Treated myself to some new orchids

[RosieC]

Great choices Camille, they look wonderful.

Does that mean you could be getting two blooming Phal mannii's now! I remember you said you had ordered another one because this one was meant to be a way off blooming. That's really cool that this one came in spike

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by RosieC

Great choices Camille, they look wonderful.

Does that mean you could be getting two blooming Phal mannii's now! I remember you said you had ordered another one because this one was meant to be a way off blooming. That's really cool that this one came in spike

Nope, the other mannii on ebay runs until tomorrow night, and was going to wait to bid since there are 2 for sale.That way I can go for the cheaper one. Good thing I didn't get it, that means I can use the money for other orchids!

[RosieC]

Cool. Glad it's worked out so well for you

[Val]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Schwerter will not ship if it's too cold, they post on their website when that's the case. I've been wanting to order for a while, but they suspended shipping nearly the entire month of december. And with the heat packs and short trip the plants arrived snug and warm! (only took 48 hours with DHL).

Thank you so much, Camille! Very useful.
I'll soon become their client - and I believe you deserve a bonus from them with your next order

[camille1585]

Since I didn't have time this morning, after work I did a thorough inspection of the orchids. The first 4 are very healthy and full of roots, but I'm not too happy about the Kingidium cross. One leaf fell off from rot at the leaf base, and there is only ONE good root!

Schwerter has a very good reputation so it's probably just bad luck I got a bad plant, so I think the most important will be to see how they deal with it. I sent them an email with photos, and hopefully I'll have an answer on monday... I'm so glad that I do a root check on everything I buy!

[RosieC]

Here's hoping they give a good responce : I do think the most important is how they respond to a problem.

[silken]

Congratulations on the job, Happy Birthday and great choices on the plants!

[phal-newbie]

Phal-Newbie wants a GREEN-PIXIE too......Never have seen anything like this in places I shop.
BEAUTIFUL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[jrodpad]

Wow. You sure know how to pic beautiful orchids! Copper star is AMAZING!!! This one just hit my wish list.

Congrats on the new job! Such great news.

-J

[Becca]

How beautiful the Phal. I-Lan 'Green Pixie' is! I'm going to have to add that one to the top of my list! Happy Birthday and congratulations on the new job!