{"id":7342,"date":"2011-03-05T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T22:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=7342"},"modified":"2012-04-18T20:32:54","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T04:32:54","slug":"natural-wonders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/05\/natural-wonders\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Wonders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 59th Annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orchidsanfrancisco.org\/poe.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a> is off and running! This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Natural Wonders,&#8221; and there are plenty to be found. Dozens of exhibits contain countless treasures. Here&#8217;s a small sample:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_exhibit_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7350\" title=\"Phals, Cymbidiums, and Dendrobiums at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_exhibit_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Phals, Cymbidiums, and Dendrobiums at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_exhibit_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_exhibit_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_exhibit_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epicattleya_hybrid_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7347\" title=\"Epicattleya flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epicattleya_hybrid_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Epicattleya flowers\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epicattleya_hybrid_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epicattleya_hybrid_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Epicattleya_hybrid_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Aranda_Tiger_White_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7345\" title=\"Aranda flower close-up at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Aranda_Tiger_White_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Aranda flower close-up at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Aranda_Tiger_White_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Aranda_Tiger_White_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Aranda_Tiger_White_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7346\" title=\"Cymbidium hybrid at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Cymbidium hybrid at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_800px-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cymbidium_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_Andys_Orchids_exhibit_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7349\" title=\"Andy's Orchids exhibit at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_Andys_Orchids_exhibit_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Andy's Orchids exhibit at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_Andys_Orchids_exhibit_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_Andys_Orchids_exhibit_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pacific_Orchid_Expo_Andys_Orchids_exhibit_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Masdevallia_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7348\" title=\"Masdevallia at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Masdevallia_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia at the Pacific Orchid Expo\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Masdevallia_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Masdevallia_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Masdevallia_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bay Area residents and visitors have until Sunday to catch this year&#8217;s show at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmason.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Mason<\/a>. The largest orchid show in North America has plenty to offer, including exhibits, books, art, potting demos, and a silent auction. Knowledgeable vendors from around the world can help you find the right plant for your conditions. Enjoy the show, and check back here soon to see more natural wonders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 59th Annual Pacific Orchid Expo is off and running! This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Natural Wonders,&#8221; and there are plenty to be found. Dozens of exhibits contain countless treasures. Here&#8217;s a small sample: Bay Area residents and visitors have until Sunday to catch this year&#8217;s show at Fort Mason. The largest orchid show in North [&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-7342","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\/7342","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=7342"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11764,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7342\/revisions\/11764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}