Sherri: Unfortunately I can't grow Orchids outside year round in this part of Florida. Hetty lives in the SW part of the state where many beautiful plants thrive outdoors year round. We get frosts and freezes here ... seems like colder and longer freezes as the years go by, so my orchids and other plants have to come inside from November through March.
I have one Orchid that I'm surprised is still alive ... it was half eaten by squirrels the past two years and then fried by the sun this summer. The plant looks really ratty but it popped two blooms this week. The tag on this one was lost a couple of years ago when Squirrels tore through a bunch of my orchids that were hanging in a backyard tree. I've looked through my list and I think it might be Cattleytonia Flying Colors 'Medenhall', but I'm not sure. I'm almost embarrassed to show these pic's because the plant and flowers are in pretty bad shape but the colors are so pretty.
