{"id":31930,"date":"2019-02-18T20:08:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=31930"},"modified":"2019-02-21T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T23:47:15","slug":"san-franciscos-big-orchid-show-happens-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/18\/san-franciscos-big-orchid-show-happens-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco&#8217;s Big Orchid Show Happens This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_purpureum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31939 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_purpureum_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium purpureum, orchid species flowers, pink and green flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_purpureum_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_purpureum_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_purpureum_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_speciosum_Golden_Gate_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31940 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_speciosum_Golden_Gate_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium speciosum 'Golden Gate', orchid species flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_speciosum_Golden_Gate_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_speciosum_Golden_Gate_800px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_speciosum_Golden_Gate_800px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_speciosum_Golden_Gate_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31934 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleya flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Masdevallia_davisii_George_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31942 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Masdevallia_davisii_George_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia davisii 'George', orchid species flower, yellow flower, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Masdevallia_davisii_George_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Masdevallia_davisii_George_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Masdevallia_davisii_George_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_kingianum_TR_Samara_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31937 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_kingianum_TR_Samara_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium kingianum 'TR Samara', orchid species flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_kingianum_TR_Samara_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_kingianum_TR_Samara_800px-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_kingianum_TR_Samara_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_hybrid_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31944 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_hybrid_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phragmipedium hybrid, Phrag, Lady Slipper flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_hybrid_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_hybrid_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_hybrid_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Phragmipedium_hybrid_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest orchid shows in the world happens this weekend in San Francisco. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orchidsanfrancisco.org\/orchid-events\/pacific-orchid-expo-poe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pacific Orchid Expo 2019<\/a> runs from Friday, February 22nd until Sunday, February 24th. The event takes place in Golden Gate Park&#8217;s Hall of Flowers, at Lincoln Way and 9th Avenue. There&#8217;s also a special opening night gala on Thursday, February 21st. These photos from last year&#8217;s event hint at the orchid riches to expect. <a href=\"http:\/\/pacorchidexpo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy tickets in advance online for a discount.<\/a> Don&#8217;t miss it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_coccinea_Gracie_CCM_AOS_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31935 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_coccinea_Gracie_CCM_AOS_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleya coccinea 'Gracie' CCM\/AOS, orchid species flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_coccinea_Gracie_CCM_AOS_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_coccinea_Gracie_CCM_AOS_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_coccinea_Gracie_CCM_AOS_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cattleya_coccinea_Gracie_CCM_AOS_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_Little_Green_Apples_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31938 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_Little_Green_Apples_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium Little Green Apples, orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_Little_Green_Apples_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_Little_Green_Apples_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_Little_Green_Apples_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dendrobium_Little_Green_Apples_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lycaste_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31941 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lycaste_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste orchid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lycaste_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lycaste_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lycaste_800px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lycaste_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Clowesia_Grace_Dunn_x_Catasetum_Orchidglade_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31936 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Clowesia_Grace_Dunn_x_Catasetum_Orchidglade_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Clowesia Grace Dunn 'Chadds Ford' AM\/AOS x Catasetum Orchidglade 'Davie Ranches' AM\/AOS, close up of orchid flower lip, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Clowesia_Grace_Dunn_x_Catasetum_Orchidglade_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Clowesia_Grace_Dunn_x_Catasetum_Orchidglade_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Clowesia_Grace_Dunn_x_Catasetum_Orchidglade_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Odontioda_Petit_Port_x_Wilsonara_Geneva_Red_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31943 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Odontioda_Petit_Port_x_Wilsonara_Geneva_Red_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Odontioda Petit Port x Wilsonara Geneva Red, orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Odontioda_Petit_Port_x_Wilsonara_Geneva_Red_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Odontioda_Petit_Port_x_Wilsonara_Geneva_Red_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Odontioda_Petit_Port_x_Wilsonara_Geneva_Red_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Bulbophyllum_medusae_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31933 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Bulbophyllum_medusae_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Bulbophyllum medusae, Medusa Orchid, orchid species flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2018, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Bulbophyllum_medusae_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Bulbophyllum_medusae_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Bulbophyllum_medusae_800px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Bulbophyllum_medusae_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest orchid shows in the world happens this weekend in San Francisco. Pacific Orchid Expo 2019 runs from Friday, February 22nd until Sunday, February 24th. The event takes place in Golden Gate Park&#8217;s Hall of Flowers, at Lincoln Way and 9th Avenue. There&#8217;s also a special opening night gala on Thursday, February [&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-31930","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\/31930","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=31930"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31962,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31930\/revisions\/31962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}