{"id":29688,"date":"2018-03-28T20:03:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T04:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=29688"},"modified":"2018-04-01T11:48:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T19:48:01","slug":"there-are-always-more-moth-orchids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/28\/there-are-always-more-moth-orchids\/","title":{"rendered":"There Are Always More Moth Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_6_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29697 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_6_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid hybrid flowers, Phalaenopsis, Phal, peloric orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_6_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_6_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_6_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29693 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_2_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid hybrid flower, Phalaenopsis, Phal, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_2_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_2_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_2_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29692 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid hybrid flower, Phalaenopsis, Phal, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_1_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_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\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Jia_Ho_Summer_Love_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29700 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Jia_Ho_Summer_Love_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis Jia Ho Summer Love, Phal, Moth Orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Jia_Ho_Summer_Love_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Jia_Ho_Summer_Love_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Jia_Ho_Summer_Love_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Jia_Ho_Summer_Love_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_7_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29698 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_7_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid hybrid flower, Phalaenopsis, Phal, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_7_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_7_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_7_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_7_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_4_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29695 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_4_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid hybrid flower, Phalaenopsis, Phal, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_4_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_4_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_4_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_4_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/phalaenopsis.html\">Moth Orchids<\/a> are one of the most popular houseplants in the world, and there&#8217;s a steady stream of new varieties. These photos highlight some of the latest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/hybrid-vigor\/\">hybrid<\/a> trends. Many feature new patterns or color mixes. Others are bigger, rounder, and flatter. Miniatures are smaller than ever, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/19\/phal-harlequins\/\">harlequins<\/a> continue to flaunt their artistry. Some unusual types result from genetic mutations. Known as &#8220;pelorics,&#8221; their petals mutate to look like the flower lip, or vice versa. The very first photo and very last photo in this post are pelorics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_5_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29696 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_5_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid hybrid flower, Phalaenopsis, Phal, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_5_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_5_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_5_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_5_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Lius_Cute_Angel_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29701 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Lius_Cute_Angel_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis Liu's Cute Angel, Phal, miniature Moth Orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Lius_Cute_Angel_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Lius_Cute_Angel_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Lius_Cute_Angel_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_3_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29694 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_3_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid hybrid flower, Phalaenopsis, Phal, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_3_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_3_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_hybrid_3_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\/03\/Phalaenopsis_plants_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29702 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_plants_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis, Phal, Moth Orchids, Orchids in the Park 2017, orchid vendor display, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_plants_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_plants_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_plants_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_plants_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Anna_Larati_Soekardi_Wilson_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29691 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Anna_Larati_Soekardi_Wilson_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis Anna_Larati Soekardi 'Wilson', Phal, miniature Moth Orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Anna_Larati_Soekardi_Wilson_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Anna_Larati_Soekardi_Wilson_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Anna_Larati_Soekardi_Wilson_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_Anna_Larati_Soekardi_Wilson_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_I_Hsin_Venus_Kaleidoscope_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29699 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_I_Hsin_Venus_Kaleidoscope_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis I-Hsin Venus 'Kaleidoscope', Phal, Moth Orchid hybrid, peloric orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_I_Hsin_Venus_Kaleidoscope_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_I_Hsin_Venus_Kaleidoscope_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Phalaenopsis_I_Hsin_Venus_Kaleidoscope_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These pictures are from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/08\/more-photos-from-the-pacific-orchid-expo-2\/\">last month&#8217;s Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/06\/more-photos-from-orchids-in-the-park-3\/\">last summer&#8217;s Orchids in the Park<\/a>, both in San Francisco. As new hybrids emerge, and fashions change, expect that there will always be more Moth Orchids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moth Orchids are one of the most popular houseplants in the world, and there&#8217;s a steady stream of new varieties. These photos highlight some of the latest hybrid trends. Many feature new patterns or color mixes. Others are bigger, rounder, and flatter. Miniatures are smaller than ever, and harlequins continue to flaunt their artistry. 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