{"id":47935,"date":"2025-02-20T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T04:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=47935"},"modified":"2025-02-28T08:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:08:05","slug":"san-franciscos-big-orchid-show-arrives-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/20\/san-franciscos-big-orchid-show-arrives-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco&#8217;s Big Orchid Show Arrives Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sophrocattleya_Pink_Diamond_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47948 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sophrocattleya_Pink_Diamond_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cattleya Pink Diamond, AKA Sophrolaelia Pink Diamond, AKA Sophrocattleya Pink Diamond, pink flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sophrocattleya_Pink_Diamond_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sophrocattleya_Pink_Diamond_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sophrocattleya_Pink_Diamond_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sophrocattleya_Pink_Diamond_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cymbidium_Sandra_Kunning_Woodside_HCC_AOS_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47940 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cymbidium_Sandra_Kunning_Woodside_HCC_AOS_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium Sandra Kunning 'Woodside' HCC\/AOS, orchid hybrid flowers, red white and yellow flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cymbidium_Sandra_Kunning_Woodside_HCC_AOS_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cymbidium_Sandra_Kunning_Woodside_HCC_AOS_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cymbidium_Sandra_Kunning_Woodside_HCC_AOS_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cymbidium_Sandra_Kunning_Woodside_HCC_AOS_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dendrobium_Avrils_Gold_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47941 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dendrobium_Avrils_Gold_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium Avril's Gold, orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dendrobium_Avrils_Gold_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dendrobium_Avrils_Gold_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dendrobium_Avrils_Gold_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dendrobium_Avrils_Gold_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Masdevallia_yungasensis_x_Tourmaline_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47942 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Masdevallia_yungasensis_x_Tourmaline_1000px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia yungasensis x Tourmaline, orchid hybrid flowers, purple and white flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Masdevallia_yungasensis_x_Tourmaline_1000px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Masdevallia_yungasensis_x_Tourmaline_1000px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Masdevallia_yungasensis_x_Tourmaline_1000px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bonatea_speciosa_Green_Egret_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47939 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bonatea_speciosa_Green_Egret_1000px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Bonatea speciosa 'Green Egret', orchid species flowers, green and white flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bonatea_speciosa_Green_Egret_1000px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bonatea_speciosa_Green_Egret_1000px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Bonatea_speciosa_Green_Egret_1000px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oncostelopsis_Brazilian_Sun_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47943 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oncostelopsis_Brazilian_Sun_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Oncostelopsis Brazilian Sun, orchid hybrid flower, oncidium hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oncostelopsis_Brazilian_Sun_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oncostelopsis_Brazilian_Sun_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oncostelopsis_Brazilian_Sun_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/orchids-in-the-clouds-2025-pacific-orchid-exposition-feb-27-mar-2-2025-tickets-1060400058119?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">72nd Annual Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a> arrives next week at the SF County Fair Building, 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way, in Golden Gate Park. This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Orchids in the Clouds.&#8221; Opening with a special preview night on Thursday, February 27th, the show runs until Sunday, March 2nd. It promises incredible flower displays, dozens of vendors, expert care advice, and kids&#8217; activities. Enjoy more orchids and more orchid varieties than you&#8217;ve ever imagined. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/orchids-in-the-clouds-2025-pacific-orchid-exposition-feb-27-mar-2-2025-tickets-1060400058119?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy advance tickets online for a discount<\/a>, or pay full price at the door. Check out these photos from last year to have a taste of what&#8217;s coming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Phragmipedium_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47947 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Phragmipedium_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper Orchid, Phragmipedium, Phrag, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Phragmipedium_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Phragmipedium_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Phragmipedium_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Phragmipedium_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Paphiopedilum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47946 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Paphiopedilum_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper Orchid, Paphiopedilum, Paph, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Paphiopedilum_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Paphiopedilum_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Paphiopedilum_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stenorrhynchos_speciosum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47949 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stenorrhynchos_speciosum_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Stenorrhynchos speciosum, orchid species flowers, red flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stenorrhynchos_speciosum_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stenorrhynchos_speciosum_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stenorrhynchos_speciosum_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stenorrhynchos_speciosum_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_2_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47945 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_2_1000px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Vendor booth with a wide variety of orchids at Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_2_1000px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_2_1000px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_2_1000px-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_2_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vanda_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47950 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vanda_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda orchid flower, purple flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vanda_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vanda_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vanda_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vanda_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_1_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47944 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_1_1000px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Vendor booth with a wide variety of orchids at Pacific Orchid Expo 2024, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_1_1000px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_1_1000px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_1_1000px-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_vendor_1_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 72nd Annual Pacific Orchid Expo arrives next week at the SF County Fair Building, 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way, in Golden Gate Park. This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Orchids in the Clouds.&#8221; Opening with a special preview night on Thursday, February 27th, the show runs until Sunday, March 2nd. It promises incredible flower displays, dozens [&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-47935","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\/47935","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=47935"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47981,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47935\/revisions\/47981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}