I had the fortune to attend the 2013 Pacific Orchid Exposition at Fort Mason, San Francisco, last month. Wow, what an explosion of bright colors and exotic shapes! This year’s theme was East Meets West – a theme picked up by many of the booths and exhibits. As I don’t know much about orchids, I’ll simply share some of the sights this week, starting with some of the displays.

2013 Pacific Orchid Exposition

Metropolitan

Orchids and blouses

Some of the many lanterns

Orchids

Tiny orchids

Mass production

Orchids for sale

Orchids

Orchids for sale

An unusually shaped orchid

Small orchids

Orchids

Orchid display

Orchid display

Orchid display

Orchids

Orchid basket

Orchid basket

White orchids

Pink orchids

Orchids and fans

Orchid display

Bromeliads

Bromeliads

Orchids

Orchids

Orchids

White orchid

Orchids
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Trinity Rivers says
wow. beautiful pictures. I may have to put this on my calendar as a good excuse to go to SF next year.
eschmidtpabonsai says
Orchids have to be the most beautiful flower in the world. Thanks for the great pics!