And More Photos from Orchids in the Park

Yellow Masdevallia, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaSobralia flower, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaCoelogyne incrassata, orchid species flower, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Cynorkis gibbosa, orchid species flower, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaHabenaria medusa, orchid species flower, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaCymbidium Alcor

Are they birds, planes, or alien spaceships? No, they’re just more photos from last month’s Orchids in the Park show in San Francisco. They include a few which are bizarre or otherworldly, __and others which just don’t look like flowers. With fantastic shapes __and brilliant colors, some seem to stretch the boundaries of what flowers can be.

Bulbophyllum aristilabre, orchid species flower, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaRed yellow Dendrobium flowers, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaEpidendrum pugioniforme, orchid species flower, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Gongora species flower from South America, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaAngraecum magdalenae, orchid species flowers, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaAerides multiflora, orchid species flowers, Orchids in the Park 2016, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Orchids in the Park is San Francisco’s smaller annual orchid show, dwarfed in comparison to the enormous Pacific Orchid Expo at the end of winter. Yet, even with fewer plants, there are always lots of spectacular orchids. In addition to previous posts about the show, and a very tiny Platystele bloom, these incredible flowers demonstrate how impressive any small orchid show can be.

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