"Rob Halgren" wrote in message
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2. I'm kind of surprized there are two plants in the pot...

Rob,

I have been seeing the 2 plants in one pot much more often recently, I think
it's a new commercial vendors/retailers scheme to attract the mass market
even more, to make buyers think "two plants for the price of one, what a
bargain." At some point I saw Dendrobiums potted in one pot with Phals --
which to me was a complete turn-off, since I can grow Phals, but don't have
enough light for Dends. The last time I visited my local plant nursery
nearby, they had lots of two Phals potted together, both in spike. I know
that this is not something that the old-time respectable orchid vendor would
do (since two plants together increases the risk of disease transfer from
plant to plant, and causes them to compete for resources), but the new hype
commercial mass market vendors are doing it.

Best,
Joanna