I couldn't resist this offer. I've been drooling over their website for at least 2 years now. The high prices held me back though. I couldn't quite push myself to pay $27 for an orchid when I could go to Fred Meyers and get a pretty decent one for $15 or less. I know, $27 really isn't that bad, but I'm a poor college student who probably shouldn't even have spent the $50 for three! (Except I got a $50 check from my grandparents for my b-day just a day or two before I learned about the sale. That MUST be fate
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What I got: Phal. philippinensis, Dtps. I-Hsin Ice Coke 'KH7155', and Dtps. Rong Guan Mary
Cost: regular total: $64 plus shipping plus tax, and it would have been bare-root unless I wanted to pay extra.
Sale total: $54.15, and that includes in-pot shipping and tax!
If I had ordered 3 of their orchids listed at $27, I could have gotten $81 worth of phals for that same cost! But an OB friend sent me one of the plants I was going to order, so I ordered a different, cheaper one (philipinensis seedling).
Why Orchidaceae, Inc. is worth checking out: amazingly healthy plants. The philippinensis was listed as being 2-3 inches across. I was sent a 5 inch plant. The Rong Guan Mary was listed as 6-8 inches, I was sent a plant 12 inches across! The I-Hsin Ice Coke was listed as 8-10 inches, mine is 14 inches across! Both of the hybrids have extremely robust 2-3 inch spikes forming as well. The leaves are pristine and firm and the roots are sooo happy!
Hurry and take advantage of their offer before the end of September! Look for Phals that you can't find cheaper elsewhere! (remember to take shipping into account, too)
Here's the link to their site. If you want to take advantage of the special, look at the phals they have either on their website or on their full plant list, write down the numbers of the plants you want, then go to the "Specials" page and buy the phal special. When you get to the page with the "comments" section, list the catalog numbers of the plants you want.
http://www.orchidaceae.com/