Question
Thank you for your answer ... as a quick followup, just to be sure, I foud this picture of an orchid at http://www.1888orchids.com/detail.php?prod_id=23-66-557&view=detail  This picture looks very similar to my orchid's bloom.  THe only difference is that, where this orchid has a mottled purple on the "mouth" part, mine has a solid fuschi (until the center, where it is still dotted).  Also, the center (with the dots) is more slender and the wings around the center are more tapered and smooth rather than rippled.  THe part that protrudes from the bottom of the mouth looks like a triangle, with the point sticking outward, and ther eis a fork at the end of the point.

The center looks more like this orchard, in this picture: http://www.1888orchids.com/detail.php?prod_id=23-64-550&view=detail
But the petals look like the former link.

I hope that fixes my description somewhat.  THank you and sorry to bother you further, but I just wanted to make sure!

Thanks, Shanna

Answer
Hi again Shanna,

The two links you provided are not of the same kind of orchids, I'm afraid.  The first link shows a cymbidium orchid flower while the second link is a phalaenopsis orchid flower.  The photos can be a little confusing because they don't show what the plant looks like, if you saw them you'd quickly see what I mean.  I already described what a phal. looks like, so here is a brief description of the cymbidium orchid plant.  

Cymbidium orchid plants have fairly long leaves that are from 1 inch to 3 inches wide, they grow upward from a base bulb (actually more properly called a pseudobulb that can be from 1 inch to 2 inches in diameter) and the leaves have a sharp point at the tip.  Many cymbidium plants are large, just the plant alone being from 12 inches to 3 or more feet tall.  They are not normally grown indoors in the house.  

If you have any other questions or comments, let me know.  

Jim