Has anyone gotten anything shipped from xplant?

[alecStewart1]

Upon my stumbling around the internet searching for unseen varieties of Neofinetia falcata, Dendrobium moniliforme and Asian Cymbidiums, I came across this site called xplant.

Here's the main website page.

If you look over to the right, you'll see like a sidebar that says "Purchase guide". Here's that page.

From that same page:

Hello.
This is Xplant. Xplant is the largest online plant
shopping mall in Korea,
in partnership with hundreds of farms.
We are shipping plants to many countries around the world.
(Asia/Europe/America, etc.)
– USA, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines,
Russia, UK, Italy,Germany, France, Spain, Portugal,
Switzerland, Brazil,etc.
Delivery(DHL) takes about 3-5 days(Asia) / 5-7days(US/Europe).
- Each country is slightly different, EMS takes a little longer than DHL
We promise to do our best that you receive the plants
quickly and safely.

So, supposedly, this whole site is for purchasing Korean plants, either in South Korean or getting them shipped to you overseas.

The site heavily features succulents, but if you look in the 2nd navigation bar (the one under the search bar) there's different plant categories and one is "Orchid".

However, a few things.

• A lot of stuff is in Korean

Maybe some of you can read or reliably translate Korean. I can't, though. For instance, there's this plant here. It's variegated Cym. goeringii, neat, and it's name is 이쁜서반.

Translating 이쁜서반 into DeepL gets me..."PrettySuburban". Okay, I'm going to guess that's not correct.

That's an easy example, as Cym. goeringii was actually listed on the item. Some are all in Korean, so good luck if you want to buy something and can't read Korean nor have a good way of translating it.

• There seems to be a set minimal amount of which you have to order from a store.

On a lot of stores, if you click on a listed item you'll notice in red that a minimum of 100,000 KRW (73.97 USD) is required to purchase from the store.

• Most stores don't support international shipping. :/

If you go back to that Cym. goeringii I showed earlier, if you scroll down to the description you'll see in the "Detail Info" tab:

This store(item) is not supported for international shipping.

So, bummer.

To show what is available for international shipping, surprise, it's all Neofinetia falcata.

Here's the list of every orchid available for international shipping.

This store you'll likely see all of the items for are from a store named "Shinsegae orchids".

Another bonus, this store requires a minimum order amount of 200,000 KRW (147.95 USD).

So if you want to buy one or a few unique Korean Fuukiran varieties, maybe you can try there. Otherwise, good luck. If you're in Asia, I envy you.

I'm more curious if anyone has purchased anything through this site before.

[Ray]

Interesting site, but a little confusing about the minimum pricing.

So if you spend W 200,000, that includes shipping?

I have a Korean niece-in-law. I'll see if she can help with the translation.

[alecStewart1]

Originally Posted by Ray

Interesting site, but a little confusing about the minimum pricing.

So if you spend W 200,000, that includes shipping?

I just saw this myself, but on the purchasing guide page I shared:

Please check the shipping cost for each store as photo.
(Red box)
Shipping cost and minimum purchase amount vary by store.
(Additional charges may apply depending on the volume
and weight of the plants you purchased.
If additional charges are required, the seller will attach the receipt.)

So I assume that includes shipping. Though, I imagine the "minimum cost" is also there as a note for anyone looking to have something shipped internationally. (At least, that's my generous interpretation.) It makes some sense, because would someone incur any international shipping charges for a 30 - $50 plant that could wind up be around that same price range? (Again, my being very charitable as to why that might be a thing.) Maybe it's different if you were browsing the site in South Korea.