Phal. gigantea from Norman's

[vegetalmatter]

Originally Posted by realoldbeachbum

I want a Phal Gigantea in the WORST WAY, but cannot find one online. I am afraid of Normans due to bad reviews. Does anyone know of another reputable on-line seller that might have them? (My max budget is $100, so I suppose that will be a seedling?)

That being said, I will be in South FL in May -- what sellers might have them there? Would prices be better?
Thoughts, comments?

If you are into bidding, getzen08 on eBay in the past month has listed 2 good sized giganteas (both in spike) for bid but I missed out both time. He might have more coming. He's located I think in the Boca Raton area.

Big Leaf Orchids (Peter Lin) is a very reputable seller and use to have seedlings for sale. I don't think he does anymore but I would keep an eye on his website and ebay page in case he does release some.

It never hurts to email them to ask. Both are very friendly.

[realoldbeachbum]

Thanks vege. I will check both of them out.

[Chris17]

Great looking plant.

[katsucats]

Originally Posted by realoldbeachbum

I want a Phal Gigantea in the WORST WAY, but cannot find one online. I am afraid of Normans due to bad reviews. Does anyone know of another reputable on-line seller that might have them? (My max budget is $100, so I suppose that will be a seedling?)

That being said, I will be in South FL in May -- what sellers might have them there? Would prices be better?
Thoughts, comments?

I've actually had relatively good luck with Norman's, probably because I live nearby and always pick up my orchids in person. But I've come to a point where I just can't take all those interesting sounding cultivar names seriously. He has a greenhouse in the front where if I walk in and see plants blooming, I could be relatively sure it is what it says it is. But tell him to pull something from the back, and all bets are off. I feel like he'd hand me a random plant with a random tag.

I swear I've seen Phal. giganteas sold in various places though. My first go-to is I would wait for Ecuagenera to restock them. I would also give Clint from Orchid Dynasty an email and see if they're in stock. He takes a while to respond, but his plant size value is first rate. I think Orchids by Hausermann or Marlow's might have them from time to time.

[camille1585]

VegetalMatter, since you have several gigantea would you be interested in joining the gigantea project some of us started? Phalaenopsis gigantea - long term growing project

We'd love to know how you are growing them, the challenges you have, things that work... And of course see photos as they grow

[katsucats]

@realoldbeachbum If you haven't picked up a Phal. gigantea yet, Pete at Big Leaf has them now.

Phalaenopsis gigantea x sib – Big Leaf Orchids

[realoldbeachbum]

Thanks Kats! I will definitely check them out now.