My grandmother always had orchids hanging from her citrus trees down in Coral Gables when I was growing up and I always enjoyed watching her tend them on our visits. They were mostly Catts., I believe, but I never forgot how beautiful they were as well as the amazing roots and how differently they grew from other plants I was used to. I tried my hand a one Catt. when I was in my early 20's. A beautiful white hybrid with huge blooms, (typical corsage orchid for that time). Which I did manage to rebloom for several yrs. Jump ahead about 40 yrs. and I never forgot my fascination with those amazing plants of grannny's. Now, retired and living in North central FL, I'm happily trying to grow various Catts, vandaceous, dends. and a few Oncidium and Phals. A big box Phal last year, has turned into about 80 plants, in that short time. (Mostly young plants and seedlings).
Tony