4 Live Orchid Plants to Choose (Cattleyas)

I am so thrilled with this order! I ordered four Oncidium Orchids, and received four oncidium orchids, as well as two Dendrobium orchids! So I got six orchids in total, and they are beauties! Very good value for money. They were in the mail for a good 10 days, and I even got them 4 days before estimated delivery. Thank goodness I did, becuase these guys are thirsty! Very dry on arrival, and the pseudo bulbs are pretty wrinkled on most of the oncidium orchids, as expected after 10 days in the mail. They were packaged snugly, and there is very minimal damage to the leaves and bulbs. I highly recommend doing some research on specific orchid species before purchasing these lovely plants. Dendrobium Actually need a bit of a dormancy period in the winter time (which is perfect for where I am), or a pseudo wintertime cycle to keep them happy and healthy. Also, these are baby plants! The oncidiums have 1-2 pseudo bulbs on arrival, as well as the dendrobium orchids. I knew this going into it, and I don’t expect any lovely blooms until 2-3 years if I’m lucky. Very important to have patients with these little guys. As far as roots go, a lot of them are dead, which is expected and this isn’t a death sentence for oncidium orchids or dendrobiums. But there are a few decent roots on each plant, none of them are completely dead, and some are better than others. I have one of the oncidiums that has very minimum roots, but when oncidium’s make new pseudo bulbs, they make new roots. One of my oncidiums is actually pushing out a couple tiny new pseudo bulbs, so it should be getting new roots. Expect maybe a bit of set back with these little guys. Also these babies are thirsty when they come in! I like to soak them (be sure to avoid getting water in between the leaves to avoid rot, and let the roots drip off a bit before potting them up!) before potting them up so you can go through the roots and find the good roots and get rid of the dead ones so they don’t ruin the potting mix. The seller is very good about giving lots of information on orchids in general, and they give a care sheet for each species of orchid you receive, as well as labels on each plant so you know what to expect. It can be a bit overwhelming if you have no idea what to do, so again, always do a bit of research before getting plants! These orchids are gorgeous and varied, and I even got two beautiful gifted orchids, all of which are viable. However, don’t expect blooms until perhaps a couple years and putting in lots of love and effort with these sweet little plants. They are definitely worth it if you know what you’re doing and are worth the patience when they reward you with beautiful blooms! EDIT (more like an update): it’s been a couple months now, and nearly all of my little orchids are in the process of making new pseudo bulbs/canes. The only one that hasn’t is one of the dendrobium plants (which might be in its dormant stage). I’m super happy, and can already see new roots appearing on most of the plants. The older bulbs are VERY wrinkled, but the new ones are looking nice and healthy, and none of the plants have died. A couple lost some leaves, but that’s not a big deal. I have potted them up in temporary “pots” which are literally plastic cups that I’ve melted holes into for drainage. I’ve been keeping them listed 2-3 times a week (during the first month I misted them every day as long as they dried out completely the next day). I give them a deep soak about every other week. Now that they are growing new roots, I might add a bit of orchid fertilizer once a month (since it’s pretty cold where I live) until it warms up a bit! Super happy with this order!

These oncidium orchids came in early and safely packaged. They all look beautiful, healthy, different varieties, and one is already in bloom. I think this has something to do with it being in the cold season and some orchid types need that first cold breeze to start blooming. I have ordered from this company before and there's always instructions for each orchid type they send. In my zone/7b the oncidiums are definitely great growers. I have other oncidiums and other types of orchids that I ordered from this company that have been growing healthy foliage, as well as healthy root systems and I'm very happy when I see the little bonus orchid they add. These plants just put a smile on my face, orchids are among my favorites. The heat level right now in my area is a constant back and forth do to winter season. I did attach a picture with the blooming one in the front of the pot.

The box came crushed even though the seller put a Handle with Care Fragile sticker on the outer plastic packaging (thanks a lot USPS…not). All of these baby cymbidiums were lovingly placed in each of their individual bag with their respective identification sticker and rolled up in a piece of paper that is a print from the American Orchid Society. The seller also included their version of care instructions. I am a novice so am a bit confused as the orchid society stated to mix perlite but the seller’s do not recommend it. Anyway, happy with my purchase so far as all of the plants came with healthy green leaves. They are very small so I may not see flowers for a decade :D I will def order from them again.

Plants arrived with dead brown roots. Not sure if this is common. All of the leaves turned brown and fell off withing days. The controlled environment was built for the plants requirments and the planting instructions were followed. It's been a real fight pulling these things back from deaths doorstep.

They were very dry when they arrive. They all had ID's with tiny pictures. I planted them in 3 little clay pots with bark on 5/15. It's been 3 weeks and so far so good. The vendor included a little bare root dendrobium.

I'm a little thrown back by how small the majority of the 2 orders of vanda and cattleyas are compared to how much bigger the dendrobiums were that I ordered from the same site. I'm going to be potting these ASAP and will be watching them like a hawk to make sure they're okay and I feel it's going to be a few years before I see any flowers. I don't have anything to plant these little plants and I am wondering if I can plant 2 together.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Was looking to add some vandas to my collection. Ordered the 4 pack. The packaging they arrived in was well thought out, cute and the plants arrived in great condition. Plus I received a bonus dendrobium. I have had them for a couple of weeks now and they continue to grow new leaves and roots. I would definitely recommend ordering from this seller!

They came all individually wrapped in one box, with little gauze jackets & pictures of each orchid & color on the little bags. Printed instructions for potting, repotting & growth were included. Even if you have never potted orchids or had any luck caring for plants in the past, these are a no-brainer. They arrived green and the roots were healthy on all of them. I found little ventilated terra pots to start the plants in. Orchid potting mix is great mix of shale, charcoal, wood chips - no mess, no dirty dirt all over. Soaked the roots before I potted them - they really came to life after initial soaking. This morning all standing tall and thriving. I could not be happier.