So true, Ken. So true.
As Jim says, the great values we get on our Apopka trips really have spoiled us.
A couple of years ago I bought a whole bunch of small plants from a local grower who was going out of business, and many of them are still growing and have not bloomed yet. I paid between $3 and $5 for them, and many were larger than these plants I just received. That's my basis for comparison and part of the reason for my impatience. But then, as you say different species can take longer to bloom than others, and even hybrids can bloom sooner than their parent plants given good conditions.
I still think that little Neo should have had at least 3 mature fans of leaves to be called Blooming Size. Let's hope it proves me wrong.
