Schwerter Orchideen, sale plants less likely to bloom?
I'll be visiting Germany from Austria in October and am thinking about putting in an order from Schwerter. I have some very nice plants from them that have bloomed wonderfully.
However, I also bought a sale plant, Nancy Fairfax x Aussies Tapestry, a hybrid of hybrids dendrobium. It was on sale when I bought it in February 2021. I've not been able to get it to bloom despite it growing to a very large size. Since then I've noticed it has been on sale from then to now. Is it really on sale if it is the same price for 19 months straight? During this time they indicate that they don't have any photos of the flowers. So I am suspicious of it.
Now, I notice that they have Tolumnia scandens for sale for 1 buck. 1 single Euro. And it has been on sale for this price for a long time. Supposedly discounted from about 10 bucks.
So what are your thoughts? Could it be so discounted simply because they know it will not bloom? Any reviews on their site are from people with new plants. No one mentions spikes or flowers.
Again, I've a number of plants from them that are absolutely wonderful.
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