Gold Country Orchids

[charlesf6]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

$29 is rather expensive for shipping but maybe he is including insurance. I almost ordered from Carmelas instead and it would have been $30 so I saved a dollar and am getting some orchids I like better. With this being winter, I am pretty happy that the order will be two-day shipping and include a heat pack.

yeah I get it!

[charlesf6]

It had been a cold spell in NY. Hope that it get's here soon though.
I have been patient for over a month now!

[Leafmite]

Okay, so there was no heat pack but the orchids are all fine. Only one has bloomed previously but they were all bought as blooming-size so I will likely get to see blooms after the next set of pseudobulbs mature. All have many pseudobulbs and healthy roots.

What I bought:

1. Cattleya aclandiae Green Dragon x self
2. Cattleya Royal Walk 'Snowdrift'
3. Cattleya Petite Doll
4. Lc. Love Knot v. coerulea
5. Rth. Dal's Moon x C. Garrett Collins

[charlesf6]

Nice. Is the number sequence (1-5) in line with the photo
(top to bottom plant)?

[Leafmite]

The first (top) is the royal walk, then the Rth. Dal's Moon x C. Garrett Collin, then the aclandiae, and at the bottom are the Love Knot and the Petite Doll.

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Originally Posted by estación seca

The plants I bought from him were in excellent shape.

What did you buy from him? He had so many nice ones that I really had trouble limiting myself.

[estación seca]

The plants I bought from him were in excellent shape.

[estación seca]

I got a mixture - some time ago. I can't recall them right now. Just today I saw a small blue Cattleya hybrid that is growing again.

[No-Pro-mwa]

The plants look very nice.

[Leafmite]

The orchids are super healthy and many have new growths just starting. Even the medium, whatever type of bark he is using, is in good condition so I will not need to worry about moving these guys to lava rock until spring. He has the Cattleya aclandiae bare root in a net pot set in another pot so that I will not need to disturb it at all and can just set the entire thing in a plastic Vanda basket and surround it with some red lava rock. It is obvious that he knows his Cattleyas.

I would recommend Gold Country Orchids if anyone is looking for smaller, fragrant Cattleyas that bloom more than once a year. He has an impressive variety, great descriptions and, when I had a question, he did reply to it. He packs the orchids for shipping very well, too. Sure, his shipping is expensive but when I look at the orchids, I think it is worth it. I think there will definitely be a next time.