She brought over a freshly brewed cup of black orchid tea and sat across from me. The tea was especially fragrant. From that day on, it was my favorite. The scent reminded me of rainy days and libraries and a jumble of gardens where there were flowers in bloom.  

― Alice Hoffman  

 
"Orchid # 5" appears on a red base by the interventions in white in relief with an independent force from its central image that are the orchids, which although very similar to the black color, are actually orchids of an extremely dark violet color that borders on black.
Once again life appears flowing and flooding the bottom of the painting, falling from the orchids stems and leaves.