Your orchid collecting habits question...

[natasha]

i guess i miss the bus and this interesting conversation... anyway, my reply would be, i collect noids, named hybrids and species. in short, i buy anything that caught my mind or spend the next few days cursing myself
as for value, i think its on the eyes of the seer. every plant can have a value, but a collection's value is actually an emotional investment - at least for myself.
i started collecting about 2 years ago, after being hospitalized. i passed out after an asthma attack and spend a few days warded. i spent my time adoring an orchid book especially on the catts section. i guess i realized time is too short not to try and then decided to start, after some persuasion from nursery staff too!
i started on noid vandas and dendrobiums. then moving towards species and named hybrids. i still buy the noids that i fancy though to avoid sleepless nights i tend to buy orchid that i like at the moment, now i am looking for more terrestrial types and coelogyne, last month my fave was species phals, who know what going to be next month?