Probably my last order with Ecuagenera

[Roberta]

Hate to tell you... Stanhopeas aren't small. And grow pretty fast.

[PuiPuiMolcar]

Alright all cleaned up, time to soak them up and call it a night for now.

What I have here are Stanhopea Stanhopea nigroviolacea X Stanhopea gibbosa x Stan. nigra, Ionopsis utricularioide, and anthurium warocqueanum. Cat toy for scale

Stanhopeas aren't small. And grow pretty fast.

I was expecting that they'll give me a near mature or seedling with that price to be honest, but now I've got more than I can chew so it will have to get used to my room temperature until I can leave it outside. What ever the mother plant of this stanhopea is from, the cut division is very deep.

My main concern is probably the Ionopsis because I want to mount it but I am unsure of its original medium, therefore, it may not adjust to the mount after the shock in transit, otherwise I can provide it warmth and humidity.

[Roberta]

You'll only have to baby the Stanhopea for around a month, nights will be getting warmer soon. Once night temperatures are reliably around about 50 deg F , it can move outside. Days are getting longer so that it will get warm enough days to compensate for chilly nights by March or so. That is a gorgeous plant.

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Those are all cat toys.

[Hazeldazel]

I had the same issue with an order from Ecugenera that I got in mid-November. I ordered a couple Dendrobiums and two Bulbophyllums and the Bulbos especially the B. longissimum was HYUGE! I didn't have anything big enough for it, so it sat in a salad bowl for a week or two until I could get a good pot for it. Except for one, they all had TONS of healthy roots.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Hazeldazel

I had the same issue with an order from Ecugenera that I got in mid-November. I ordered a couple Dendrobiums and two Bulbophyllums and the Bulbos especially the B. longissimum was HYUGE! I didn't have anything big enough for it, so it sat in a salad bowl for a week or two until I could get a good pot for it. Except for one, they all had TONS of healthy roots.

Sounds to me like a high-class problem!

[Havoccity]

Oh man this is worrying. I got a sotoanum from Ecuagenera last fall. How likely do you think mine is virused too?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Havoccity

Oh man this is worrying. I got a sotoanum from Ecuagenera last fall. How likely do you think mine is virused too?

There is no way to know without testing. If you are concerned about virus in your plants, you need to invest in some test strips. I don't know about Agdia in the US, Rega in Taiwan ships internationally. The downside of the latter is that the minimum order is a pack of 50 tests. But if you can join forces with other orchid people, you can share... since all the items (vials of buffer, test strips, mixing stick) are packaged individually it's easy to divide things up, just make copies of the sheet that shows what the test outcomes look like.