Hi All,
I was hoping growers with more buying/selling experience might be able to offer some opinions on few things regarding plant cost.
How much more do you value an unbloomed BS plant than one that is a single growth w/start that has bloomed already and found to have a good, but not exceptional, bloom? In other words, how much more are you willing to pay for a chance at an exceptional bloom?
I ask because I notice that on eBay the Orchid Zone is selling bloomed-out roths for $85 while the unbloomed BS plants are $350 (4x the price).
Does paying more for unbloomed BS plants only make sense if the parentage of the plants is very good (e.g. the OZ roths)?
Are there certain species/crosses where it makes more sense to pay for a known good bloom than to risk getting a poor bloom?
--Stephen
I was hoping growers with more buying/selling experience might be able to offer some opinions on few things regarding plant cost.
How much more do you value an unbloomed BS plant than one that is a single growth w/start that has bloomed already and found to have a good, but not exceptional, bloom? In other words, how much more are you willing to pay for a chance at an exceptional bloom?
I ask because I notice that on eBay the Orchid Zone is selling bloomed-out roths for $85 while the unbloomed BS plants are $350 (4x the price).
Does paying more for unbloomed BS plants only make sense if the parentage of the plants is very good (e.g. the OZ roths)?
Are there certain species/crosses where it makes more sense to pay for a known good bloom than to risk getting a poor bloom?
--Stephen