In August 2009 we posted 4 Small Air Parcels to the same address in the USA and counted the days : 6 + 10 + 10 + 11 days; so this average is a bit under 10 days. There is nothing surprising here, an experiment on a large scale should give the figure of 12 days or under. Here is the thread :
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hoya/msg0821430114483.html
Posted on, Aug 7, 09
I recently received a shipment of 4 boxes of hoyas from Aleya Gardens. The first arrived 6 days later, the next two arrived on day 10 and the last arrived on day 11. I chose the second fastest shipping method so there is a faster method. The plants were well rooted, the leaves were green, a lttle dehydrated, some were yellow and had fallen off, but pretty healthy considering the distance that they traveled.
They rehydrated within a couple of days with high humidity and misting. Actually the plants were larger than I expected and it cost Aleya more than I paid for shipping because the average weight was more than the listed 105 grams each. I communicated several days before ordering and each day after ordering, sometimes twice a day. Real good communication which was my deciding factor to trust the grower and take a chance of a long distance shipment. I am getting ready for my next shipment.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Bare cuttings of Hoya shipped by aleyagarden in Small Air Parcels : 19 days in the mail, but still perfect.
The thread was posted on http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hoya/msg0722571320118.html and is pasted under the text below. Aleyagarden is very grateful to the author for taking the time of posting and making pictures.
Here is our comment : 80 % of Small Air Parcels sent to the USA arrive within 15 days, the average being around 12 days. EMS parcels take on average 2 days less and also the deviations to this average are smaller ( less arrivals in 5 days and less arrivals in 3 weeks than the Small Air Parcel method. ) These data should be related to the difference of cost of the two methods and to the price of the plants in order to assess which method is better. ( Here at aleyagarden we import cuttings in envelopes, with a 100% rate of arrival to this day, and rarely in more than a week time.)
Hoya cuttings in a very good shape after 19 days are good luck as said in the thread but they are not the effect of a miracle : at aleyagarden we got returns of parcels after a month and we could re - grow up to 80 % of those.
Cuttings being bare or being in moss : that does not make any difference ( we have conducted many trials here ) and this is certainly the reason why - my opinion is from feedback received and experiments with imports - if we conducted a survey among our customers, certainly 50% would be positive and 50% would be negative about the use of moss.
Thread :
Just as I was beginning to fear the worst, my cuttings from Thailand (AG) arrived. Technically, they arrived over the weekend, but I was in Minneapolis, so I didn't get them until Monday. That made 19 days in a box, which I know isn't breaking any records around here, but it did freak me out!
FYI: I got psyched out by the text on their website saying small packages sometimes arrive faster via the "slow" method and ignored all advice posted here to use the fast method and request sphagnum baggies. I didn't make any special packing requests. Next time I'd go with the faster method though - I think I just lucked out this time
Here is our comment : 80 % of Small Air Parcels sent to the USA arrive within 15 days, the average being around 12 days. EMS parcels take on average 2 days less and also the deviations to this average are smaller ( less arrivals in 5 days and less arrivals in 3 weeks than the Small Air Parcel method. ) These data should be related to the difference of cost of the two methods and to the price of the plants in order to assess which method is better. ( Here at aleyagarden we import cuttings in envelopes, with a 100% rate of arrival to this day, and rarely in more than a week time.)
Hoya cuttings in a very good shape after 19 days are good luck as said in the thread but they are not the effect of a miracle : at aleyagarden we got returns of parcels after a month and we could re - grow up to 80 % of those.
Cuttings being bare or being in moss : that does not make any difference ( we have conducted many trials here ) and this is certainly the reason why - my opinion is from feedback received and experiments with imports - if we conducted a survey among our customers, certainly 50% would be positive and 50% would be negative about the use of moss.
Thread :
Just as I was beginning to fear the worst, my cuttings from Thailand (AG) arrived. Technically, they arrived over the weekend, but I was in Minneapolis, so I didn't get them until Monday. That made 19 days in a box, which I know isn't breaking any records around here, but it did freak me out!
FYI: I got psyched out by the text on their website saying small packages sometimes arrive faster via the "slow" method and ignored all advice posted here to use the fast method and request sphagnum baggies. I didn't make any special packing requests. Next time I'd go with the faster method though - I think I just lucked out this time
This is how they looked when they arrived. They are soaking in some sort of water-vodka-sugar-epsom salt-superthrive cocktail I was trying out.
