I am not sure about paphs, but I can't imagine people not liking some of the new red/pink hybrid phrags (besseae, schlimii, fischerii hybrids and species). Many people I have talked to who said they did not like slippers (including myself) finally fell for the red/pink phrags, which are closer to traditional ideals of flower beauty than the green, brown, or purple spotted paphs and phrags.
I don't know if there are mass producers of these plants. Over here in the EU, the prices for paphs and phrags are rather high, compared to a phal hybrid or a dendrobium (10 euros for flowering sized phal and dend hybrids, 20 euros for a flowering phrag/paph hybrid, species still higher priced-- this is already through direct nursery purchases, flower shops charge double to quadruple). And from what I see, in the US, the prices are yet higher, especially for select hybrid phrags. Perhaps in a few more years, there will be a larger supply and a more ample demand for them. As more and more people enter the orchid world through the abundance of hybrid phals to be found everywhere, it means a larger base to draw slipper-lovers from. To take a very wild guess, perhaps carnivorous plant lovers like slippers better than the rest of us. :) Good luck! Marianne _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
