Hausermann order
 

I decided to give Hausermann a try after reading lots of positive things about them. I'm very happy with what I was sent.

Purchased:
SLC Aloha Apricot Compact
Neofinetia falcata
Phalaenopsis Jiaho's Pink Girl

And, the roots are always great, too. I use red lava rock for most of my orchids so I always pot the orchids up as soon as they arrive and I have always been very impressed with how healthy the roots are. Hausermann's does a nice job.

Lovely! Can I ask which size Neofinetia you purchased from Hausermann? I am debating which size to buy from them for my order. Thanks!
Natalie

Purchased the 3" pot size.

I have a dozen plants in my "basket" at Hausermann but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I've never bought from them but am eager to give it a shot. My only trepidation is I think I want to wait until late Oct when I can have them shipped straight to the Keys where I do my growing vs sending them to my current intermediate spot here in NH where I will then have to take them south myself.
Hopefully most of the ones I want will still be available. I wonder if they'd take the order now and ship later???????

Doesn't hurt to ask. And late October is not that far away any more. Time flies!

I have been able to place an order several weeks in advance of being able to pick it up. I think you could order and ask for delayed shipment. It is a little outside the usual process. If you order online, put someone in the comments area. I did it all by phone and everything was perfect. So happy right now that I was able to be there for their February-March anniversary celebration...no OrchidFest this Sept for obvious reasons.

Hausermanns does not ship when it is cold. Normally that wouldn't be a concern for October, but given the weather this week it might be something to keep in mind. Maybe we'll have a late October second summer.

that Neo is a beast!

great looking plants. i am a BIG fan of Hausermann

Just received my third or fourth Hausermann order. As always... pristine orchids, excellent roots, and superbly packaged. These folks should give packing lessons to some of the other vendors!

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Yes, they will. I've ordered from them before and asked if they will hold it for a bit, and they did. They are one of the best nurseries in the country, both in regard to the quality of the plants, and their customer service. I think they will be happy to accommodate you.

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I can't believe you made it out with just three plants hahahahaha. I don't think I've every ordered any fewer than 5 plants from them lol

It was my first order with them and I was being cautious. I did another order last month and ordered 4 plants, still less than 5, though. :D
The Neofinetia I received was looking good but recently dropped most of its leaves. Maybe I'm not watering it enough? I'm hoping that it recovers.

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What did you get?

Nothing super spectacular. More Tolumnia to torture. And a phal duplicate of one I have. Want to mount it. Because as I've said numerous times... I'll never have another mounted orchid! :biggrin:

I just received another beautiful order from them last week. We could drive there but, it's cheaper and easier to ship.

I would love to drive there and visit their nursery in person, but it's a long drive from Texas, so I'd have to buy A LOT of plants to make it worth it (and I drive a Ford F150, so I've got plenty of room), so I think it's better than I don't go haha

It's quite the place, well worth the trip for me. It's not too bad if you take 355 north. Then you can stop at IKEA on the way. However, we are not allowed to travel over there. We're on their "Covid black list " The tolls are over $20.00 plus gas. I drive a Honda Ridgeline so, gas wasn't too costly if you fill up before you go.

I recently sent Estacion a orchid in high spike. I sent it Monday, 3 day priority. It was very expensive (much cheaper to drive to Hausermann's.) Apparently the plant us lost and from now on I ship Fed Ex.

Didn't know that Illinois had a state quarantine list. CA doesn't have any travel restrictions for people coming into the state as far as I know but I think some states have restrictions for Californians who want to travel to those states (14 day quarantine).

Illinois has a quarantine order for 30 some states. They make an allowance for school and work.

I may need to virus test the outsides of the boxes I get from Hausermann.

I didn't and I just tested negative. 😉

I had an order a few weeks ago from Hausermann. One plant in particular, the Aerides houlletiana mature size for 40, I was expecting to be just an inch taller like Norman's "premium", but instead I got a stately nearly 2 feet tall plant that looks like an heirloom treasure. It won't fit any pots I have and I have no idea how I'm going to care for it.

What a wonderful surprise! Grow it like a Vanda.

Shopping on their website is as far as I go. If I went there, I would probably impulse buy. :)

What a terrible problem to have! :rofl:

I got my first orchids ever from Orchids by Hausermann, in the spring of 1975. Hmm. I must have been about 3 at the time. Yeah, 3. We'll go with that.

That was the first of many mail orders, and I've been to the greenhouse dozens of time, though not in recent years. Never a bad experience.

I just noticed this from October 24. Neos are extremely succulent plants, and can go without water for weeks before they drop leaves to any significant extent. However, they will suffer quickly and drop leaves when they are too cool and too wet at the same time. That is far more likely at this time of year.

What have your temperatures been? Light? What is it potted in? How have you been watering?

My favorite plant in the entire universe!
Be nice to it. :biggrin:

The Neofinetia is in the house and temps have varied but it has generally been warm until yesterday when I had to turn on the heater for the first time in many months. However, the leaf dropping started before the temperature dropped. I generally water once a week but check the media and if it is too dry I might water 2X a week. It gets light from a north facing window. I pulled it out of the media and most of the roots are dried up. That's why I think I should have been watering more often.

It's potted in a bark mixture (the media that Hausermann shipped it in).

Remember, Neos are little Vandas. And Vandas will drop leaves to conserve water, since they don't have pseudobulbs. They need a wet-dry cycle, but the dry part should not be for very long, especially if it is relatively warm (house temps) If outside, they can get somewhat drier in winter (when they're experiencing temperatures down into the low 40's F) but even then, if it warms up during the day I still water normally.