{"id":50661,"date":"2026-04-11T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=50661"},"modified":"2026-04-26T20:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T04:28:12","slug":"no-these-orchids-are-not-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/11\/no-these-orchids-are-not-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"No, These Orchids Are Not AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50674 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/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\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_veitchiana_Sheryll_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50665 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Caucaea phalaenopsis, AKA Oncidium, orchid species flowers, fragrant orchids, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Caucaea_phalaenopsis_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50667 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium orchid hybrid flowers, flowers with water drops, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_1_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/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\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_and_ladybug_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50671 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_and_ladybug_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium tracyanum with ladybug, orchid species flower close-up, flower lip close-up, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_and_ladybug_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_and_ladybug_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_and_ladybug_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_and_ladybug_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50670 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium tracyanum, orchid species flowers, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_tracyanum_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_coccinea_alba_Blanca_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50673 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_coccinea_alba_Blanca_1000px-77x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea alba 'Blanca', orchid species flower, white flower, large flower, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_coccinea_alba_Blanca_1000px-77x128.jpg 77w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_coccinea_alba_Blanca_1000px-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masdevallia_coccinea_alba_Blanca_1000px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence is in vogue nowadays. It can be helpful, but it makes it tougher than ever to know what&#8217;s real and what&#8217;s not. That includes orchid photos. There are fake AI orchids all over. Actual orchids are beautiful and amazing enough. Phony AI photos go overboard, like slathering paint on a peacock. I guarantee that all photos on AboutOrchids are genuine. These blooms are from our spring garden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_3_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50669 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_3_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium orchid hybrid flowers, flowers with water drops, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_3_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_3_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_3_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_3_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50668 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium orchid hybrid flowers, white flowers with water drops, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_hybrid_2_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sarcochilus_Kulnura_Spice_x_Fairy_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50675 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sarcochilus_Kulnura_Spice_x_Fairy_1000px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Sarcochilus Kulnura Spice x Fairy, orchid hybrid flower, bright red flower, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sarcochilus_Kulnura_Spice_x_Fairy_1000px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sarcochilus_Kulnura_Spice_x_Fairy_1000px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sarcochilus_Kulnura_Spice_x_Fairy_1000px-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sarcochilus_Kulnura_Spice_x_Fairy_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\/04\/Epidendrum_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50672 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Epidendrum_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epidendrum orchid flowers, orange and yellow flowers, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Epidendrum_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Epidendrum_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Epidendrum_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zygopetalum_BG_White_Stonehurst_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50676 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zygopetalum_BG_White_Stonehurst_1000px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Zygopetalum BG White 'Stonehurst', Zygo, orchid hybrid flowers, purple green and white flowers, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zygopetalum_BG_White_Stonehurst_1000px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zygopetalum_BG_White_Stonehurst_1000px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Zygopetalum_BG_White_Stonehurst_1000px.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_Green_Zenith_4N_x_Tracyanum_4N_1000px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50666 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_Green_Zenith_4N_x_Tracyanum_4N_1000px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium Green Zenith 4N x Tracyanum 4N, orchid hybrid flowers, blooming outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_Green_Zenith_4N_x_Tracyanum_4N_1000px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_Green_Zenith_4N_x_Tracyanum_4N_1000px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_Green_Zenith_4N_x_Tracyanum_4N_1000px-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cymbidium_Green_Zenith_4N_x_Tracyanum_4N_1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If I ever decide to put AI orchids on this site, they will be clearly labeled. And I will probably be making fun of how silly they look. Otherwise, these pictures are the real thing.<\/p>\n<p>Check out previous posts about these outdoor 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\/blog\/2021\/10\/27\/a-sweet-little-caucaea-orchid\/\"><em>Caucaea phalaenopsis<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/06\/cymbidium-season-2\/\">Cymbidiums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/20\/a-sparkling-white-masdevallia-orchid\/\"><em>Masdevallia coccinea alba<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/20\/my-little-red-sarcochilus\/\">Sarcochilus hybrid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/29\/a-decade-of-epidendrums\/\">Epidendrum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/23\/purple-zygo-orchids\/\">Zygo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial Intelligence is in vogue nowadays. It can be helpful, but it makes it tougher than ever to know what&#8217;s real and what&#8217;s not. That includes orchid photos. There are fake AI orchids all over. Actual orchids are beautiful and amazing enough. Phony AI photos go overboard, like slathering paint on a peacock. I guarantee [&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":[15,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool-growers","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50661","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=50661"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50719,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50661\/revisions\/50719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}