Mini miniatures - where to get them?

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Thanks Nikkik, will do and will see:-)

[nikkik]

Originally Posted by TOMMYMIAMI

Thanks Nikkik, will do and will see:-)

Let us know if you find it!! Fingers crossed for you.

[rollinkansas]

For stuff like that you are better off PMing members than looking through vendors...usually vendors dont carry the real micro minis, but they are out there.

Here is Platystele jungermanniodies...unfortunately I do not have any extra now.



Also keep your eye out for Pleurothallis dressleri...an awesome micro mini

[hcastil3]

Ooooo

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I love that platystele jungermannioides, would like to find it, if anyone knows where to get it, let Tom and I know haha

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Originally Posted by rollinkansas

For stuff like that you are better off PMing members than looking through vendors...usually vendors dont carry the real micro minis, but they are out there.

Here is Platystele jungermanniodies...unfortunately I do not have any extra now.



Also keep your eye out for Pleurothallis dressleri...an awesome micro mini

Rollinkansas, so it was actually you posting the growing time pictures of Platystele jungermanniodies on the dendro board, right? Cause this picture is one of them, I saw it there and I fall in love with this guy! The other one, Pleurothallis dressleri is also on my highly wanted list, unfortunately any of these 2 is possible to be find for sale. And I do not know members whom I could PM for them:-) So many thanks for joining this thread, your Platystele jungermanniodies is amazing. If you would have some in the future, please keep me in mind!

[theroc1217]

Try looking on eBay. There's often lots of good stuff on there.

Micro Miniature Bulbophyllum Odontopetalum Species Orchid Plant | eBay

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Many thanks for all the tips to everyone. After some extended research and contacting sellers, I did come to this conclusion - bulbophyllum minutissimum is pretty much bulbophyllum moniliforme, which is available on Andy's website. Platystele jungermannioides is pretty much very rare, and no one has it for sale - I found one member having it only and strictly for trade for other micro orchids, which I can not provide:-) And dreamy Pleurothallis dressleri, the tiny little water melon leaf one is extremely rare too, however that one can/was found some 2 times on eBay, one in September, one this month, auctions, September one was won by someone I know (size of a Quarter division) for $400, and the October's winning bid was $203 (again quarter division). I wish I had known about this little guy some years ago, I did find very old ebay auction that was for this plant mounted on the cork slab, having some 7 divisions, in bloom, and at that time it sold for only $205, such a bargain! That size plant would be worth some $1000 plus today:-)))))))))))))

[Paul]

Micro mini's are problematic -- not only is it hard to find vendors/people who have them, but because they are sooooo tiny, it takes FOREVER for them to "out grow" their space and then get divided.

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Agreed Paul, I can only imagine, I heard that dressleri is pretty slow grower. But on the time pictures of Platystele jungermannioides I saw that it can actually grow pretty fast within one year, so I hope I will find someone somewhere to have some small division of this micro mini:-)

[Paul]

From what I have heard/read, Tommy, the jury is still out on whether "bulbophyllum minutissimum is pretty much bulbophyllum moniliforme". Jay makes some interesting points for their likely being separate:

IOSPE PHOTOS


IOSPE PHOTOS

I believe I had read, btw, that minutissimum can be difficult/finicky.