al wrote:


The painted orchids were on the empty pocket side of the ticket purchasing
booth and were in an island display of big white Phals painted.green, red,
and blue. It was very odd, in that they didn't look "painted" or 'dyed'.
Only problem is they didn't look real either. Some shades of blue, green
and red just don't show up as real concolor flowers. ...on any planet.
...in any universe. Still, it was eye-catching ...n a very Kitschy kind of
way.

this utterly befuddles me--orchids come in virtually every color of the
visible specturm--WHY would anyone want to paint them??

ah well, i admit to understanding less and less of everything as i get
older......

so, has anyone tried watering their plants with colored water to see if
the blooms pick it up?

--j_a