Rosie - I love the Porroglossums. The foliage is gorgeous - sort of a glossy pebbly texture - many of them have a red netting on the underside, too. Then the blooms are sequential over a long period of time. I'd have to say that P. meridionale is my favorite right now. I grew P. amethystina and P. rodregoi many years ago and really liked them, too. They seem to be pretty easy growers. I wouldn't want to grow them much over 80 degrees F for any length of time...