{"id":46903,"date":"2024-09-22T10:32:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=46903"},"modified":"2024-09-27T19:55:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T03:55:57","slug":"orchids-for-septembers-equinox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/22\/orchids-for-septembers-equinox\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchids for September&#8217;s Equinox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46910 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia veitchiana 'Sheryll', orchid species flower, purple and orange flower, King of the Masdevallias., gallo gallo in Spanish, waqanki in Quechua, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46908 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum orchid flowers, yellow and orange flowers, flower with water drops, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Epidendrum_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46905 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium orchid hybrid flower, yellow and white flower, flower with water drops, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_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\/09\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46904 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Coelogyne mooreana, orchid species flowers, yellow and white flowers, flowers with water drops, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Coelogyne_mooreana_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46906 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium orchid hybrid flowers, pink purple yellow and white flowers, flowers with water drops, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elleanthus_amethystinus_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46907 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elleanthus_amethystinus_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Elleanthus amethystinus, orchid species flowers, clusters of small purple and white flowers, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elleanthus_amethystinus_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elleanthus_amethystinus_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elleanthus_amethystinus_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elleanthus_amethystinus_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it seems like a good opportunity to show off a few of our summer orchid blooms. The first seven photos are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/outdoor.html\">outdoor orchids<\/a>, and the last five are indoor ones. Our cool, foggy weather, interspersed with sunny days, has kept them happy and flowering. For most, autumn brings cooler temps. On the Northern California coast, however, it&#8217;s often our warmest season, and there&#8217;s a promise of warmer days this week. Happy equinox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46909 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea, orchid species flower, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46914 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Phragmipedium schlimii, Phrag, Lady Slipper orchid species flower, blooming indoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Phragmipedium_schlimii_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maxillaria_marginata_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46911 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maxillaria_marginata_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Maxillaria marginata, orchid species flowers, blooming indoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maxillaria_marginata_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maxillaria_marginata_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maxillaria_marginata_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Maxillaria_marginata_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\/09\/Paphiopedilum_hybrid_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46913 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paphiopedilum_hybrid_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Paphiopedilum hybrid, Paph, Lady Slipper orchid, blooming indoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paphiopedilum_hybrid_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paphiopedilum_hybrid_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paphiopedilum_hybrid_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Paphiopedilum_hybrid_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neofinetia_falcata_Higashidemiyako_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46912 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neofinetia_falcata_Higashidemiyako_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda falcata Higashidemiyako, Neofinetia falcata Higashidemiyako, orchid species flowers, Furan, Fukiran, Samurai Orchid, white flowers, variegated leaves, blooming indoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neofinetia_falcata_Higashidemiyako_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neofinetia_falcata_Higashidemiyako_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neofinetia_falcata_Higashidemiyako_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Neofinetia_falcata_Higashidemiyako_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vanda_hybrid_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46915 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vanda_hybrid_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"(Vanda Prayad Muang Ratch x Ascocenda Lena Kamolphan) x Vanda Srakaew, Vanda orchid hybrid flowers, large purple flowers, tropical orchid, blooming indoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vanda_hybrid_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vanda_hybrid_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vanda_hybrid_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vanda_hybrid_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out past posts to learn more about these orchids:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/07\/a-legendary-masdevallia-orchid\/\"><em>Masdevallia veitchiana<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/epidendrum.html\">Epidendrums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/17\/a-big-season-for-cymbidium-orchids\/\">Cymbidiums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/23\/coelogyne\/\">Coelogyne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/23\/an-outstanding-masdevallia-orchid\/\"><em>Masdevallia coccinea<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/17\/a-little-fuzzy-lady-slipper\/\"><em>Phrag. schlimii<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/10\/delighting-in-indoor-orchid-blooms\/\"><em>Maxillaria marginata<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/13\/an-elegant-lady-slipper-orchid\/\">Paph hybrid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/10\/samurai-orchid\/\">Samurai Orchid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/a-vanda-hybrid-in-glass\/\">Vanda hybrid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it seems like a good opportunity to show off a few of our summer orchid blooms. The first seven photos are outdoor orchids, and the last five are indoor ones. Our cool, foggy weather, interspersed with sunny days, has kept them happy and flowering. For most, [&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-46903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46903","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=46903"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46958,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46903\/revisions\/46958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}