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Bought a $80 rare orchid online and it showed up dead in a box
The seller claimed it was "dormant" but the roots were pure mush when I unwrapped it. Has anyone else dealt with sketchy rare plant sellers on Etsy?
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hannahj492h ago
Oh the roots were pure mush" is such a gut punch, I know that exact feeling. I once paid $60 for a variegated monstera cutting that the seller swore was "well rooted" but when I opened it, the roots were basically brown sludge and the stem was soft. I ended up trying to save it by cutting off all the rot and putting it in sphagnum moss, which is what I usually do with sick plants, and it actually pulled through after like three months of sulking. Your mileage may vary, but sometimes the boxed dead ones can recover if you catch them fast. That said, Etsy can be a mixed bag for rare plants, I've had way better luck with specialized Facebook groups where people post reviews of sellers.
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