I'm located in IL and received my first two phals as a gift earlier this year. That's when I started educating myself on orchids. My phals are doing great and growing new leaves and roots now but I was sad to see the blooms go, so I decided on two more and got them about a week ago. I went with a Bllra. Marfitch 'Howard's Dream' and a Gptm. Starburst 'Parkside'. I found this forum looking for info on the Howard's Dream and now here we are. Nice to meet you!