I was one of the bidders but didn’t go for higher than $300 for several reasons. First the plant seems blooming a couple times so I wonder how the first flower looks like. Second the plant was grown in Florida, a high temperature area so Phrag tend to has lighter color. I had some seedlings that...
I also have one in bloom and 5 or 6 more in spikes. I used to bloom a very flat one but it seems like that plant doesn’t bloom this year after holding a seed pod last year.
99.9% of my plants are in Rockwool even kovachii, the 0.01% will be in Rockwool soon when they reach the day to repot LOL. Those plants in Rockwool for more than 6 months the new growths is about double size of the old growths :)) I put my only rothchildianum into Rockwool and it loves it too...