Miniature Orchid: Haraella retrocalla, Mounted, Adult Size

I bought this little guy about a year ago and had it in a seashell stuffed with moss by a fountain. He wasn't very happy there though getting misted. I decided to wrap him with a bunch of sphagnum moss onto a piece of burl wood with rough bark and place with other orchids under a grow light. That was when he really started to grow and just tonight I discovered the little dickens had put out the cutest yellow flower about the size of my middle fingernail lol! Soooo cute! Orchids are fussy. If they don't get enough moisture, too much moisture, not enough light, too much light etc they just might not bloom for you. I never gave up hope I'd get a flower and now will make extra sure to keep my conditions stable. Fertilize weekly weakly using rain water, mist every other day to wet the moss and roots during the heated indoors dry Winter months, make sure to keep the light levels similar. Many orchids need a drop in temperature in the Fall coupled with shorter periods of light to signal it's time to bloom. They need cycles of light and dark, like to 'go to bed' at night without artificial light shining on them. My orchid arrived in great shape, healthy plant, but probably should have transferred him over to his permanent tree bark home earlier and also made the mistake of using well water with heavy minerals. The white blotches on some leaves are calcium deposits - orchids need rain water!

Love this little guy! Can’t wait for blooms to start popping out!

Probably should have looked at review photos before ordering, as the image showing how it’s mounted was the main reason I chose this one. I loves the cork bark look, but it came on a tiny piece of plain plywood. Although I am unhappy with the mount, I am happy with the plants overall health. It has nice beautiful foliage and roots. It came with one yellow leaf that has since fell off, but that’s to be expected when it is over 100° outside and it’s packaged for a week in transit. Even with the high temperatures and travel it was still slightly moist upon arrival. Value for money spent, it’s okay. It would have been better if this was cheaper because of the wood used. I would have been much happier with a nicer mount for the price. Hopefully, this tiny beauty will put on growth for me and make beautiful flowers. The first photo is right when it arrived, the second is today.

Packed well and looks healthy. I transferred it to a piece of wood for my terrariums

this never did thrive. when it came it had some pretty leaves but only a couple of roots but i thought i could get it to sprout some and it did ~ had a couple of roots sprout and then shrivel up. i have a hundred orchids in my home so i know how to take care of them. this one never started new leaves. it tried really hard to start a couple of roots again for the second time and they just shriveled up. i am down to a half of ONE last green leaf so i dont think its going to make it especially since it has no roots ;( i really wanted this little miniature. such a shame! also i just realized in the description that it says "with flower spike" NOT TRUE!! there was absolutely no flower spike!

Plant came in good condition and a bit earlier than expected. Only gripe is mine was tiny. Even compared to the photos of previous reviews. Like really small comparitively. You also don't get a nice cork mount as advertised, it's just a cheap chunk of plank lol. Did not come with a bloom nor should you expect it. Packed pretty decently.

They are great as well as there customer service. A beautiful miniature orchid.

The first Orchid I received was not in great shape. I didn't think it had a flower spike on it (as advertised!) so I contacted customer service and sent them a picture. As it turns out, there actually was a flower spike. They send me a very nice email response and pointed out the flower spike. This being said, the plant itself was not is good shape, it was dehydrated and looked like it would lose most of its leaves. Customer service offered (without any prompting from me) to send me a new plant free of charge. The new plant arrived today and it's in great shape. I am very happy with this vendor and will buy from them again. Keep in mind that these are miniature orchids! The plants are very small and the flower spikes are difficult to see until they mature and start to bloom.