{"id":48092,"date":"2025-03-06T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=48092"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T03:34:19","slug":"orchids-in-the-clouds-was-heavenly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/06\/orchids-in-the-clouds-was-heavenly\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Orchids in the Clouds&#8221; Was Heavenly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Sunrise_Clouds_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48104 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Sunrise_Clouds_1000px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phalaenopsis schilleriana 'Sunrise Clouds', orchid species flowers, Phal, Moth Orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Sunrise_Clouds_1000px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Sunrise_Clouds_1000px-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Phalaenopsis_schilleriana_Sunrise_Clouds_1000px.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rhyncattleanthe_Young_Min_Orange_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48105 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rhyncattleanthe_Young_Min_Orange_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Rhyncattleanthe Young-Min Orange, orchid hybrid flowers, cattleya hybrid, orange and red flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rhyncattleanthe_Young_Min_Orange_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rhyncattleanthe_Young_Min_Orange_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rhyncattleanthe_Young_Min_Orange_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rhyncattleanthe_Young_Min_Orange_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_Lady_Slippers_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48102 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_Lady_Slippers_1000px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper orchids, Paphiopedilum, complex Paph hybrids at vendor's table, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_Lady_Slippers_1000px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_Lady_Slippers_1000px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_Lady_Slippers_1000px-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_Lady_Slippers_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\/03\/Dendrobium_Aussie_Parade_Carrot_Splash_x_Den_Jannine_Banks_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48095 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dendrobium_Aussie_Parade_Carrot_Splash_x_Den_Jannine_Banks_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium Aussie Parade 'Carrot Splash' x Den. Jannine Banks, orchid hybrid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dendrobium_Aussie_Parade_Carrot_Splash_x_Den_Jannine_Banks_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dendrobium_Aussie_Parade_Carrot_Splash_x_Den_Jannine_Banks_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dendrobium_Aussie_Parade_Carrot_Splash_x_Den_Jannine_Banks_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oncidium_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48099 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oncidium_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dancing Lady Orchid, Oncidium orchid flowers, yellow flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oncidium_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oncidium_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Oncidium_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cymbidium_goeringii_Kyokkou_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48094 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cymbidium_goeringii_Kyokkou_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium goeringii 'Kyokkou', orchid species flower, Noble Orchid, Japanese name - shun ran, Chinese name - chun lan, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cymbidium_goeringii_Kyokkou_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cymbidium_goeringii_Kyokkou_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cymbidium_goeringii_Kyokkou_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cymbidium_goeringii_Kyokkou_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend&#8217;s Pacific Orchid Expo in San Francisco was spectacular. The theme, &#8220;Orchids in the Clouds,&#8221; inspired heavenly displays. Dave and I took lots of pictures, and I&#8217;m just starting to sort through them. As always, there were amazing flowers, captivating fragrances, and friendly orchid lovers. I came home with a couple of miniatures, a small <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/dendrobium.html\">Dendrobium<\/a> and a smaller Platystele. Maybe you&#8217;ll see these orchids in future blog posts if I can convince them to bloom. Check back soon for more photos from the show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lycaste_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48096 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lycaste_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste orchid flower, large red and white flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lycaste_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lycaste_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lycaste_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lycaste_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_1_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48100 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_1_1000px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid display table with different types of orchids and award ribbons, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_1_1000px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_1_1000px-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_1_1000px-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_1_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Masdevallia_x_mystica_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48097 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Masdevallia_x_mystica_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia x mystica, orchid flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Masdevallia_x_mystica_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Masdevallia_x_mystica_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Masdevallia_x_mystica_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nottara_Lucys_Sassafras_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48098 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nottara_Lucys_Sassafras_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Nottara Lucy's Sassafras, orchid hybrid flowers, zygo hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nottara_Lucys_Sassafras_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nottara_Lucys_Sassafras_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nottara_Lucys_Sassafras_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nottara_Lucys_Sassafras_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paphiopedilum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48103 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paphiopedilum_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum, Paph hybrid, greenish yellow flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paphiopedilum_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paphiopedilum_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paphiopedilum_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paphiopedilum_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_2_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48101 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_2_1000px-128x77.jpg\" alt=\"Orchid display table with different types of orchids and award ribbons, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_2_1000px-128x77.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_2025_display_2_1000px-300x180.jpg 300w, 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The theme, &#8220;Orchids in the Clouds,&#8221; inspired heavenly displays. Dave and I took lots of pictures, and I&#8217;m just starting to sort through them. As always, there were amazing flowers, captivating fragrances, and friendly orchid lovers. 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