Thanks for the tour, Pat! It warmed me right up!

I think Angraecum sesquipedale featured in The Orchid Thief, if I'm remembering correctly. Not as hyped as Polyrrhiza lindenii, but I think a big deal was still made about it. That book has provided the background material for more orchid press. Reporters don't do a whole lot of research typically, and if they can steal a sound byte from a popular book, they don't look much farther.

If MSBG is pumping the Angraecum, then they're marketing to the masses. And you can't blame them. The general public would be far less interested in coming to see the sorts of plants that would get us excited.

McJulie