Mounted Orchid: Phalaenopsis violacea Indigo 'Red' x SIB, Wood Mount

Arrived in perfect condition. Looks very healthy. I can't wait for it to bloom!

The leaves (2) are about 1 ¼ inches total width apart mounted on a 3” inch board. This is basely a flask plant where 100 to 300 plants are grown in a jar and pulled out. The problem with this is the mortality rate is about 80% to 90%. Your chances of this plant growing to flower size is near 0. You’re better off going to any store and buy your plant there. It nice to dream of this growing to a flower but it’s not going to happen. I been growing Exotic Orchids for 30 years. A flask of orchids is about $5.00 dollars.

Plant is a nice little 2- leaf seedling mounted in sphagnum on a small plack.

much hardier than the other one I bought, still hanging on after 2 weeks, we shall see!

The orchid arrived looking perfect. This is after one week. The delivery was before the cold snap. The only cause must be that the orchid came directly from the flask with no acclimation time for them to swap nutrient feeding to photosynthesis feeding. I located it in the shade, 78ﾟ, South Florida, and watered twice. After second watering, i tried to save with fungicide, to no avail. I don't think it is working. Sorry.

The plants are healthy but be advised these are recently deflasked orchid seedlings. If you do not have experience with very young orchids, these may not be for you. They are very tender at this stage and very easy to lose compared to larger, mature plants. For the price, a good deal but will be several years before they are able to bloom.

As advertised it’s really tiny. The root system is healthy and plant arrived on a really hot day and survived. So far it’s doing fine.