{"id":7436,"date":"2011-03-13T15:46:38","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T23:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=7436"},"modified":"2012-04-18T20:32:37","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T04:32:37","slug":"pacific-orchid-expo-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/pacific-orchid-expo-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Orchid Expo 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orchid overload is a common side effect of the Pacific Orchid Expo<\/a>. Surrounded by so many floral gems, it can be tough to figure out where to point the camera. Sure, there are standouts like this incredible lady slipper<\/a>, but with 150,000 orchids to choose from, a bit of vertigo sets in. Fortunately, Dave is a level-headed guy, so you can enjoy photos of a harlequin Phal<\/a>, a sunny Miltonia<\/a>, and an award-winning black Dracula<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Harlequin<\/a>\"Miltonia<\/a>\"Dracula<\/a><\/p>\n

I look one way, and there’s a colorful Epidendrum<\/a> hybrid<\/a>. In another direction, there’s a related species with a striking flower lip. One more turn leaves me gasping at the impossible shape of a Bulbophyllum bloom.<\/p>\n

\"Epidendrum<\/a>\"Epidendrum<\/a>\"Bizarre<\/a><\/p>\n

No sooner do I regain my senses than I’m struck by some unusual Masdevallias<\/a>. Whether human-made hybrid or naturally-occurring species, each offers a distinct beauty and charm.<\/p>\n

\"Masdevallia<\/a>\"Masdevallia<\/a>\"Masdevallia<\/a><\/p>\n

Dendrobiums<\/a> offer even more variety, making it difficult to see the similarities between related plants. In the next 2 photos, they share some colors, but their shapes seem irreconcilable. Lastly, the dizzying pattern on a Phal<\/a> hybrid falls into focus for the camera lens. It’s enough to make my head spin.<\/p>\n

\"Dendrobium<\/a>\"Dendrobium<\/a>\"Phal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Orchid overload is a common side effect of the Pacific Orchid Expo. Surrounded by so many floral gems, it can be tough to figure out where to point the camera. Sure, there are standouts like this incredible lady slipper, but with 150,000 orchids to choose from, a bit of vertigo sets in. Fortunately, Dave is […]<\/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-7436","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\/7436","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=7436"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11763,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7436\/revisions\/11763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}