What I love about orchids is their beauty and diversity. At first I got hooked to the native alpine orchids, and found them so colorful and exotic.The problem is, you can only find them in certain areas during a small 3-4 month period, which isn't very practical. Once I discovered the normal orchids, I think that got me hooked is that each species needs different care, and it feels so good to figure out what they like and see them thrive. Then I like watching slowly put out leaves, roots, growths, and then the ultimate reward, the flowers! And then I just need more and more of them.
