I hope someone can educate me a little on this.

I'm considering purchase of a lovely laelia. I can purchase a blooming size mericlone for $35, or a division of the original plant for $75-150. I'm still at the stage of not wanting to spend that much, so the mericlone is the only option.

Apparently this plant has some inferior clones (overuse of meristem tissue?) that are mass marketed, the one I'm looking at is supposed to be a high quality clone.

So, I'm not quite sure what the issue is with the inferior clones. And, as the plant I want is supposed to be a quality clone, I should end up being satisfied with it, right?

Thanking you all in advance!
Ellen Todd