This weekend I received my order from Elsner Orchideen, a German grower. The plants are perfect, as usual. Healthy plants, gorgeous roots, medium in great condition, and very well packed (and packed dry). Customer service is excellent. I had started preparing my order a couple weeks before, and when I finally did check out, 2 of the plants were no longer available. After a lighting fast email exchange, she added them back onto the site for me (there were still a few hiding in the greenhouse).
I ordered 4 plants this time (though I was eyeing about 5 others, including a Clowesia Rebecca Northern that I’ve been wanting and searching for for quite a long time, but I’d rather wait until spring to try my first catasetum!). So I got:
*Phrag Sedenii (was told it’s a good choice for a first Phrag)
*Paph Magic Lantern (so excited, it’s been on my wishlist for a very long time)
*Neofinetia falcata (the weird growing one I wrote about in another thread)
*Leptotes bicolor.
The Leptotes is mounted, and I’m so happy to finally replace the plant I lost years ago. Yesterday I found a beautiful glass jar to hang it in, and added some leca and a bit of water at the bottom for extra humidity. I have it on my desk at work for now, and had the idea to place it on top of my laptop’s docking station and the warmth of the dock gets transfers to the jar. Inside it’s nice and warm and humid, perfect for a mount! My only concern is weekends, since it’s at work it will go 2 days without water. I may have to bring it home every weekend. (My colleagues are going to think I’m the crazy orchid lady, but maybe that isn’t too far from the truth).
First photo is the 4 plants from Elsner, and the second is the current state of my office. I have a nice west facing window.
At the end of the week I’ll be adding 2 Neos to this setup, and next week I’ll bring whatever I happen to buy at a local show on Saturday… It’ll be a couple more months at least before I can restart the collection at home.
My new haul from Elsner Orchideen
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