Sue,
We can grow them like that on this side of the pond!
Witness Marni Turkel's Dockrillia teretifolia, blooming this past February,
exhibited at the Pacific Orchid Exposition:
http://tinyurl.com/2fgyrp
-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org
That is a true display of dedication to growing long term. The only
ones I have seen could be held in one hand. Marvelous.