so here's the update...
I pulled that haraella out of the mix to check it, and it had very few roots, and the ones it had were pretty poor quality. since I already had it out, I mounted it on a stick (secured with surgical sutures--why not?). I then put the whole thing under a clear plastic cup. About a week later, I was rewarded with the bloom pictured here.
I complained to the vendor, and they promptly replaced it with a new one, which has an excellent root system, and just bloomed yesterday.
so now I have two haraellas. it looks like they may alternate between which one is blooming, as the first one has a bud developing presently. I removed the humidity dome last night because the original one now looks pretty well hydrated, and I wanted to get some better air flow around it. the second one is doing great in fine bark mix for now, although I haven't decided if I want to mount it at a later date. of course, the thought of semi-hydro did cross my mind--anyone with any experience with this plant in s/h?
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