A question about Ecuagenera

[Angurek]

Well, they have pretty much every orchid I've been drooling over, and all appear to be available for purchase on their website. My question is, do I have to pay for a CITES certificate to import the plants? Also, do they ship directly to you, or do you need to pick up the plants at a show?

Their plants seem to have reasonable prices on their website, and when you add the shipping charges in the cart, the price doesn't seem all that bad. I want to know as much as I can before I buy from them (The last thing I want is to find out that I have to pay 100 dollars for an orchid that was supposed to be only 20 dollars!)

[lambelkip]

If you order from their website, you will need to pay for the cites & phytosanitary certificates, and need an import permit. email cites@ecuagenera.com for information on the certificates.
they frequently do shows around the world, so you might be able to ask them to bring specific plants to the show, and let them handle the import. Their next 2 shows in the US are the San Francisco orchid show (Sep. 12-13) and the Miami Aroid show (Sep. 20-21 - not sure they'll bring orchids to this one, but it couldn't hurt to ask).
Also, if I remember correctly, Hawk Hill orchids imports plants from Ecuagenera, so you might want to try contacting them.

[Soonix]

Ecuagenera will bring the orchids for you to the show and you can pick them up or they can mail them to you from the show if you cant make it to the show. The website gives you the deadlines to order orchids by so you should check that out. Im ordering from them now and they are very dilligent and friendly. Goodluck

[Angurek]

Originally Posted by lambelkip

If you order from their website, you will need to pay for the cites & phytosanitary certificates, and need an import permit. email cites@ecuagenera.com for information on the certificates.
they frequently do shows around the world, so you might be able to ask them to bring specific plants to the show, and let them handle the import. Their next 2 shows in the US are the San Francisco orchid show (Sep. 12-13) and the Miami Aroid show (Sep. 20-21 - not sure they'll bring orchids to this one, but it couldn't hurt to ask).
Also, if I remember correctly, Hawk Hill orchids imports plants from Ecuagenera, so you might want to try contacting them.

Cha-Ching! I guess the prices add up fast. So much for ordering online.

Originally Posted by Soonix

Ecuagenera will bring the orchids for you to the show and you can pick them up or they can mail them to you from the show if you cant make it to the show. The website gives you the deadlines to order orchids by so you should check that out. Im ordering from them now and they are very dilligent and friendly. Goodluck

They mail from shows? Awesome! I'm gonna see if I can get them mailed.

[Auyantepui]

I have been ordering from Ecuagenera for seven years, 10 - 14 plants per order. Plants were mailed to me from shows they were attending. Fairly expensive but not if you want to get less available plants. I have had very few problems with disease, plant quality or survival. Two or three plants failed but the cause was unclear. In a few instances the plant was a small division. Many of these plants have bloomed in the last year or two.
Place an order on the web site and request an invoice. They will come back in a few days with a final bill based on what is available. They will take a money order or PayPal but they want the customer to cover the PayPal fee [2%].
The best approach is to buy on line for pick up at a show and send a check to their U.S agent in the Bronx. This reduces costs and minimizes delay. It took a while to get the process clear but it works well now. On balance I would give them a good recommendation.

[cb977]

Originally Posted by Auyantepui

I have been ordering from Ecuagenera for seven years, 10 - 14 plants per order. Plants were mailed to me from shows they were attending. Fairly expensive but not if you want to get less available plants. I have had very few problems with disease, plant quality or survival. Two or three plants failed but the cause was unclear. In a few instances the plant was a small division. Many of these plants have bloomed in the last year or two.
Place an order on the web site and request an invoice. They will come back in a few days with a final bill based on what is available. They will take a money order or PayPal but they want the customer to cover the PayPal fee [2%].
The best approach is to buy on line for pick up at a show and send a check to their U.S agent in the Bronx. This reduces costs and minimizes delay. It took a while to get the process clear but it works well now. On balance I would give them a good recommendation.

Interesting information!
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[harrywitmore]

I have ordered from them many times. When ordering tiny Pleurothallids I would expect to have some loss. They try very hard to get your plants to you in good shape but with plants so small they tend to get a little beat up. I would not hesitate to order from them in the future. As a matter of fact I have an order that arrives this week!

[cb977]

Originally Posted by harrywitmore

As a matter of fact I have an order that arrives this week!

What are you getting?

[harrywitmore]

Originally Posted by cb977

What are you getting?

I'm getting some miniature Pleurothallids

Lepanthes persimilis
Lepanthes quadricornis
Lepanthes erepsis
Lepanthes papyrophylla
Lepanthes villosa
Lepanthes pillosella
Lepanthes tentaculata
Pleurothallis dodsonii
Stelis embreei

[Tindomul]

I have dealt with them only once, and it was not a good experience. Basically I lost my money, if you want more details pm me. I will not be ordering from them ever.