Miniature Orchid: Haraella retrocalla, Mounted, Adult Size

Bought the orchid about a week ago and it got delivered relatively faster than expected. Arrived in good condition. Satisfied with purchase

Purchased this mini orchid in April 2024! Bloomed May 2025! Absolutely love it!

It arrived healthy but it’s only 2 little leaves sticking out. Not even 1 root showing. Keeping it cuz I don’t mind waiting for it to grow but it is definitely not worth the price.

My retrocalla arrived in great shape. I will say, the sphagnum moss on these minis(like with most orchid growers that use sphagnum) is very tightly packed. I recommend unpacking and re-mounting to give your roots proper aeration. I planted mine in an orchidbox* terrarium and it is doing amazing. I use 13-3-15 fertilizer every Friday and spray it with distilled two-three times a week. The photos below are after 2 months in the terrarium. New aerial roots and leaves already out.

Nice plant ,love it.

This is very very small orchid. And apparently, extremely sensitive to less than perfect humidity conditions. Mine was healthy enough when it arrived, nicely packaged (did I mention that it was small?) but it started withering even though I cared for it as instructed. I even placed it into a makeshift terrarium hoping to reverse the wilting trend. I’m still debating when to give up and toss it out. Disappointed. I gave two stars rather than one because of how well it was prepared for shipping.

I believe the orchad will be beautiful when it blooms. However, the mounting is not what was pictured in the ad. It is tied to a small square of unfinished wood with a tony hole at the top. I have now ordered and paid for an actual piece of wood to remount on my own.