{"id":45998,"date":"2024-05-10T19:20:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T03:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=45998"},"modified":"2024-05-20T19:05:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T03:05:55","slug":"orchid-show-shines-in-san-mateo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/10\/orchid-show-shines-in-san-mateo\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchid Show Shines in San Mateo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Renanthera_monachica_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46009 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Renanthera_monachica_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Renanthera monachica, orchid species flower, red orange and yellow flower, spotted flower, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Renanthera_monachica_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Renanthera_monachica_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Renanthera_monachica_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Renanthera_monachica_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Prosthechea_Green_Hornet_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46008 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Prosthechea_Green_Hornet_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Prosthechea Green Hornet, orchid hybrid flower, weird flower, AKA Encyclia, Clamshell Orchid, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Prosthechea_Green_Hornet_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Prosthechea_Green_Hornet_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Prosthechea_Green_Hornet_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_Tying_Shin_Fly_Eagle_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46007 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_Tying_Shin_Fly_Eagle_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis Tying Shin Fly Eagle 'Wilson #66', orchid hybrid flower, Phal, Moth Orchid, red yellow and purple flower, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_Tying_Shin_Fly_Eagle_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_Tying_Shin_Fly_Eagle_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_Tying_Shin_Fly_Eagle_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_Tying_Shin_Fly_Eagle_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Rose_Perfume_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46006 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Rose_Perfume_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis schilleriana 'Rose Perfume', orchid species flower, Moth Orchid, Phal, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Rose_Perfume_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Rose_Perfume_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Rose_Perfume_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Rose_Perfume_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sarcochilus_Little_Rey_Vladimir_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46010 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sarcochilus_Little_Rey_Vladimir_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Sarcochilus Little Rey Vladimir, orchid hybrid flowers, yellow and white flower, Butterfly Orchid, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sarcochilus_Little_Rey_Vladimir_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sarcochilus_Little_Rey_Vladimir_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sarcochilus_Little_Rey_Vladimir_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sarcochilus_Little_Rey_Vladimir_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Mitzi_Mildred_Munday_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46001 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Mitzi_Mildred_Munday_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium Mitzi 'Mildred Munday', orchid hybrid flowers, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Mitzi_Mildred_Munday_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Mitzi_Mildred_Munday_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Mitzi_Mildred_Munday_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Mitzi_Mildred_Munday_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the end of April, Dave and I enjoyed attending a little orchid show in nearby San Mateo, south of San Francisco. The <a href=\"https:\/\/penorchidsoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peninsula Orchid Society<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gold Coast Cymbidium Society<\/a> joined forces for an event that was full of winning orchids. Elegant, exotic, weird, wonderful, large, and small were packed into wonderfully diverse displays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vanda_Pachara_Delight_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46011 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vanda_Pachara_Delight_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda Pachara Delight, orchid hybrid flowers, large purple flowers, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vanda_Pachara_Delight_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vanda_Pachara_Delight_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vanda_Pachara_Delight_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vanda_Pachara_Delight_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Memoria_Thuy_Hong_Bui_My_Van_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46000 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Memoria_Thuy_Hong_Bui_My_Van_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium Memoria Thuy_Hong Bui 'My Van', orchid hybrid flower, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Memoria_Thuy_Hong_Bui_My_Van_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Memoria_Thuy_Hong_Bui_My_Van_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Memoria_Thuy_Hong_Bui_My_Van_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cymbidium_Memoria_Thuy_Hong_Bui_My_Van_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_var_leopardianum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46002 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_var_leopardianum_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Grammatophyllum scriptum var. leopardianum, orchid species flowers, spotted flowers, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_var_leopardianum_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_var_leopardianum_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_var_leopardianum_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Grammatophyllum_scriptum_var_leopardianum_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Laeliocattleya_Fire_Dance_Patricia_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46003 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Laeliocattleya_Fire_Dance_Patricia_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Laeliocattleya Fire Dance 'Patricia', orchid hybrid flowers, Cattleya orchid, corsage orchid, orange and purple flowers, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Laeliocattleya_Fire_Dance_Patricia_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Laeliocattleya_Fire_Dance_Patricia_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Laeliocattleya_Fire_Dance_Patricia_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Laeliocattleya_Fire_Dance_Patricia_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_1_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46004 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_1_1000px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Peninsula Orchid Society Show display table, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_1_1000px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_1_1000px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_1_1000px-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_1_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_2_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46005 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_2_1000px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Peninsula Orchid Society Show display table, Peninsula Orchid Society and Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Show, San Mateo, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_2_1000px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_2_1000px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_2_1000px-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Peninsula_Orchid_Society_Show_Display_2_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the displays, there were lots of vendors and friendly orchid folk. I&#8217;m still sorting through our photos, so check back soon for more. If you&#8217;re unsure whether a small show is worth a visit, I&#8217;d suggest going to check it out. You might be pleasantly surprised at how many amazing flowers you&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of April, Dave and I enjoyed attending a little orchid show in nearby San Mateo, south of San Francisco. The Peninsula Orchid Society and the Gold Coast Cymbidium Society joined forces for an event that was full of winning orchids. Elegant, exotic, weird, wonderful, large, and small were packed into wonderfully diverse [&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":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45998","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=45998"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46044,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45998\/revisions\/46044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}