Linnie..just getting started huh?
1) I have 92 vandas, 35 catts, 22 paphs, 12 phals, 6 oncidiums and 2 stanhopeas by my database.
2) I don't have a specific number that I buy. I look at what is available and make up my mind then. Could be 1 to 13...never can tell
3) I realized early that I was struck by the orchid bug pretty quick, it took me getting a few ascocendas and before I knew it, I was making a database to keep track of them. I guess when I jump into anything, I go all the way...LOL