Comments regarding Kartuz Greenhouses

The packaging was the best I've seen in a plant mail order company...no complaints there. However, the 2 of the hoyas I ordered were tiny (smaller than I've rec'd at other vendors. The 3rd, H. meredithii, was bigger. Mixed feelings. The prices weren't great for the tiny plants rec'd. Will not order from this vendor again.

I ordered quite a number of plants from this vendor last spring, mostly hoyas. I had heard that it took a while to get the plants, but I was willing to wait since the hoyas I ordered were not readily available from many vendors. Well, I waited and waited. I called. I waited. I called again. I was told that the hoyas I wanted were not available. Why wasn't I told this sooner? Anyway, I received my order minus the hoyas. The plants were very small. Two immediately died. The others are all doing well, although I believe that several of the plants did not have good root systems when shipped to me and resulted in slow growth while the root system developed. I don't believe I would order from this vendor again.

Plants small, but well rooted. I would have liked better top growth. Order info on site says should take four to six weeks, but took ten!

Their potting mix is horrible, but I repot as soon as plants arrive. I have lost plants of theirs previously when I tried to keep them in the original pots for as little as five weeks.

However, they offer plants not available elsewhere. I would order from again, but only for items I cannot get anywhere else.

Kartuz's specialties are begonias (huge selection), gesneriads, and many other kinds of exotic and tropical plants. I should probably disclose that I know the owner, Michael Kartuz. Although I've never ordered from him, he has an excellent reputation.