Here they are after 26 hours. (I didn't think they needed that long, but I was either sleeping or working the rest of the time)
blasternaezii, cumingiana, caudata, ariadna, erythrostemma (pink)
Note: They sent 3 stems of the erythrostemma :)
archboldiana (pink), nicholsoniae, lobbii 2, imperialis (red), waymaniae (long leaf)
There were a few peduncles in this batch. :) I think they look pretty good for 19 days. There are a couple I'm worried about but I'm optimistic. ..
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Hoya elliptica clone B gives seeds at aleyagarden
The fact is so rare that it is worth being mentioned.
Some threads in plant forums give useful information on planting Hoya seeds, for instance : forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hoya/msg08180840498.html
Some threads in plant forums give useful information on planting Hoya seeds, for instance : forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hoya/msg08180840498.html
Hoya elliptica clone B seeds a few hours after the pod has opened.
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Hoya XL size sent by aleyagarden
Here are 4 hoyas of XL size to be shipped by Aleyagarden. Hoya hypolasia, Hoya kenejiana variegata, Hoya heuschkeliana and Hoya sp. UT001
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Hoya cuttings arrive fast in envelopes
We are so happy at Aleyagarden in Thailand
with two cuttings acquired from France by mail : these bare cuttings travelled 8
days in an envelope with a light plastic bubbled sheet, as we can see on the
picture.
It seems that on average envelopes of cuttings arrive faster than parcels !!
They were ( and are still ) in a perfect shape on arrival but who knows in what condition they would be if there had not been this plastic '' bag'' inside the postal envelope ? About a quarter section of the thinner one ( H. microstemma ) had already started to dry out - this species has a thinner stem than other Hoyas - .
So even though plastic covers induce a higher risk of yellowing leaves, here we still recommend their use by our senders : despite our natural humidity in Thailand during most part of the travel time - I guess after only 48 hours the parcels are already in Bangkok, a stem that has, unluckily, defoliated because of heat can still restart with enough constant humidity and temperature of the air - but a dehydrated cutting is definitely harder to regrow.
with two cuttings acquired from France by mail : these bare cuttings travelled 8
days in an envelope with a light plastic bubbled sheet, as we can see on the
picture.
It seems that on average envelopes of cuttings arrive faster than parcels !!
They were ( and are still ) in a perfect shape on arrival but who knows in what condition they would be if there had not been this plastic '' bag'' inside the postal envelope ? About a quarter section of the thinner one ( H. microstemma ) had already started to dry out - this species has a thinner stem than other Hoyas - .
So even though plastic covers induce a higher risk of yellowing leaves, here we still recommend their use by our senders : despite our natural humidity in Thailand during most part of the travel time - I guess after only 48 hours the parcels are already in Bangkok, a stem that has, unluckily, defoliated because of heat can still restart with enough constant humidity and temperature of the air - but a dehydrated cutting is definitely harder to regrow.Some people have shared their experiences with Hoya microstemma on this thread of gardenweb.com :
http://forums.gardenweb.com/load/hoya/msg0723360223071.html
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Hoya cv " Ruthie" ?
I have been told and read several names, ( Hoya " Ruthie" is the most recurrent
one ) for this Hoya plant with wonderful big yellow - orange flowers and thick
leaves. It seems easy to identify but any other name you would suggest is welcome ! It has so nice large flowers ! It will be soon for sale in aleyagarden.com
shop !
one ) for this Hoya plant with wonderful big yellow - orange flowers and thick
leaves. It seems easy to identify but any other name you would suggest is welcome ! It has so nice large flowers ! It will be soon for sale in aleyagarden.com
shop !
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Hoya oblongata, Hoya palawanica, Hoya myrmecopa, Hoya merrillii : beautiful bare cuttings coming in an envelope with bubbled plastic sheet
A high speed import is to report today, by envelope in the mail ! It took less than 3 days from France to Bangkok in Thailand, for these 4 Hoya plant cuttings to reach Aleyagarden
letter box! Perfect shape again in a closed plastic wrap ! : Hoya oblongata, Hoya palawanica, Hoya myrmecopa, Hoya merrillii.
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letter box! Perfect shape again in a closed plastic wrap ! : Hoya oblongata, Hoya palawanica, Hoya myrmecopa, Hoya merrillii.
Beautiful bare cuttings coming in an envelope with bubbled plastic sheet.
A close up of the inside of the envelope : a plastic wrap with air filled bubbles to contain Hoya bare cuttings.
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