Granted, there are many mentions of orchids in print, TV, etc.

When I was a child during the '30s, there was a comic strip in the Sunday
Chicago Tribune. The title was 'Brenda Starr' who was a newspaper reporter.
Another character in the strip was a mysterious man (an admirerer?) who grew
BLACK ORCHIDS.

Anyone else remember that long ago (or care to admit it) ?

I had to wait until I was almost 30 yrs before I got my first orchid, but so
far I have NOT found that BLACK catt.

Good growing, all.
Chris