Lightning Bolt Jewel Orchid (Macodes petola)

This plant was a darling. I sometimes order plants from other sellers due to financial constraints, and sometimes this works out. But when I have to be confident that I am going to receive the best, healthiest, most vibrant product available, AND the most satisfactory customer service, I ALWAYS choose Logees. I have never been anything less than delighted.

I visited Logee’s for the first time just to buy this orchid. It was the last one they had and one of the leaves was damaged but otherwise it looked healthy. I repotted a couple days later into a sphagnum/bark mix. The root was healthy and it’s doing great. The second picture taken three weeks after repotting shows a new leaf in progress and there’s a new growth at the base. I’m so thrilled with it!

I had an online order shipped to me in a nearby state. It was in transit for about a day. I followed the recommendations on the included instructions to let it acclimate a few days before repotting. I have to repot because 100% sphagnum moss stays damp too long in my home environment. When I repotted the plant, I was very sad to see there were only dead roots in the growing medium. However, the leaves are still beautifully green and sparkly like a healthy cutting. So, I'm hoping that it's a resilient plant that'll start growing roots from the stem in its new pot and growing medium which is now 50% spaghnum, 30% perlite, and 20% orchid bark.