Pick Up Post - Share Your Latest Purchases

Moggy wrote:He was on the way to sell his cow and a peddler on the road offered to swap his beans for the cow.

I did that, trouble is though, the resulting plant in my garden is getting a bit big now.

No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:

<]:^D wrote: https://i.imgur.com/AGRqFSp.png

Nice!

Saint of Killers wrote:They're so unimaginative I get the feeling they're being satirical. ...Yup. I changed my mind. I'm going to buy eleven of each.

No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:Yeah its a rare occurrence and cannot be reproduced so these are highly sought after. I have seen single leaves with a node going for £50 on eBay (although they have a lot of fenestrations the expensive ones). I hope its a fast grower so I'll be able to make my money back in the future. I also find this "defective" plant very nice looking with the variegation Overall a solid investment!

I think I'll be getting a friend one of those when we finally meet up again after lockdown. (She's really into her plants and flowers.) Thanks for the inadvertent inspiration!

Awesome you're welcome! What a lovely gift I am sure she will be so happy as this is highly sought after amongst plant enthusiasts. I got mine from a plant shop in Brighton that I found online https://gunnsfloriststore.com. But every time they get a new drop of these, about 6, they sell out within minutes.
However Im sure you will find them elsewhere online too
So are you into your plants as well?

Thank you for the link!

I'm interested in them as two friends are in to them/gardening, and so I often end up buying them a lot of flower/plant related gifts, and so I've kind of got casually interested that way. The last two gifts have been orchids (last one was a pink Cymbidium which even blew me away when I saw it) but I like the idea of buying someone a plant which will appreciate in value.

twitter.com/maxberger/status/1262096691945185280

Saw this earlier and immediately thought of N1FFF's plant.

Looks like a N1FFF name change is on the cards, to No:1 House Plant Fan.

No:1 Ficus & Fern Fan, to keep brand recognition in the abbreviation, maybe?

Saint of Killers wrote:Thank you for the link!

I'm interested in them as two friends are in to them/gardening, and so I often end up buying them a lot of flower/plant related gifts, and so I've kind of got casually interested that way. The last two gifts have been orchids (last one was a pink Cymbidium which even blew me away when I saw it) but I like the idea of buying someone a plant which will appreciate in value.

You're welcome! Looks like they are having another drop tomorrow at 6pm! Since they only get a few variegated monsteras they post the actual photo of them online. I tried to get the healthiest looking plant with the most fenestrations and variegation.
That is a very nice looking orchid, not like the standard ones I've seen in supermarkets.

Moggy wrote:

twitter.com/maxberger/status/1262096691945185280

Saw this earlier and immediately thought of N1FFF's plant.

Love this haha, just sent it to my other plant friends millennials.

Drumstick wrote:Looks like a N1FFF name change is on the cards, to No:1 House Plant Fan.

Chocolate-Milk wrote:No:1 Ficus & Fern Fan, to keep brand recognition in the abbreviation, maybe?

Nice idea but nah I still want to be known as Final Fantasy Fan

What about No:1 Overturned Raft Fan?

Drumstick wrote:What about No:1 Overturned Raft Fan?

Come on that was ages ago now lol

The BMW bastard

No:1 Floorboard Fan wrote:Come on that was ages ago now lol

True. If only there was something more recent, more catcy... If only.

No1 Detached Houses Fan

Missed out on getting a pair of slippers I had on my wishlist for ages because the strawberry floating website wouldn't let me log in from mobile and by the time I got home to my computer they were sold out

Mafro wrote:Missed out on getting a pair of slippers I had on my wishlist for ages because the strawberry floating website wouldn't let me log in from mobile and by the time I got home to my computer they were sold out

What slippers were they? Sounds special for them to sell out.

No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:

Saint of Killers wrote:Thank you for the link!

I'm interested in them as two friends are in to them/gardening, and so I often end up buying them a lot of flower/plant related gifts, and so I've kind of got casually interested that way. The last two gifts have been orchids (last one was a pink Cymbidium which even blew me away when I saw it) but I like the idea of buying someone a plant which will appreciate in value.

You're welcome! Looks like they are having another drop tomorrow at 6pm! Since they only get a few variegated monsteras they post the actual photo of them online. I tried to get the healthiest looking plant with the most fenestrations and variegation.
That is a very nice looking orchid, not like the standard ones I've seen in supermarkets.

That's really helpful of them to post an actual pic of what you're buying. Cuts out the mystery.

Yeah, I was blown away when I was sent a pic of it by the florist, as up to then I'd only bought the ones in supermarkets. (Which I still like as they're quite minimalist/understated while being a really good price.) The Cymbidium was almost three times the price as those, but worth it...



The great thing about the supermarket ones are that they often have multiple buds, allowing you to keep the plant going for years, if you know what you're doing. Not sure about the pink one on that front.

Got my yellow Gunpla tee. I wish paid closer attention to it when buying as it's more mustard yellow than a sunny yellow. O well.

Saint of Killers wrote:Got my yellow Gunpla tee. I wish paid closer attention to it when buying as it's more mustard yellow than a sunny yellow. O well.

Mine arrived today too but I'm glad it's darker.

Fair enough! Maybe it'll lighten as it gets washed...

Saint of Killers wrote:

Saint of Killers wrote:

No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:

Saint of Killers wrote:Thank you for the link!

I'm interested in them as two friends are in to them/gardening, and so I often end up buying them a lot of flower/plant related gifts, and so I've kind of got casually interested that way. The last two gifts have been orchids (last one was a pink Cymbidium which even blew me away when I saw it) but I like the idea of buying someone a plant which will appreciate in value.

You're welcome! Looks like they are having another drop tomorrow at 6pm! Since they only get a few variegated monsteras they post the actual photo of them online. I tried to get the healthiest looking plant with the most fenestrations and variegation.
That is a very nice looking orchid, not like the standard ones I've seen in supermarkets.

That's really helpful of them to post an actual pic of what you're buying. Cuts out the mystery.

Yeah, I was blown away when I was sent a pic of it by the florist, as up to then I'd only bought the ones in supermarkets. (Which I still like as they're quite minimalist/understated while being a really good price.) The Cymbidium was almost three times the price as those, but worth it...

The great thing about the supermarket ones are that they often have multiple buds, allowing you to keep the plant going for years, if you know what you're doing. Not sure about the pink one on that front.

Nice I might get one for my mum as she likes orchids On the other hand none of my plants have flowers apart from the cacti that might flower once in a blue moon.

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Saint of Killers wrote:

:irl lol: