Psychopsiella lemminghei

[neb]

I never had the equipment to measure the light level.

[Chris147]

Me neither. All of my plants get full sun everyday. Even the phals and my aerangis punctata. they seem to love it with all of them growing new leaves and roots.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by Chris147

The only thing is is that it is so expensive. Such a small plant for such a big price.

I take it you are just getting into mini's?

"Sticker shock" is very common for those of us just starting out on the mini trail. I suspect it is largely due to our being conditioned by our purchases of "normal" plants to the idea that small plant = small price. Afterall, if one buys a seedling -- whether it be of a tree, orchid, or other plant -- we fully expect to pay far less than we would for a much larger/older plant.

What must be kept in mind when buying a mature mini, is that you aren't getting a seedling. (And just imagine what a seedling of a mini is like!) It would be akin to purchasing a show quality purebred dog. Whether the purebred in question is a shih tzu, Engish bulldog, or St. Bernard, you are likely to pay about the same price -- even though the St. Bernard is so much larger. And if the dog (or other animal) is of a rare/uncommon breed, the price you pay will be that much more.

It can be a trifle embarrassing, I will admit, when commiserating about one's orchid purchase with a friend who is holding their $50 purchase of a robust, spiking cymbidium in a 18in pot and my own similarly priced purchase doesn't even fill a small paper sandwich bag.