I see nothing "ordinary" in Leptotes bicolor.
Don't think I have "met one" with so many blooms, in all the shows I have been to.

The Cypripedium kentuckiense-is stunning and surprising large.
but I love the
CypripediumBaerbelSchmidtmacranthosxmontanum.

By 'ordinary' I meant that it is commonly seen amongst society members and at all of the orchid shows. I also requires no special care growing happily with the Cattleyas and Cymbidiums in the backyard. I normal focus on unusual stuff, hence the comment. No slight intented.

It is a very worthwhile plant and I am expecting great things from it in the future. They enlarge exponentially, I saw one in San Diego which is probably twice as big. Even if it only grows by 25% every year, it should get much larger very soon. I have had it for probably 10 years.

A slight mistake on Cyp kentuckiense. It supposedly has the largest 'flower' in the genus, not the largest pouch. Probably one and the same thing. Even 70 cm tall plants will only have one flower, another great one is Cyp californicum which can sport up to 12 flowers per large stem. The flowers are much smaller.

Last year was it's first bloom, the flowers were much smaller and not as deeply colored, so disappointing in fact that I questioned the grower whether it really was kentuckiense, he advised patience and I guess he knew what he was talking about.

Nick

Wow, very nice, Nick
As I had suspected from your various (text) posts over the years.
thanks for sharing,
Cheers~
Maryanne in WMass

WMass! I'm stunned, I thought you'd be from Holister, California, the self described garlic capitol of the world.

This is fun, I'll have to figure out how to post pictures.

Nick

Actually make that Gilroy, California, Holister is right next door and I get the 2 confused.

Nick