What orchid Excites you the most when it blooms?

[Kevin_PR]

I already know what most people are gonna say, "any orchid that blooms" but come on there ha to be 1 or 2 that really put on a show you can't help but tell everyone its in flower.

For me it is Epidendrum ilense. Absolutely love it, cute fimbriated lip. I did a hybrid between Brassavola nodosa and Epi ilense, never got to see the blooms.(All seedlings died after a couple months.)

Of the orchids that are going to bloom I'd say Oncidium carthagenense is looking pretty spectacular. It has 2 spikes that have been developiong for the last 3 months. One is 5' tall ang growing the other seems like its gonna top off at 7'. I hope all the buds make it there are hundreds.