I think they are gorgeous but have never lived in a place that I could grow them.
Someone came into our Orchid Society Show last month and had a picture of her "orchid" that no one could identify (except to tell her it was an orchid). She even had our orchid society members puzzled. When I pointed out it was an iris, not an orchid, it led to a whole new discussion (mostly how to tell the difference between an orchid and an iris).
Daisy