New orchids coming

[dbarron]

I hadn't tried to grow a paph in at least 20 years (failed big time), but back in July I think, I got a small (very small) spicerianum and it has continued to look happy and push a new leaf since then, so I thought I needed to expand and try paphs again.
So...I ordered a complex/bulldog 'Starship' and since one can't order just one pot...because of shipping (and mindset), I also got a maudie type 'French Macabre'. Both are said to be of flowering size, since I don't yet have them in hand, I can't say if they're budded. I am of two minded on being budded, it would be wonderful to get immediate gratification and know what the complex grex looks like, but risks of bud damage in shipping and knowing I'll have to wait at least another year...*lol*.
Now, I get to obsess over tracking it. The weather had turned brutal since I ordered them, but the vendor assures me that with heating packs they'll be just fine. It made it to Little Rock (200 miles?) this morning at 12:11 am. Now I expect (from previous shipments) to watch it arrive and depart LR at least three times in the next 2 days before finally arriving either tomorrow or Friday (depending on how many times it loops to LR, I can only assume it's different facilities, but don't know) while I'm biting my fingernails and awaiting delivery.
Anyway, always nice to get new plants, especially something new to your cultivation scene.