Dollythehun sent me a division of her Oncidium Sharry Baby, in spike, via the US Postal Service. She mentioned it here:
latest order stuck in postal system
She took it to her post office in Indiana on October 19. It was supposed to get to me in 2-3 days:
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The tracking showed it was accepted at her post office, then went to the regional hub at Elk Grove Village. Then it disappeared.
Two days passed. Four. Six. Eight. We gave up. I ordered a small mericlone of Sharry Baby from Olympic Orchids, which came very much larger than expected. That is growing strongly.
I came home from work on November 2 and found a tall box at my carport door. I didn't know what it was, since I was expecting a small box with Bulbophyllums from Bill Thoms. Imagine my surprise to find it was from Indiana!
It looked pretty good when I took it out of the box. The spike and lower buds were still alive. I watered it and set it in my sunroom. Here it is today:
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The blue Agave in the background is Agave angustifolia var. tequilana, AKA Agave tequilana Weber. Some of you may be familiar with it. If anybody wants an offset, let me know. Agaves are interesting succulents: They will grow to a certain size to fill any pot, then they almost stop growing. Although this plant is 5-6 feet across when it flowers, it can be kept for decades in much smaller pots.
Shipping via USPS during ballot season
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