LOL How about "if it catches my eye I want one" I like yellows but it has
to be the right shade of yellow. Normally I don't care for the maroons but
then I saw my Clom. Wildcat Jaguar And I'm not partial to solid whites
in any flower unless it's a really spectacular form. I'm an artist and I do
love lots of color.

Shell


"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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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