Most interesting orchid

[No-Pro-mwa]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

I still think the average non-plant person would be more impressed to find out they've been unwittingly eating orchids all their life than by any flower's appearance. If they were easily impressed by how flowers look, they'd probably be plant people........

This is true. I once had a guy say to me when I told him I grew orchids, I never grow anything I can't eat. Me to him where do you think vanilla comes from. He just gave me a dumb look.

[DeaC]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

This is true. I once had a guy say to me when I told him I grew orchids, I never grow anything I can't eat. Me to him where do you think vanilla comes from. He just gave me a dumb look.

And most of what he ate wouldn't be possible without pollinators,which certainly need our help.

[Optimist]

I think that the most unusual orchid I have at the moment is encycvola "pik-pik." It is small, and the flowers are mostly brown, but grows like a weed (in orchid terms) and has got me interested in getting strange brassovola-epidendrum hybrids. Not a lot of orchid buyers get these little fun orchids. They are extremely hardy and "bullet proof" as far as I am concerned. It seems that every time I look at it a new leaf is starting. I also love Recharras.

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Oh, I got to add, when I first got this encycvola from the vendor, i felt really sad. It was really a tiny little thing and I like the "big" orchids. It took a while to grow on me.

[1llum1na73d]

Dendrobium Spectabile, It recently caught my eye and quickly moved to the top of my list. There is always a new beauty to discover.

[marcmaubert]

Originally Posted by 1llum1na73d

Dendrobium Spectabile, It recently caught my eye and quickly moved to the top of my list. There is always a new beauty to discover.

I looove Dendrobium spectabile! They are so strange and beautiful, I really want to get one but those get a little too tall for my current setup. But they are in the top of my list as well.

[Bulbopedilum]

Originally Posted by Optimist

encycvola "pik-pik."

I can't find this on the internet and searching it just returns this page send/link to a pic?

[Optimist]

Sorry, I spelled it wrong. Encyvola Pikpik (nodosa x alata) Through google search, this led me to the first 2 pictures are pikpik. I think by putting the space in between, or a dash, it makes it harder to find. I didn't know this. Sorry. It is a little brown and yellow flower, with a white and yellow lip.

[Paul]

As John mentioned, the average non-plant person is less likely to be intrigued by what would catch the interest of a plant person.

With that in mind, what would most likely catch a non-plant person's attention would be one of the huge flowered catts with a nice fragrance and bright color(s).

A plant person -- even if not an orchidophile -- would be more likely to be fascinated by some of the more unusual orchids. Though there are a number of chids I find interesting, the most interesting genus, IMO, is Coryanthes ... aka the "bucket" orchids.