Lowe's are open here as essential business, including selling food plants. It's pretty, I sure don't recognize it, so it may well be a non-hardy azalea for your zone. Very pretty.
I went to Aldi's Thursday, and bought only food, there were no appealing plants there.

I have no doubt it is a florist azalea. I think it is just beautiful!!!! Course I love all the other colors also, even plain white! lol

Our Lowe's is open, but most of it is roped off. Outdoor garden center portion is so firmly blocked off with high pallets of bagged everything (soil bags etc) and the inside plant area is roped off also. I guess the Gov. is going to open those areas soon.

Aldi doesn't often have plants. Once in a while they will have hanging baskets of basic house plants, just kind of the normal green plants. So when I saw this one,,,,well,,,,had to go for it! Rosie

Just a few orchids. :)

Su!!!! Good to hear from you! Nice orchids!!!! I see you still have the paphiopedilum! I would know those spotted leaves anywhere! Rosie

Yes! It finished blooming about 3 weeks ago... It had two blooms at once this time!

How beautiful!!!!! That is the exact Paph I had years and years ago. Someday I will have another one! I just love those colors! Rosie

I can't deal with how long it typically takes for a paph to do anything, especially bloom. They are unique when they do though.

Very nice azalea, Rosie! They are rather shallow rooted plants so are often grown in "azalea pots" which are pots that are wider than they are tall. Can be somewhat hard to find such. Professional nursery would be the best bet.

So a new addition -- obtained at an orchid show in February:

Chiloschista lunifera -- orchid is typically leafless or if it does form leaves they are short-lived. Nice fragrance.

I nearly gave up on this one a year ago but now the parent plant has about 5 young plants around it. I am not sure what it needs but it seems to be doing ok with my ''do nothing" approach. :

Paul, ththat is a gorgeous plant! So unique.

Su-- I remember you wanting to give up on that Phap. Glad you didn't!!!!

Paul-- That is a very beautiful orchid! One of these days I may get to an orchid show. I will let you know if that happens! I know Azalea like the shallower pots but since our garden centers have been closed and I don't run across shallow pots otherwise I used what I had. I think it will do well. I certainly hope so. The one thing I did know is that it was severely pot bound and would die if I did nothing.

BTW--speaking of my own ignorance!!!!! Here is another OT to show, AND the story that goes with it!!!!!

I bought a pot of Alsobia at our last Ann Arbor AV Sale (Oct 2019). THIS plant was growing in the pot also. I was told the name of the plant but it was pretty noisy in the room and I figured I could ask again later. Well you know how later goes.

Anyway ever since then I have tried to find the name of it. That is hard. So (this is where my own ignorance comes in) thinking it was a type of gesneriad I had never seen I carefully took it out of the Alsobia pot. Many of the little round leaves fell off. I carefully put them on damp sphagnum well spaced out to see if anything would root. All 29 little leaves. I carefully put saran over the top (again with the thought it was a miniature gesneriad something and therefore tender) and hoped at least one or two little leaves would "take".

Imagine my shock when ALL 29 leaves sprouted and started making little vines!!!! OH MY!!! I was in shock! AND it rapidly filled the little container!!! There are little vines all over the container! I cannot tell where one begins and the other ends!!!!! How in the world am I going to separate those????

So last night I was looking again to see if I could find out what it was. And I found it. It is NOT a gesneriad of any kind. It is a Pepperomia prostrata!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is not tender by any means!!! I will say I am a little sad. I guess I will try to figure out how to separate them, pot in little kcups, grow them on to hopefully sell at our next Ann Arbor AV Sale!!!!! (Hopefully Fall 2020).

Ok that is my story about my find. OH and I do love the little colorful leaves. I guess I just thought I had a gesneriad treasure. I will keep the mom plant though. Rosie

This is a flower of one of my carnivorous plants ... Pinguicula laueana

Hi Paul! Except for the color it reminds me of Lychnis! Very pretty! Rosie

The flower is reminiscent of Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica ). :-D

Can someone ID this for me? I had originally got a plant like this from a friend, and lost that one. I recently found another at the eastern market here, and after a few months it bloomed for me!

