As this is my first Orchids in Bloom post, I'd like to give a little bit of insight into the intended purpose of this particular series of posts: So here it is... We all love orchids, right? You wouldn't be here if you didn't. I'm also guessing you have at least one orchid at home, or maybe like me... 200+ orchids at home. The problem is, that we tend to buy orchids for their blooms & many (read: almost all ) tend to be fairly dull when not in bloom, especially when you have multiple phalaenopsis complex hybrids, which are arguable the most common orchids found in New Zealand stores & nurseries & all look virtually identical without their showy flowers - I'll get to orchids with beautiful foliage in a future post. In short, these posts are there to give you some ideas of what species or hybrids to look into if, like me, you are interested in having blooms year-round. Each post will contain images of a particular orchid that is in bloom at the time of the