Dissapointment? Aerangis

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I just received this orchid today from an online seller... after they messed up the shipping multiple times, it finally arrived. Online it was advertised as a mature, blooming size Aerangis ugandensis. I expected it to be a healthy specimen, since I paid $42 for the plant alone (a little high for me, as I tend to buy great plants in the $30 - much better quality than this one). I kind of expected more than 3 leaves. The roots are questionable, too: as you can see in the photos, a lot of the roots are dead, hollow and papery, but green due to what looks like some sort of spray-on moss? Is that even natural? I can only trace back about 5 good roots to the plant. Overall I'm just unimpressed, unfortunately. Would others consider this disappointing? Or is this considered a really good specimen for this species?

This plant is from a very reputable seller, who I think we would all expect immaculate plants from, but it's not the first time I've been disappointed by their products.




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