shipping phals in spike/bloom

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Hello,

Any suggestions on how to ship Phals in spike/bloom?

I'll be attending the WOC in Miami and plan to ship the orchids I buy to my home in MA (Zone 5).

I've thought ahead and bought some 72 h heatpacks, and plan to ship them either FedEX 2nd day, or USPS Priority.

Any advice on how to pack the orchids so that "bud blast" doesn't occur? Should I unpot them and, if so, how do I protect the roots? I normally would use wet sphagnum but will wet newspaper do?

I've never shipped orchids before so detailed advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance. --Ken

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