orchids off of ebay?

[Tim P.]

Thanks for all of the information everyone! ill have to check into the companies that you recommended to me.

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Originally Posted by escualida

A lot of my orchids are from eBay and like Philip said, it really depends on the seller. I've gotten a lot that were awesome and virus free, and I've gotten a few that had viruses (pretty much only phals). Which seller were you thinking of buying from? I'm sure someone here will have had experience with most eBay sellers...

You can also write to them and ask what their virus policy is.

That is a good idea... diddnt really think of that.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Tell us what you do!

[escualida]

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[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Adriana, I never thought about checking for the seller's virus policy, that's a great idea!

[Tim P.]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Tell us what you do!

will do. Thanks to The Orchid Boy I am now looking into Paph. sanderianum. If it is easy enough to grow I will own one... or one of its hybrids. I can say that it has me caught with those unnatural long petals lol . As a general statement I am looking into getting into more paphs. I find them to be beautiful plants

[The Orchid Boy]

I didn't think Paph. sanderianum was real at first. If you have any questions on sanderianum, ask me or contact Leo Schordje: schordje.com He is like the sanderianum expert, he is where I got my plant and where I learned most everything about this species. He doesn't have any now but will later. If a hybrid try Paph. Ching Hua Dancer or Paph. Michael Koopowitz. The higher the humidity, the longer the petals.

[Tim P.]

Originally Posted by The Orchid Boy

I didn't think Paph. sanderianum was real at first. If you have any questions on sanderianum, ask me or contact Leo Schordje: schordje.com He is like the sanderianum expert, he is where I got my plant and where I learned most everything about this species. He doesn't have any now but will later. If a hybrid try Paph. Ching Hua Dancer or Paph. Michael Koopowitz. The higher the humidity, the longer the petals.

I am actually looking into michael koopowitz how hard is it to grow for a

Pretty much beginner

ive only got one paph and it has been kept alive for two years... that has to count for something

[jeremyinsf]

If you are looking to work with other paph's, and want something that will grow and re-bloom, I suggest you start with some things other than the plants discussed so far. You perhaps can find a michael koopowitz or sander that has a spike/flowers on it, but getting them to do it again in your own setting is more of a challenge. That pretty much applies to any of the "strap leaf" types. They have a lot of light and humidity requirements.

Maybe try something like Paph. sukhakulii, or a hybrid of a flower like this. It won't have the long tails, but it might give you some practice in growing and re-blooming etc. They are also usually a lot easier to find.

[SJF]

Originally Posted by Tim P.

I am actually looking into michael koopowitz how hard is it to grow for a ive only got one paph and it has been kept alive for two years... that has to count for something

Piping Rock is a great vendor for paphs and phrags

[Tim P.]

Originally Posted by SJF

Piping Rock is a great vendor for paphs and phrags

the problem i have with piping rock is that they dont have pictures. For a noob i cant tell peter from paul by the names. maybe i am missing something