I'm partial to the reds, oranges, and greens, and some of the purples as
far
as flowers go although some of the pinks and whites are beautiful too.

Okay, I'm trying to figure out what you don't like! LOL......... I
guess you left out yellow. Wait until you see a gorgeous yellow with a deep
red lip! And, if memory serves, Trick or Treat has lots of yellow.

As for longevity, my Phals provide a long lasting background for more
transient flowers. Recently, I cut off two or three old, but still blooming
spikes on Phals because the plants were throwing off new spikes and needed a
bit of a rest.

Bottom line: I think we are fickle, us orchid growers. There must be
people who grow only certain types of orchids, but I imagine that most of us
like variety. And, we're suckers for something new!

Diana