":"2018-02-26T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T00:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=29482"},"modified":"2018-03-01T09:14:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:14:53","slug":"pacific-orchid-expo-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/26\/pacific-orchid-expo-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Orchid Expo 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_skinneri_var_alba_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29489 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_skinneri_var_alba_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste skinneri var. alba, orchid species flowers, monja blanca (white nun), national flower of Guatemala, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_skinneri_var_alba_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_skinneri_var_alba_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_skinneri_var_alba_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lycaste_skinneri_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\/Mormodia_Catasetum_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29490 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mormodia_Catasetum_hybrid_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Mormodia Catasetum hybrid, orchid flowers, almost black flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mormodia_Catasetum_hybrid_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mormodia_Catasetum_hybrid_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mormodia_Catasetum_hybrid_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mormodia_Catasetum_hybrid_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29486 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium cuthbertsonii, miniature orchid species flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dendrobium_cuthbertsonii_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vanda_Roberts_Delight_Garnet_Beauty_FCC_AOS_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29495 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vanda_Roberts_Delight_Garnet_Beauty_FCC_AOS_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda Robert's Delight 'Garnet Beauty' FCC\/AOS, orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vanda_Roberts_Delight_Garnet_Beauty_FCC_AOS_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vanda_Roberts_Delight_Garnet_Beauty_FCC_AOS_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vanda_Roberts_Delight_Garnet_Beauty_FCC_AOS_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vanda_Roberts_Delight_Garnet_Beauty_FCC_AOS_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Paphiopedilum_hybrids_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29492 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Paphiopedilum_hybrids_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum hybrid flowers, Lady Slipper orchids, over a dozen Lady Slipper flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Paphiopedilum_hybrids_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Paphiopedilum_hybrids_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Paphiopedilum_hybrids_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Paphiopedilum_hybrids_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Prosthechea_sima_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29494 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Prosthechea_sima_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Prosthechea sima, orchid species flower, aka Anacheilium simum, aka Encyclia sima, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California \" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Prosthechea_sima_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Prosthechea_sima_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Prosthechea_sima_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Prosthechea_sima_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>San Francisco celebrated another wonderful Pacific Orchid Expo this past weekend. A first pass through my photos has yielded these stunning blooms from the event. Now in its second year at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, the show is smaller than it was for many years at Fort Mason&#8217;s larger facility. However, it&#8217;s easy to see that the quality has not diminished one bit. The show is always full of brilliant exhibits, new sights, and euphoric orchid lovers. Among the improvements this year, Dave and I appreciated that many displays used black cloth as backdrops, which made taking pictures much easier. Check back here soon for more photos!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Bulbophyllum_burfordiense_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29484 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Bulbophyllum_burfordiense_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Bulbophyllum burfordiense, weird orchid species flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Bulbophyllum_burfordiense_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Bulbophyllum_burfordiense_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Bulbophyllum_burfordiense_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Bulbophyllum_burfordiense_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_hybrids_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29493 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_hybrids_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis hybrids, Moth Orchid flowers, Phals, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_hybrids_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_hybrids_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_hybrids_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Phalaenopsis_hybrids_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_Canariensis_Golden_Glow_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29487 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_Canariensis_Golden_Glow_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Laelia Canariensis 'Golden Glow'\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_Canariensis_Golden_Glow_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_Canariensis_Golden_Glow_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_Canariensis_Golden_Glow_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_Canariensis_Golden_Glow_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_2018_display_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29491 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2018_display_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid display, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California \" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2018_display_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2018_display_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2018_display_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2018_display_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29485 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium Mainstem 'Stars and Stripes', orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cymbidium_Mainstem_Stars_and_Stripes_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_lundii_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29488 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_lundii_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Laelia lundii, orchid species flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_lundii_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_lundii_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_lundii_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Laelia_lundii_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco celebrated another wonderful Pacific Orchid Expo this past weekend. A first pass through my photos has yielded these stunning blooms from the event. Now in its second year at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, the show is smaller than it was for many years at Fort Mason&#8217;s larger facility. However, [&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-29482","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\/29482","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=29482"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29519,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29482\/revisions\/29519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}