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Originally Posted by LovePhals
Just ordered a Cattleya Walkeriana 'Semi Alba'. This has been on my wish list, very excited to get it. I just hope that it is very healthy.
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I got 3 phals from Hausermann not too long ago. One of them has stem rot (Although this is probably my fault it looked good when I got it, but it happened pretty quick after I bought it, it is going to die very soon). My Phal surf song didn't have the roots I expected for a 6 inch pot. I have considered cutting the spikes off so it will grow more roots. I would definitely order from them again since I think the rot is my fault (although I am not totally sure) and the surf song is OK too just for the size of the pot the roots were a little sad. I downsized the pot from 6 inch to 3 inch with plenty of room for root growth.
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Did you email them? From what everyone says about them here, they seem like the sort of people who would offer you a gift certificate for your trouble.
It's funny how you and I have the same plants on our wish lists. I just purchased Cattleya Walkeriana var semi-alba a month or so ago and I also picked up Phal Surf Song, but I happened to see mine at the local hardware store, with a tag, doing pretty decent, so I grabbed it for 9$.
Did you happen to order your C. Walkeriana from Seattle Orchid? If so, I can tell you that you'll get a healthy plant. That's where mine came from and all of their divisions of this plant were healthy little guys.
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