General cultural information for each alliance can be summed up in the form of a chart. Practically speaking, lets see if this is useful. Ok, I just bought a Blc. Fancy Shmancy and I want to know how to grow it, so I go to orchidgeeks.com of course.
If I am a newbie, I have no idea what alliance this orchid is in or even what an alliance is, so the usefulness disappears in that case. If I have some experience, then I already know what alliance it belongs to and the stereotypical culture it needs (high light, intermediate, etc. - easy to remember). If the case I want to inquire about that orchid specifically, I just type the name of the plant in the search box instead of going through the hundreds of different Catt orchids already discussed. Sorry Sandra
