Bloomin’ Plants at Trader Joe’s

Oops! We forgot to tell you about our latest “fun” purchase at Trader Joe’s…. A plant!

Now you regular shoppers know that along with great deals on food and wine, Trader Joe’s also has some fabulous prices on cut flowers and plants of all kinds.

Usually we walk right by the assortment of beautiful plants and flowers that welcome us into our Tucson store, but last week we gave in to a plant purchase when we saw a rather unusual specimen….

This plant was unlike any we had seen before. It has big green pinecone-like stalks, with a burst of orange flowers.  It is a called an “Orange Star” and it is native to South Africa. Well, this plant just caught our eye and we have enjoyed having it on our table this week.  It has been fun to watch the flowers bloom and grown and change each morning.

This is what the plant looked like when we bought it last week….

And this is what it looked like tonight when we were watering it……

We thought that this South African Orange Star plant was so unique, that we made a card from one of the images. See it here on Zazzle:

http://www.zazzle.com/south_african_orange_star_card-137724473282417930?rf=238405420632441701

Do you buy the flowers or the plants when you shop at Trader Joe’s?