Thank you, Gina, for your comments. I agree that plants often suffer from shipping no matter how well packed, but when you live in the boonies of Southern Indiana you don't have too many options if you want something more unusual than what can be found at big box stores. Ecuagenera has pop-ups within driving distance (3 hrs to Cincinnati, 5 to Chicago, etc) but my experience has been that the plants at pop-ups are in no better shape than those arriving by mail. My chlorospatha was $65, but the price included express shipping. The plant was very well packed and arrived in excellent condition. It's currently in isolation in a makeshift Wardian case (under an inverted 2 gal glass jar) and so far shows no signs of stress … but it's early days yet. Hope you find your missing plant! And good luck with the foot surgery … been there, done that, and it's not fun.
