{"id":39850,"date":"2022-02-26T09:38:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T17:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=39850"},"modified":"2022-03-01T18:16:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T02:16:04","slug":"an-orchid-masquerade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/26\/an-orchid-masquerade\/","title":{"rendered":"An Orchid Masquerade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cymbidium_Strathdon_Cooksbridge_Fantasy_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39853 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cymbidium_Strathdon_Cooksbridge_Fantasy_1000px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium Strathdon 'Cooksbridge Fantasy', orchid hybrid flowers, peloric flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cymbidium_Strathdon_Cooksbridge_Fantasy_1000px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cymbidium_Strathdon_Cooksbridge_Fantasy_1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cymbidium_Strathdon_Cooksbridge_Fantasy_1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cymbidium_Strathdon_Cooksbridge_Fantasy_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Epidendrum_hybrids_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39854 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Epidendrum_hybrids_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum orchid hybrid flowers, colorful flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Epidendrum_hybrids_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Epidendrum_hybrids_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Epidendrum_hybrids_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Epidendrum_hybrids_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_1_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39857 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_1_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid display with flowers, nametags and award ribbons, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_1_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_1_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_1_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_1_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dave and I were thrilled to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orchidsanfrancisco.org\/poe-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a> in San Francisco yesterday. After a two year break, the show is as superb as past events, and there are plenty of vendors to satisfy orchid shopping needs. This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Orchid Masquerade.&#8221; Taking advantage of the pun, exhibitors have displayed orchids with celebrations of this Tuesday&#8217;s Mardi Gras, and also have emphasized the mask requirements for attendance. The event continues today and tomorrow at Golden Gate Park&#8217;s County Fair Building, 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way, in San Francisco. These photos highlight a few of the show&#8217;s wonders. Don&#8217;t miss it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39855 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_1000px-72x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia MacInnes' Golden Heart, orchid hybrid flower, yellow flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"72\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_1000px-72x128.jpg 72w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_1000px-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Masdevallia_MacInnes_Golden_Heart_1000px.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_2_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39858 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_2_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid display with flowers, nametags and award ribbons, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_2_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_2_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_2_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_display_2_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paphiopedilum_fairrieanum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39859 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paphiopedilum_fairrieanum_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum fairrieanum, orchid species flowers, Paph, Lady Slipper, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paphiopedilum_fairrieanum_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paphiopedilum_fairrieanum_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paphiopedilum_fairrieanum_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paphiopedilum_fairrieanum_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cattleya_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39852 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cattleya_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Cattlya orchid flowers, colorful flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cattleya_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cattleya_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cattleya_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cattleya_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rhyncattleanthe_Ming_Feng_Dakini_HCC_AOS_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39860 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rhyncattleanthe_Ming_Feng_Dakini_HCC_AOS_1000px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Rhyncattleanthe Ming Feng 'Dakini' HCC\/AOS, Cattleya orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rhyncattleanthe_Ming_Feng_Dakini_HCC_AOS_1000px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rhyncattleanthe_Ming_Feng_Dakini_HCC_AOS_1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rhyncattleanthe_Ming_Feng_Dakini_HCC_AOS_1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rhyncattleanthe_Ming_Feng_Dakini_HCC_AOS_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39856 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid flowers in County Fair Building, Pacific Orchid Expo 2022, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2022_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave and I were thrilled to attend the Pacific Orchid Expo in San Francisco yesterday. After a two year break, the show is as superb as past events, and there are plenty of vendors to satisfy orchid shopping needs. This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Orchid Masquerade.&#8221; Taking advantage of the pun, exhibitors have displayed orchids with [&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-39850","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\/39850","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=39850"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39872,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39850\/revisions\/39872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}