Silva orchids may not have a red phal, but they have the most beautiful Christmas red Potinara Redheart "Neptune" that I ever saw. Carter and Holmes wanted $75 for their red one, but Silva only wanted $35. My plant is fully grown now and I get six or nine gorgeous red flowers every year. Parkside is well worth the effort to see. The six greenhouses are all neat and clean, and the plants are meticulously well groomed. The staff is very patient and helpful. They have far more plants than they list on their website. Thirty-five dollars may seem like a lot of money, but a healthy plant doesn't require money spent on insecticides and weeks of trying to eradicate a seige of insects or weeks of trying to coax roots on a plant that was overwatered, or months of patiently waiting for a flower spike.

Cinnamon, Thank you! Your post leaves no room for misinterpretation! :-) --Stitz--

Yup, saw pictures online and that`s what it seems to be and what I remember the flowers looked like. Very pretty but some plants in the pics looked rather big, I thought it`s a miniature. Does anybody grow this species and how? Thank you theloyalplum and fuzzballiscute for the help to identify my orchid!

The spotted cat was probably a society raffle plant a few years ago. Bred by Aranbeem orchids in Australia and might be available in the USA because some of the large nurseries swap flasks. Those orchid purples still are a problem even with modern cameras. Thank you for all the comments. The two Cymbidiums give a lie about all the cooling down stuff. Certainly does apply to many Cymbidiums here in Cymbidium heaven but there are always exceptions.