Orchid Vendor's Tricks and Lies

[bil]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Is this true even in the evening hours?

Oh yes, I was sniffing all the hours god sends. I knew it was an evening scented one, so every evening I was in there sniffing.
Also, if I am honest, the flower wasn't as good as I was expecting. The nectary was nowhere near a foot and a half, and the flower didn't look as clean as I was expecting, if that makes sense.

That of course may well have nothing to do with the scent.

[estación seca]

Originally Posted by bil

Oh yes, I was sniffing all the hours god sends. I knew it was an evening scented one, so every evening I was in there sniffing.
Also, if I am honest, the flower wasn't as good as I was expecting. The nectary was nowhere near a foot and a half, and the flower didn't look as clean as I was expecting, if that makes sense.

That of course may well have nothing to do with the scent.

First blooms frequently fail to reveal the full potential.

[Salixx]

I can handle a lot of stuff. Vendors don't always know how to care for a plant, etc. I typically pull out my phone and do a quick google search if I am concerned.

What really irks me though is the misrepresentation of plants. I purchased once and only once from a well respected vendor. Two of the three "plants" purchased were two divisions stuck in one pot. On one species, a Coelogyne, the divisions each only had one mature bulb and one immature bulb - far from the advertised "blooming size" plant I had been sold.

Short of only buying in person and unpotting the plant before purchase, I'm not sure how the above can be completely avoided. I won't purchase twice from a vendor that has done this though.