Name your favorite top 5 orchids.

[Heather]

You can see some here: (hunt around a bit in plants for sale...)

www.newfs.org

[Paphraguy]

Thanks for the link and I have been to the website before.

My favorite is the large yellow ladyslippers because they remind me of Paph philippinense because of their twisted dark petals.

[Heather]

I was disappointed they had none of those in bloom when I was there.

[Jmoney]

1. multifloral paphs in section Coryopedilum, especially sanderianum & hybrids, and that incredible new strain of roths.

2. long-petalled phrag species

3. big vinicolor paphs, white complex paphs, solid red phrags

4. big fragrant bench-consuming "macro"catts

5. all other paphs & phrags

[Heather]

Hm, Jason, you aren't in to slippers too much, are ya?

[Jmoney]

You know, I wasn't always this way. I started off with the big fragrant catts and a big dinner plate vanda or two. I used to hate paphs, no joke. But you know as they say, once you go paph, you don't go back?

[Paphraguy]

Believe it or not, I used to hate Phrags BIG time and promised myself that I would never waste my money on those plants but boy, was I so wrong?

[Heather]

LOL! You did? That is so hard to believe!

Jason - isn't it funny how one moves on...I thought I was really into the catts too at the beginning, but now I am wondering where else I could put them so I could grow more paphs and phrags! Hopeless!

My love affair w/ phals and dends was terribly fleeting. Ended in a flash almost as soon as it had begun.

[Paphraguy]

Heather, you're showing symptoms of a Paph and Phrag addiction. Do you need help? I don't think so.

[Heather]

Hey, you've BEEN helping me!