Efg orchids in Deland.Off the beaten path,but well worth the trip.

Lowes VFTs and other CPs are still good for beginners or first-time owners or someone that wants several plants without ordering online, until he knows if he can take care of them or wants to keep growing them.

I have found about 5-6 varieties of CPs in my local Lowes and I know in parts of CA, they did sale cobra lilies, too, which I have not found here.

Just remember that VFT's are a temperate plant and need a cold treatment (not freezing tho) in the winter. I put my VFT's in the fridge around Thanksgiving and take it back out around Valentines Day. HTH

VFT go into dormancy naturally in Florida. Don't put them in the fridge - I lost 2/3 of mine that way, only to later meet growers in Miami who keep them out year-round.

I think the caveat is to store them according to where you live. I'm in NYC and we can get weeks of freezing and subfreezing weather. They won't make it outside thru the winter. Also leaving them in the house (70° or so) doesn't give them their cold spell. That's the trick, to give them their cold spell with out months/weeks of freezing.

I think maybe your FL weather gives you enough cool weather to make it work with out storing them away.