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Made my 1st visit to ecuagenera in apopka fl this week. Wonderful place and very helpful staff. Several orchids in bloom stopped me in my tracks. Here’s one.

This is a favorite form of one of my favorite unifoliate Cattleya species! Gorgeous - I've passed on purchasing a seedling before of this color form and regretted it - I won't do so the next time I see them available!

David

I hear you there David. Regret is hard to forget. I arrived there with the mindset that I could buy only 1 plant to fly back with me and found what I was seeking: the anthurium wendlingeri. Running out of room indoors at home. The orchids were very reasonably priced and could have asked them to ship home.

Joe

That's an excellent find. How do you like the scent?

I might be confusing it with another but the several I found in bloom that day each had a slight Easter lily or hyacinth scent.

good find and nice catch. Ecuagenera is a great addition to Florida nurseries. They are based in Equador but opened a big location in Apopka FL a bit north of Orlando. They transfer plants from Equador and get them growing in local climate. The big benefit is that in one season plants are acclimated to northern hemisphere seasons. I picked up a cattleya amethistoglossa on my visit there and it bloomed in spring (northern spring) so am very happy with the plant and fairly priced. They do show up at all the major shows in FL and nationwide and many of the smaller shows in FL. If they're coming near you am sure they can bring whatever you want from their inventory.

Yes, that’s a big plus having the orchids already adjusted to our hemisphere. The cattleyas I bought directly from equador this summer are still confused it seems. It’s winter here and they won’t go into their rest phase indoors now. I had to cut back on my lights.

I traveled to Apopka and was intent on purchasing an Anthurium wendlingeri. Such a worthwhile visit. I went through the whole retail greenhouse with some friends I was visiting and didn’t find any wendlingeri; website was showing out of stock. I figured it was worth a shot.

The staff member was amazing; she brought me into the back greenhouse and found me one that was finishing its acclimation from Ecuador. I purchased that one. There were smaller ones that just arrived and still needed to adjust.

A perfect place for those who love aroids and orchids. Upon leaving I told my friends they had just witnessed a collection of tropical plants that most would never see in their lifetime.

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Yes, that’s a big plus having the orchids already adjusted to our hemisphere. The cattleyas I bought directly from equador this summer are still confused it seems. It’s winter here and they won’t go into their rest phase indoors now. I had to cut back on my lights.

I traveled to Apopka and was intent on purchasing an Anthurium wendlingeri. Such a worthwhile visit. I went through the whole retail greenhouse with some friends I was visiting and didn’t find any wendlingeri; website was showing out of stock. I figured it was worth a shot.

The staff member was amazing; she brought me into the back greenhouse and found me one that was finishing its acclimation from Ecuador. I purchased that one. There were smaller ones that just arrived and still needed to adjust.

A perfect place for those who love aroids and orchids. Upon leaving I told my friends they had just witnessed a collection of tropical plants that most would never see in their lifetime.