I do, I do! Yes, velvety leaves with lovely ruby sparkly veins, (hard to photograph
) but who can say you wouldn't grow this one for the sweet little flowers, too?
Here's another I think is interesting and certainly you don't see it very often for its singular shy flowers. Rhynchovola David Sander looks rather spidery with its very long, thin very dark green leaves - no matter how much sun it gets! But what is puzzling to me is that it gets this purple blush on the pseudobulbs in the springtime. At first I thought it was needing magnesium, but I've been generous with the Epsom Salts all winter, so I can't imagine it would be that!
One more, my funny little variegated Phal. which is the worst diva of all my orchids and was one of the first two I ever had. Every year it gets some malady and I say "oh well, it's done" but it comes back. This year it has put out a second crown of variegated leaves, and also one with plain leaves.
I have a pretty little Paph with variegated leaves, and one of those hand puppet orchids, too. It will have to wait until there is more light tomorrow for pictures.
Thanks for this interesting thread, Ursula!
