Phalaenopsis Orchid in Terra Cotta PotThe orchid group includes several several hundred different genera and thousands of species, but most people are introduced to orchids through the Phalaenopsis genus, which are particularly good orchids for beginners. These are thick leaved plants with elegant, arching sprays of bloomthe orchids featured in so many design magazines sitting on coffee tables across America. Phalaenopsis orchids are rewarding plants. They are not demanding, and in the