Piping Rock Orchids? Looking for feedback.
 

Hello,
I think I am getting into paphs now trying to fill my basement with orchids too :). I have several parvisepalum species and they are doing ok. Now I wanted to add some more and also buy a few parvisepalum hybrids. I know there are lots at Clouds but they are mostly seedlings. From a list of vendors visiting our local orchid show I found Piping Rock orchids and they have everything I wanted (well, almost everything) in BS.
Did anybody order from them?
If yes, what was your experience like? How was the plant quality? BS paphs are not very cheap, so I would like to buy with some degree of confidence.

Thanks for your help.

We have had no trouble with them. first class stuff. Arrives on time. healthy plants. Carol

Piping Rock is top notch!

Bill

Ditto what everyone else said!

Can't say enough good things about them!

Cheers.
Jim

Great! Thank you everyone. Now I just have to hope that they will come here this year too... and start making my shopping list :)

Glen and his Piping Rock Orchids are great. He often gives talks and goes to shows in Canada. Send him an email, he will get back to you very quickly. One of the nicest vendors I've met: at the end of our show he was still holding a Paph for me - told me to send him a check.

Yep, I concur 100%.

Not long ago I was looking for a phrag species to add to my collection. It wasn't listed on his website, but Glen offered to look and see if he had any "hidden away". He did and it's not growing nicely in S/H culture.

Thank you Rangiky and Ray.
I don't have many paphs yet, so whatever they have listed on site - plenty for me to shop around.
Here is my preliminary list:
Paphiopedilum Fumi's Delight BS
Paphiopedilum Magic Lantern NBS
Paphiopedilum Memoria Larry Heuer BS
Paphiopedilum niveum BS
Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin NBS

They also have dunkel and albinum forms of Paph. delenatii that I really would like to get, but the size listed is 4-5". If it is a size of leaf span - it seems like very small seedling (am I wrong?). With paphs I would like to get at least NBS, so to have hope for blooms in this life :).
Are any of the paphs from the list above are not recommended as hard to grow or stubborn to bloom?

Thanks a lot.

I ordered 6 Phragmipediums from Piping Rock Orchids - they were outstanding plants, I could not have been more pleased! I will always get my slipper orchids from Piping Rock Orchids!

Thank you NeoNJ.
I have been looking at phrags too, although am still in the trial mode before buying whole bunch.
I have Phrag pearcei third month here and it is doing great, growing new roots and leaves; second one - Phrag. Olaf Gruss is coming next week.
If they will hang on - I will definitely be buying more.
Which ones did you get? How are they growing for you?
Thanks again.

I have many Phrags, the ones that I purchased from Piping Rock were: Phrag sedenii, Phrag Mountain Maid, Phrag Cardinale, Phrag Carol Kanzer.
I also have Phrag China Dragon, Phrag Eric Young, Phrag Eugene Conroy, Phrag vampire slayer, Phrag Ecua-bess, Phrag longifolium, Phrag Sorcerers Apprentice.
They are all growing well, and are healthy, growing new starts.

Nice plants, would not hesitate to order from them again. Glen was a speaker at our society meeting, so we were able to pre-order. What are their shipping policies and costs for shipping to Canada?

NeoNJ, you have a great collection of Phrags. Of course I had to search for the pics of Phrag vampire slayer first. What a name!
I hope my trial ends successfully and I will buy more of them too.

Oscarman, I wasn't thinking about shipping. They are travelling to our annual show in April, so I hope to pre-order plants to pick up at the show.

That's wonderful - great opportunity for you and I would jump on it. I was actually just looking at their travel schedule and see that they are in Canada 2x this year! So you are in the Ottawa area. Great for us Canadians!

I ordered a few BS lowii and rothschildianum plants last summer in addition to several smaller ones I have. One is spiking now although I may cut it off, the plant is not really very established. They came from Orchid Inn when Sam was in eastern Canada and also from Zephyrus Orchids. All nice plants.

4-5" delenatii isn't like a 4-5" roth. I would think it will bloom this fall or certainly the year after. They aren't big plants. Go for it!

Bill

Bought a fairrieanum and Paph. Lefty Kei. Fairrie came in bud and bloomed beautifully. Lefty Kei with only one fan, and it is in bloom right now. I think Piping Rock orchid 'ROCK'

Ruth

I have checked Zephyrus Orchids, they have nice divisions for sale, but probably not in the beginners price range :). Maybe when I am more confident in keeping them alive, I will give it a second look.
I like the look of lowii and roth, but read that their type is too demanding and hard to bloom. Is it true for you?
I am going to order Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin to try my hand in multies.

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Really?! That changes everything and those two delenatii go to the top priority list :) Thanks a lot Bill!

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Thank you Ruth. It is great to see that I am making the right choice.

One roth is getting high Cattleya light and the others are soon to join in. They are growing well and sending up new growths. Time will tell if they bllom well for me, as most are recent additions. Of course I wil keep the OB posted!

I have grown Paph. philippinense var. roebelinii before in a windosill setting adn it was a good grower and bloomer for me. Good luck on your choices.