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Posted by penguinesque (My Page) on Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 13:14
| I have been purchasing plants through e-bay recently. I have been surprised when what is described as a plant, looks to me to be a rooted cutting. There is probably a fine line here, but what should I be expecting when the seller refers to a pictured hoya, for example, as a "large plant"?
Before ordering from a seller, I always check the feedback for a high number of transactions and a very high rating. |
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RE: 'plant' vs rooted cutting
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| Hi Penguinesque, I suspect I know what seller you may be referring to. I've bought a lot of my Hoyas from Cowboyflowerman and have been overall happy, but he tends to imply they are established plants whereas I would call them either rooted cuttings or rooting cuttings. I've gotten them both ways - "rooted" as in a nice start to a root system...lots of hair roots, but not so rooted that I would call it a "rootball." Some aren't even that far along, though, so I would call them "rooting" cuttings, because they're only in the very beginning stages of rooting. And yes, I think it's a little decieving, and I did once e-mail him suggesting he refer to his plants as rooted or rooting cuttings, but got no response. But they're healthy and I do still order form him because his plants are well grown and fairly cheap and usually do well after an initial adjustment. But I agree - they should be more up-front about that so you really know what you're getting. Denise in Omaha |
RE: 'plant' vs rooted cutting
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| Oh how interesting. Thanks Denise, I've always wanted to order from him & may do do next Spring. I'll likely still do so, but it's interesting to learn this; won't be any surprises. |
RE: 'plant' vs rooted cutting
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| As an aside, Pirate Girl...see my earlier thread on how thrilled I was with my recent purchase from CBFM... the purchases I made in the spring and summer were small and the roots weren't fully grown...the ones from this week are enormous and very well-rooted...so, perhaps ordering in the fall is the answer, perhaps giving the cuttings extra time to grow, from spring until fall...just my opinion...these new plants are wonderful!! Patrick |
RE: 'plant' vs rooted cutting
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You can't always go by the ratings either! E-bay has fixed it somewhat but I've not found it reliable. To me a "large" plant is just that, a large plant. And a small rooted cutting is a small rooted cutting, technically I guess it's a plant but that is deceitful. There should always be a picture of the actual plant or cutting you are bidding on. Otherwise I wouldn't bother. Cuttings and small plants should be a lot less than a "large" plant.
Tally HO! |
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