{"id":31789,"date":"2019-02-05T17:30:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T01:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=31789"},"modified":"2019-02-09T10:11:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T18:11:00","slug":"orchids-at-kew-celebrate-the-color-of-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/05\/orchids-at-kew-celebrate-the-color-of-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchids at Kew: Celebrate the Color of Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kew.org\/kew-gardens\/whats-on\/orchids-celebrate-the-colour-of-colombia?gclid=Cj0KCQiApbzhBRDKARIsAIvZue8yXhRMWM_knUIrKva18f1Tp52o78D5XFHEsgL4s9VF7yNITVcKfhIaAktzEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From February 9th until March 10th, Kew celebrates the orchids of Colombia.<\/a> Dave visited the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens last weekend, and saw that even the initial preparations for this event are spectacular. He found remarkable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/phalaenopsis.html\">Moth Orchid<\/a> towers and arches full of brilliant colors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Peloric_Phalaneopsis_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31791 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Peloric_Phalaneopsis_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchids, peloric Phalaenopsis hybrids, Phals in Kew flowerpot, Princess of Wales Conservatory, RBG Kew, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Peloric_Phalaneopsis_hybrid_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Peloric_Phalaneopsis_hybrid_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Peloric_Phalaneopsis_hybrid_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_display_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31792 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_display_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Moth Orchid display, Phalaenopsis hybrids, Phals arranged in a tower, Princess of Wales Conservatory, RBG Kew, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_display_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_display_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_display_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_Nepenthes_and_Bromeliad_display_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31793 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_Nepenthes_and_Bromeliad_display_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis nepenthes and bromeliads, Moth Orchids, Phals, pitcher plants, arched floral display, Princess of Wales Conservatory, RBG Kew, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_Nepenthes_and_Bromeliad_display_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_Nepenthes_and_Bromeliad_display_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_Nepenthes_and_Bromeliad_display_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phalaenopsis_Nepenthes_and_Bromeliad_display_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kew.org\/blogs\/in-the-gardens\/interesting-orchids-colombia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colombia is home to over 4200 orchid species, more than any other country in the world.<\/a> From hot, steamy Amazon jungles to chilly cloud forests high in the Andes, there is incredible diversity. Kew will celebrate Colombia&#8217;s flora and fauna with surprises around every corner. Escape London&#8217;s winter cold in a warm, tropical display, starting this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Vanda_display_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31796 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Vanda_display_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda orchid display, blue Vanda flowers, Princess of Wales Conservatory, RBG Kew, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Vanda_display_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Vanda_display_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Vanda_display_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Vanda_display_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31794 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phragmipedium, Phrag, Lady Slipper orchid, Princess of Wales Conservatory, RBG Kew, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31795 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Greenhouse workers assembling orchid display, Princess of Wales Conservatory, RBG Kew, Kew Gardens, London, UK\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Princess_of_Wales_Conservatory_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From February 9th until March 10th, Kew celebrates the orchids of Colombia. Dave visited the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens last weekend, and saw that even the initial preparations for this event are spectacular. He found remarkable Moth Orchid towers and arches full of brilliant colors. Colombia is home to over 4200 orchid [&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":[13,11,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botanical-gardens","category-events","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31789","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=31789"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31828,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31789\/revisions\/31828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}