US Group order from MyOrchids.de (Dr. Beyrle - Germany)
 

I put in an order with Dr. Beyrle, a German vendor who sells tuberous terrestrial orchids. Anyone want in?

I am in Southern California, United States.

To check out his list of orchids: www.myorchids.de

Serious inquiries please. Please follow through on commitment. Small orders ok, it’s not necessary to buy a bunch of plants.

CITES, phyto, and shipping costs from Germany to the US will be split as evenly as possible amongst people in the group order. Payment for shipping from my home to your home is additional (choice of USPS, UPS, FedEx, or OnTrac). Free local pick up if you're near the San Gabriel Valley area in Southern California.

PM me if interested.

I just looked them over...quite a nice selection. :)

He usually releases his new list in late May or first week of June. Good to keep an eye on the website, watch for when "2022" changes to "2023" ... some things go fast.

King, glad that you are putting together a group order. I have ordered from myorchids.de through a friend, who I know doesn't want to "extend the circle" beyond the current small circle, so great that you can do this for Board members.

Just a word of advice... best to order things that are truly dormant. There are some really tempting things (like Disa and Stenoglottis) that are starting to wake up. The last couple of years, our shipments were "out there" for nearly a month. (Tracking said that it had left Germany, we even paid for expedited shipping, but the last leg ships through USPS and it sat there for 3 weeks saying "waiting to receive package" - a black hole.) The European and Australian Mediterran-climate tubers that were fully dormant survived the trip just fine (not ready to wake up until October anyway so didn't mind a month with no light or water), but those that were starting to sprout suffered badly. Maybe COVID delays are truly behind us but last year it wasn't front and center and still took forever. So do keep shipping delays in mind... maybe it's better now than last year but I'll believe it when I see it. (Shipping from Germany was by DHL but somehow USPS got involved once the package got to the US, no way of knowing reason behind the delays, Dr. Beyrle and my friend did all the right things and doo-doo still occurred)

I decided to open this import to Orchidboard 'cause I saw a bunch of people interested in Thelymitras on your thread Roberta.

Yup, the "seasonal" Disa spp. are tricky to accommodate once they've really gone far into their growth cycles. It's mostly because the roots were already messed up to some degree or another. I have grown Disa when they're actively growing, but they were usually still very early in their cycle. I prefer that they arrive dormant or very early in their development where the roots haven't come out yet. If they get further along than I hoped, I'll figure it out. As long as a new tuberoid is produced, there's still salvaging them.

I can see how the "evergreen" Disa spp. might be a disaster to ship. They do not tolerate more than 2 days of being dry.

I'm not worried about Thelymitras though. Never had a problem with importing Thelymitras from him. Same with Caladenia.

Diuris orientalis might be a bit of a problem if there are delays in shipping because it grows from fleshy rhizomatous roots, but the Diuris that grow from tuberoids ship really well.

I'm aware Dr. Beyrle uses DHL, and USPS does take over when they arrive in the US. That's standard as DHL is contracted with USPS.

I don't anticipate extraordinarily long delays in shipping from Germany at this time, but it could potentially get held up for any number of reasons. It typically arrives within 1 - 2 weeks.

I have done fine with the Thelys, Diuris ( magnifica and orientalis, also drummondii), and Caladenia. These are all firmly dormant during the time that they're shipped, so even after a month in the dry dark, they don't even notice. Disa sagittalis was just coming out of dormancy when it arrived (but shipping might have been a little quicker, that one was 2019) but it recovered. Disa tripetaloides didn't make it. The European ones do fine too... also are fully dormant all summer so the delays do no harm. Anyhow, I have had no issues with Diuris even if their form is a little different... actually D. orientis is the most vigorous of the bunch. They act the same as the more "tuberous" ones.

If you want Disa tripetaloides, I can try to source seeds or flasks of them. It's not likely I'll find them soon.

I'm importing Disa cardinalis from a different vendor soon. Just finalizing things. I'm anticipating they'll be here in late June or early July. I'm only making available a few of these. Not sure how many yet.

Also getting flasks of Disa racemosa and Disa uncinnata. These, I'm going to make available in smaller numbers than the Disa cardinalis. I didn't order a lot.

Thanks! At this point, I don't think I want to try seedlings. Not getting any younger...

Disa tripetaloides actually grows really fast in flask. It takes about a year to get good sized seedlings back from the lab, and they'll likely bloom in just under a year after that. Same goes for Disa uniflora and Disa caulescens. Not sure about Disa cardinalis, but I anticipate the same to hold true.

Disa tripetaloides grew so fast, I wasn't even ready to get them back by the time the lab contacted me to receive them.

The "seasonal" Disa grow ridiculously slow from flask. In some cases, it has taken me 2 years to get them from the lab. Most of the times, the seeds just sit there doing nothing for months until one day they start growing.

Keep me posted... I suspect I can be tempted.

These guys usually offer D. tripetaloides later in the summer:
http://burntbridgecreeknursery.org/