Boy... you have got it bad. I tend to think having a lack of
appreciation for some genus keeps me from wanting so
many. Granted...it is a pretty small group I am not fond
of.... but certainly there must be something you turn your
nose up at.

Crystal

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"Adel (Ed) Nazzal" wrote in message
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By definition, there are no ugly orchids !!

Ed.

femalestrom wrote:

I don't know if they are ugly, but certainly nothing to look
at... all deciduous orchids. But maybe I have gotten used
to the ugliness.

Crystal

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"Dewitt" wrote in message
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I finally started reading "The Orchid Thief" recently. Last night I
ran across a passage where she says ". . . and all of them [orchids]
are ugly when they aren't flowering." Obviously an untrue statement.
Well grown, some are very attractive when out of bloom. Paph callosum
comes to mind, and the "jewel orchids" are grown specifically for
their foliage. Most aren't ugly out of bloom, just uninteresting.

But, there certainly are some that aren't very attractive out of
bloom. Anyone have an opinion as to which is the ugliest orchid when
out of bloom, even when it is well grown?

deg