{"id":40638,"date":"2022-06-21T12:55:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=40638"},"modified":"2022-06-27T19:28:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T03:28:11","slug":"more-wonders-of-the-san-francisco-botanical-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/21\/more-wonders-of-the-san-francisco-botanical-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"More Wonders of the San Francisco Botanical Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rhododendron_occidentale_California_Azalea_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40603 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rhododendron_occidentale_California_Azalea_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Rhododendron occidentale, California Azalea, Western Azalea, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rhododendron_occidentale_California_Azalea_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rhododendron_occidentale_California_Azalea_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rhododendron_occidentale_California_Azalea_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bee_on_purple_flowers_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40594 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bee_on_purple_flowers_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Bee on purple flowers, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bee_on_purple_flowers_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bee_on_purple_flowers_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bee_on_purple_flowers_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Bee_on_purple_flowers_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sequoia_sempervirens_Coastal_Redwood_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40604 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sequoia_sempervirens_Coastal_Redwood_1000px-72x128.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood grove, redwood trees and ferns, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"72\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sequoia_sempervirens_Coastal_Redwood_1000px-72x128.jpg 72w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sequoia_sempervirens_Coastal_Redwood_1000px-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sequoia_sempervirens_Coastal_Redwood_1000px.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Protea_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40601 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Protea_1000px-72x128.jpg\" alt=\"Protea flower, large red flower, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"72\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Protea_1000px-72x128.jpg 72w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Protea_1000px-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Protea_1000px.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Monkey_Puzzle_Tree_Araucaria_araucana_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40599 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Monkey_Puzzle_Tree_Araucaria_araucana_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Monkey Puzzle Tree, Araucaria araucana, Chile Pine, pi\u00f1onero, South American tree species with pointed triangular leaves, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Monkey_Puzzle_Tree_Araucaria_araucana_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Monkey_Puzzle_Tree_Araucaria_araucana_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Monkey_Puzzle_Tree_Araucaria_araucana_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Monkey_Puzzle_Tree_Araucaria_araucana_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leucospermum_erubescens_Oudtshoorn_Pincushion_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40598 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leucospermum_erubescens_Oudtshoorn_Pincushion_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Leucospermum erubescens, Oudtshoorn Pincushion, large unusual flower, red orange and yellow flower, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leucospermum_erubescens_Oudtshoorn_Pincushion_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leucospermum_erubescens_Oudtshoorn_Pincushion_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leucospermum_erubescens_Oudtshoorn_Pincushion_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leucospermum_erubescens_Oudtshoorn_Pincushion_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate today&#8217;s summer solstice with more photos from our recent visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfbg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Botanical Garden<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/14\/wonders-of-the-san-francisco-botanical-garden\/\">I already blogged about three of the most amazing plants we saw<\/a>, but of course, the rest of the gardens are stunning, too. There were California natives, like a gorgeous <a href=\"https:\/\/calscape.org\/Rhododendron-occidentale-(Western-Azalea)?srchcr=sc57f03eef73109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Azalea<\/a>, and giant <a href=\"https:\/\/calscape.org\/loc-California\/Coast%20Redwood%20(Sequoia%20sempervirens)?newsearch=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coast Redwood Trees<\/a>. South African <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=protea+flower&amp;tbm=isch&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj0le-znL_4AhU3AzQIHfY5BTsQ2-cCegQIABAA&amp;oq=protea+f&amp;gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMggIABCABBCxAzIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDoECCMQJzoECAAQQ1CDBljQCWDsGWgAcAB4AIABtgKIAZ4EkgEFMy4zLTGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&amp;sclient=img&amp;ei=UBSyYvStKLeG0PEP9vOU2AM&amp;bih=616&amp;biw=1280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=leucospermum+flower&amp;sxsrf=ALiCzsZxonSixUkCjSCi_KqYf9ENfKhn8w:1655838024510&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi6l4aqnb_4AhWtJ0QIHaJECqsQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=616&amp;dpr=1.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leucospermum<\/a> flowers resembled Dr. Seuss creations, as did the pointy, South American <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Araucaria_araucana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monkey Puzzle Trees<\/a>. A young leaf, which looks like an alien hand, emerged from an enormous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gunnera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunnera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chilean_rhubarb_Gunnera_tinctoria_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40596 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chilean_rhubarb_Gunnera_tinctoria_1000px-72x128.jpg\" alt=\"Chilean rhubarb, Gunnera tinctoria, young leaf unfurling which looks like a closed hand, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"72\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chilean_rhubarb_Gunnera_tinctoria_1000px-72x128.jpg 72w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chilean_rhubarb_Gunnera_tinctoria_1000px-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chilean_rhubarb_Gunnera_tinctoria_1000px.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camellia_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40595 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camellia_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Camellia flower and leaves, red and white flower, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camellia_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camellia_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camellia_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Camellia_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_McBean_Wildfowl_Pond_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40607 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_McBean_Wildfowl_Pond_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Strybing Arboretum, McBean Wildfowl Pond, pond surrounded by trees and shrubs, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_McBean_Wildfowl_Pond_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_McBean_Wildfowl_Pond_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_McBean_Wildfowl_Pond_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_McBean_Wildfowl_Pond_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\/06\/Cineraria_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40597 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cineraria_1000px-72x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cineraria flowers, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"72\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cineraria_1000px-72x128.jpg 72w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cineraria_1000px-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cineraria_1000px.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40606 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"Strybing Arboretum, large trees, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Strybing_Arboretum_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/White_wisteria_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40608 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/White_wisteria_1000px-128x72.jpg\" alt=\"White wisteria flowers hanging in a wooden arbor, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/White_wisteria_1000px-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/White_wisteria_1000px-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/White_wisteria_1000px-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/White_wisteria_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we&#8217;re starting summer with a heat wave. Even on the coast, where fog and ocean breezes usually moderate the temperature, we were above 86\u00b0F (30\u00b0C) before noon this morning. Hello summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate today&#8217;s summer solstice with more photos from our recent visit to San Francisco Botanical Garden. I already blogged about three of the most amazing plants we saw, but of course, the rest of the gardens are stunning, too. There were California natives, like a gorgeous California Azalea, and giant Coast Redwood Trees. South African [&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":[13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botanical-gardens","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40638","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=40638"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40734,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40638\/revisions\/40734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}