Buying online...Orchids.com?

[lotis146]

Hello!

Well things seem to be going good so far with my newly repotted Orchids. Since delving into caring for Orchids versus having Orchids I've become more and more interested in being an Orchid enthusiast for real!

So I told myself NO MORE ORCHIDS until those that I have now pull through their compromised state. Then I bought the grocery store Phal. that turned out to have been dyed the beautiful dark purple/violet color that it is. And I've jumped on here, asked questions, presented my circumstances, and got some great advice and repotted my group. Oh btw, checked the roots of the store bought (I named it Desire because I was so drawn to its color...hm...) and they look pretty good. The medium was really dry so I soaked it good today (maybe should have sooner).

And now that I've been through all of this, and grown closer to my group, I'm kind of wanting to get a new type of Orchid. So I was browsing online and created some wishlists.

My question is: have you ever bought from Orchids.com? And what does it mean when they say: Note: husky plant? Does that mean it's big, like a husky guy? Or...? What about Hauserman's Orchids? The second has a greenhouse I could potentially visit in the future but of course they don't have the same kinds. So I thought I'll buy one from each! But then, hmmm, what if I get to the greenhouse and wish I'd have bought all from them? Of course my impatient side wants me to buy one of them from Orchids.com RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW! The one I'm looking at is:

Oncda. Kilauea 'Hawaii' note: husky plant (Onc.sphacelatum ' Sunbeam' AM/AOS x Oncda. Charlesworthii ' Mishima' HCC/AOS) (Mature Size)


Anybody with experience with either of these retailers and/or this plant or something like it? Mind you, if you don't already know I'm an amateur! I'm in the US Midwest, FYI in terms of looking at retailers.

Thanks!
Lotis