I received my orchids from Ecuagenera today! I'm posting this here so y'all know what the process is under their new distribution system.
The orchids shipped on Sunday June 14 from Ecuador to the USA office in Florida. I received a notice that it was in the mail to me on Monday night. I think it was just them generating a shipping label, as tracking showed it being picked up on Wednesday night. It arrived here in upstate NY on Saturday.
The package was well-labeled as perishable plants. Upon opening, each orchid was wrapped in paper. When I removed the papers they were all bare root. The roots were wrapped in slightly damp sphagnum, which was snugly wrapped in saran wrap.
I ordered 5 orchids. All of them arrived a little wilted, but it's nothing that an overnight soak and a day or two in the house won't cure. I was concerned about temperatures for shipping. We've been in the mid to high 80's and I had ordered 3 masdevallias. They'll all be fine.
They are healthy-looking plants except for the last one. It has a couple of leaves with some ugly-looking spots. I'll post a separate thread asking for input on it.
Here are pictures of my haul.
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