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Originally Posted by emmajs243
Yup I was super close to ordering too and then JScott, you sealed the deal for me and I aborted that plan!!! I wanted a seedling that is already rare enough and couldn't imagine he had and in the variety i wanted..I was ALREADY imagining blooming the plant and it being something else then read all of this and specifically JScotts comment and decided that heartache and anxiety wondering just isn't worth it to me!
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Yeah, even though I really like both of the plants I got from him, it was still disappointing when they bloomed and they weren't what I was expecting. It took each one about two years after I bought it to bloom for the first time, so for two years, I cared for each of those plants, looking forward to their first bloom, and then the day finally arrived, even though they were beautiful, they weren't what I thought I was getting and it was a little disappointing. I posted about both of them when they bloomed, and if you care to see the threads they are here:
Plant labeled Cattleya percivaliana 'Summit' (but it isn't)
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Surprise Cattleya
They Cattleya lueddemanniana that I ended up with from him is probably a nicer plant than the one I thought I was buying, but I really wanted the other one to be percivaliana. I've already found a Cattleya percivaliana 'Summit' from a reputable nursery, but it is young, and I will probably have to wait another two years for it to bloom.
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