{"id":50328,"date":"2026-02-21T08:55:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=50328"},"modified":"2026-03-01T10:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:39:07","slug":"san-franciscos-big-orchid-show-opens-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/21\/san-franciscos-big-orchid-show-opens-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco&#8217;s Big Orchid Show Opens Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_Pakchong_New_Land_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50344 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_Pakchong_New_Land_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda Pakchong New Land, orchid hybrid flower, large flower, pink and purple-red flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_Pakchong_New_Land_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_Pakchong_New_Land_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_Pakchong_New_Land_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_Pakchong_New_Land_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zygopetalum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50345 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zygopetalum_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Zygo orchid flowers, Zygopetalum, purple green and white flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zygopetalum_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zygopetalum_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zygopetalum_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_falcata_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50343 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_falcata_1000px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda falcata, AKA Neofinetia falcata, orchid species plants, furan, fukiran, Samurai Orchids, Wind Orchids, Rich and Noble Orchids, variegated leaves, planted in traditional Japanese flowerpots, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_falcata_1000px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_falcata_1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_falcata_1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_falcata_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Potinara_Memoria_Alida_Laboy_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50340 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Potinara_Memoria_Alida_Laboy_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Rhyncholaeliocattleya Memoria Alida Laboy, AKA Potinara Memoria Alida Laboy, cattleya orchid hybrid flowers, bright 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\/2026\/02\/Potinara_Memoria_Alida_Laboy_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Potinara_Memoria_Alida_Laboy_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Potinara_Memoria_Alida_Laboy_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Potinara_Memoria_Alida_Laboy_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_portillae_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50338 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_portillae_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste portillae, orchid species flowers, light green flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_portillae_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_portillae_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_portillae_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_portillae_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_Mahogany_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50337 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_Mahogany_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lycaste Mahogany, orchid hybrid flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_Mahogany_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_Mahogany_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_Mahogany_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lycaste_Mahogany_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/orchid-obscura-2026-pacific-orchid-exposition-feb-26-mar-1-2026-tickets-1893800912509?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pacific Orchid Expo is coming!<\/a> San Francisco&#8217;s big event begins with a special opening gala on Thursday, February 26th. The show and sale run from Friday, February 27th to Sunday, March 1st. In Golden Gate Park, the County Fair Building at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way will be packed with incredible blooms, vendors, and orchid lovers with mouths agape. Check out these spectacular sights from last year as a preview of what to expect. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/orchid-obscura-2026-pacific-orchid-exposition-feb-26-mar-1-2026-tickets-1893800912509?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discounted tickets are on sale now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Disa_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50335 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Disa_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Disa orchid, bright pink flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Disa_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Disa_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Disa_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Disa_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Restrepia_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50341 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Restrepia_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Restrepia orchid flowers, mini orchid, yellow and red flowers, weird flowers, small bug-like flowers with spots, pleurothallid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Restrepia_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Restrepia_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Restrepia_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Restrepia_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Shun_Fa_Rubyweb_Round_Dorsal_x_Hsinying_Rubyweb_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50339 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Shun_Fa_Rubyweb_Round_Dorsal_x_Hsinying_Rubyweb_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Slipper orchid, Paph, Paphiopedilum Shun-Fa Rubyweb 'Round Dorsal' x Paph. Hsinying Rubyweb, orchid hybrid flower, deep red flower, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Shun_Fa_Rubyweb_Round_Dorsal_x_Hsinying_Rubyweb_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Shun_Fa_Rubyweb_Round_Dorsal_x_Hsinying_Rubyweb_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Shun_Fa_Rubyweb_Round_Dorsal_x_Hsinying_Rubyweb_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Paphiopedilum_Shun_Fa_Rubyweb_Round_Dorsal_x_Hsinying_Rubyweb_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dendrobium_moniliforme_Kyoubeni_Fukurin_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50334 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dendrobium_moniliforme_Kyoubeni_Fukurin_1000px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dendrobium moniliforme 'Kyoubeni Fukurin', orchid species flowers and plant with variegated leaves in traditional Japanese flowerpot, Sekkoku, purple and white flowers, mini orchid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dendrobium_moniliforme_Kyoubeni_Fukurin_1000px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dendrobium_moniliforme_Kyoubeni_Fukurin_1000px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dendrobium_moniliforme_Kyoubeni_Fukurin_1000px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dracuvallia_Stuart_Baumgard_Santa_Barbara_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50336 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dracuvallia_Stuart_Baumgard_Santa_Barbara_1000px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Dracuvallia Stuart Baumgard 'Santa Barbara', orchid hybrid flower, Masdevallia and Dracula hybrid, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dracuvallia_Stuart_Baumgard_Santa_Barbara_1000px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dracuvallia_Stuart_Baumgard_Santa_Barbara_1000px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dracuvallia_Stuart_Baumgard_Santa_Barbara_1000px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_barnesii_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50342 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_barnesii_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Vanda barnesii, orchid species flowers, white flowers, Pacific Orchid Expo 2025, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_barnesii_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_barnesii_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_barnesii_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanda_barnesii_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pacific Orchid Expo is coming! San Francisco&#8217;s big event begins with a special opening gala on Thursday, February 26th. The show and sale run from Friday, February 27th to Sunday, March 1st. In Golden Gate Park, the County Fair Building at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way will be packed with incredible blooms, vendors, and [&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-50328","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\/50328","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=50328"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50369,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50328\/revisions\/50369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}