US Group order from MyOrchids.de (Dr. Beyrle - Germany)

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I decided to open this import to Orchidboard 'cause I saw a bunch of people interested in Thelymitras on your thread Roberta.

Yup, the "seasonal" Disa spp. are tricky to accommodate once they've really gone far into their growth cycles. It's mostly because the roots were already messed up to some degree or another. I have grown Disa when they're actively growing, but they were usually still very early in their cycle. I prefer that they arrive dormant or very early in their development where the roots haven't come out yet. If they get further along than I hoped, I'll figure it out. As long as a new tuberoid is produced, there's still salvaging them.

I can see how the "evergreen" Disa spp. might be a disaster to ship. They do not tolerate more than 2 days of being dry.

I'm not worried about Thelymitras though. Never had a problem with importing Thelymitras from him. Same with Caladenia.

Diuris orientalis might be a bit of a problem if there are delays in shipping because it grows from fleshy rhizomatous roots, but the Diuris that grow from tuberoids ship really well.

I'm aware Dr. Beyrle uses DHL, and USPS does take over when they arrive in the US. That's standard as DHL is contracted with USPS.

I don't anticipate extraordinarily long delays in shipping from Germany at this time, but it could potentially get held up for any number of reasons. It typically arrives within 1 - 2 weeks.