Off Topic-totally duuuuuuuuuuud Best orchid !
 

OK. I couldn't find anywhere to post this.
When you hear or read the word "Orchid", what vision comes into your brain ?
Is it a Kmart Phal ? A Hawaii necklace of generic Dendrobiums ?
A giant Cattleya hybrid ? Masdevallia ? Lady slipper ?
A tootheless redneck stumbling out of the everglades with a duffel bag ?
EDIT
What is your favorite orchid ? Only ONE

Mine ? I have a few :) but nothing says orchid like these.

Usually the first orchid to come to my mind would be a novelty Phal!

Ascocentrum miniatum. Not what I think of when I hear "orchid", but it is my favorite.

P. equestris. Anyone surprised? ;)

thats hard!! i dont know what i think of first, lol!

and picking a favorite, now thats even harder! its like picking a favorite child! you have a favorite, but it changes every day! :rofl:

ps. this is coming from a teenager, not somebody who is a parent who plays favorite :P

i think of probably this

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t...0/DSC_0130.jpg

or a phalaenopsis shcilleriana, or phillipinense, a huge mounted sxpecimen with flowers cascading down.

Well, It's not so much of a redneck in the everglades lol. Something more like this I guess.

Before I knew much about orchids, I only knew cattleyas. Now, when I think of them, I think of the general distinctive attributes of the more common orchids. My favorite orchid is the Angraecum magdalenae. If I could only keep one, that would be it. I love the graceful leaves, the complete ease of growing it, and, of course, the blooms.

Paph. fairrieanum, and they are hard for me to grow. I have killed several, but there's always one in my greenhouse.

To me, the first thing to pops into my mind when they say orchid is Cattleya trianae.

This pic is from flickr.