Questions About Ecuagenera

[DirtyCoconuts]

i am a big fan - no question, but some info i have heard about the USA division...not me, just anecdotal

i believe that unsold merch ends up there or perhaps they send the stock they anticipate will move fastest BUT the only complaints i have ever heard about their medium having pests or rot all came from the USA div. this makes sense to me since everything direct is ALWAYS bare root.

so, take it for what it is worth.

[Clawhammer]

Well, my shipment has been in "pre-shipment" status since Nov 30th and Ecuagenera claims it was shipped. I reached out yesterday and they said this is common (it is not in my experience). I don't have a good feeling about this...

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I placed a second order during the black friday sale for two phrags. I just got an email saying it won't ship until Feb. That is BS. That should have been clear at the time of order. I requested to cancel, no response yet.

[Keysguy]

I just got an email saying it won't ship until Feb. That is BS. That should have been clear at the time of order.

That was my issue as well Claw.

If I had known that up front I may not have placed the order and just waited. Then again, maybe I would have done it anyway.

Are you located in a cold region? They finally agreed to make my shipment in Jan. as I'm in a subtropical climate. So, I will be patient and wait.

[estación seca]

For Phrags I would be patient. You will get nice plants. It's so incredibly difficult to import orchids from elsewhere to the US that I don't mind the wait.

[Roberta]

I think they are also wanting to avoid the Christmas rush and the potential for delays on getting through customs due to holidays. They should have mentioned it... I know that when they started aggressively selling this way, they did indicate that they typically ship about twice a month to the US by way of their Florida operation, so turnaround is rarely as fast as domestic sellers. But I agree with ES, likely to be well worth the wait.

[DirtyCoconuts]

just as a heads up- when i get the "your package is about to ship" notice it NEVER goes beyond the preshipment notice- even after it is delivered- i assumed this was a uniquely Florida experience as things here are often just Broken, but i would not be alarmed by that.

[DirtyCoconuts]

i received the box Friday

Den catenatum
Den forbesii
Den simillieae
Den thyrsiforum
Den tortile


all healthy and expertly packed


the USPS tracking still says preshipment notification....if any of you have ever been to Apopka....it kind of makes sense

[Keysguy]

DC----when did you order?

[DirtyCoconuts]

this is not the same time period as yours, this was placed in mid early Nov...whenever Roberta posted her Den simillieae thread LOL

[Keysguy]

Ah OK. So if mine show up in Jan it's probably about the same timeframe.