Be happy to! This is Ledebouria socialis also known commonly as Scilla. I have a nice pot of it going. I also have 2 other varieties of it! Rosie

Yep Paul! That is the one!!!! Rosie

My variegated "Domino" peace lily just bloomed! My sister's peace lily (4th picture) bloomed a few days before!

damask_rose : )

So lovely!! My mom always had one of these when she lived down south. 💖

Thank you so much joyfulsu! I love peace lilies, they are really easy care and can tolerate less light than African violets. Flowering houseplants are my favorite kind of houseplants : ).

damask_rose : )

I would love to try one, but they don't fit at my windowindows, and I'm worried they wouldn't get enough light elsewhere.

Su, go ahead and try one. They do not need bright light like a violet. They are more of a low light plant. That is why people like them!

UPDATE: My Azalea pictured above is really doing well! I did pot it in a slightly larger pot and put her outside on the table on the deck and she is loving it. Still putting out a flower bud or two and doing well! Rosie

Hi joyfulsu! I would recommend trying one. They do well in the corner of a room by a window. I have mine on the corner of my desk where it only gets a little bit of morning light, and it sent up 5 blooms. My sister has hers on a stand in the corner of her room between her window and her closet where it doesn't get much light, but it is very happy and it sent up a bloom this spring. Here are some pictures I took of mine yesterday:

Hi Rosie! Your azalea is beautiful! I love azaleas, they are the only plants that thrive in the shady spots in my yard. I'm so happy it is doing well for you!

Have a nice day everyone!

damask_rose : )

Rather surprised how slow the forums have been. Even with Covid, I would expect folks to have plenty of blooming plants to show off. So a couple to get the ball rolling again

Gerbera Daisy

Prosthechea cochleata -- sometimes known as the clamshell or octopus orchid. For me this has been a somewhat sequential bloomer with new blooms appearing as old ones die. Been going for at least a couple months now.

Paul what a beautiful orchid! And that gerbera! I love them,,,thanks for posting your pix!

My Hueneria bloomed this year. I am waiting for the red one to open now. This is not my personal photo but this is the same flower I have. I am learning how to take and transfer pix from my IPhone to the computer and am not quite getting it, so I had to use a stock pix. sigh,,,,I am working on learning how,,,bear with me.

And the azalea is still growing well happy to say. And when I bought it and transplanted it a little piece broke off. I stuck it in a kcup, put it in a baggie and it rooted!!!!! First time in my life I could do that!!!! Rosie

Thanks Northern Gardener! Here is an update on what I did. I re-read my original post and I guess I should have formulated thought before I "typed"!!!!

Took the plant (totally potbound) out of the pot, soaked the rootball untill some of the (ugh) potting stuff fell off without disturbing too much of the rootball. Let it dry so it wasn't soaking wet and repotted it with MG mixed with a little perlite and a handful of Orchid bark. I used the inner paper filter (that I tore out of the kcups when I empty them) to line the bottom of the larger pot to block the soil from falling out of the holes. I moistened the paper filters before I set them in the bottom of the pot before I potted the plant. So the reality is the only coffee the plant got was in the actual paper filter. I added no more on top like I said I might. All the coffee grounds get spread out onto the grass or in my composter. And I must say,,,,,she is growing so well. Putting out new leaves and I cannot wait to see if she survives the winter in a cool back room. I think she will be ok for a long time. And maybe nothing lasts forever but I hope she is around for a while!!!! Thank you for your comments and concerns!!!! Rosie

Hi Rosie, it's Joan. :) I should've known it was you and that you'd "handle it," hah!

I'm growing a curry leaf plant which has become a tree with a crown spread of 6' that I have to haul into my house every winter. I'm trying hard to get some cuttings going but not having luck with my usual fairly casual method, might have to go all high-tech (Forsythe pot) before it gets too late in the year. Crossing my fingers. Otherwise I'll have to let it suck up half the basement for another winter.

HAHA!!! Hi Joan! Yep it is me!!! Anyway,,,,,I never heard of curry plant so I googled it. Try this site it has a lot of information about cuttings etc.

Geeze you can even eat some of it! Well duh,,,it is curry after all. Yeah they do get large but that is the fun of growing different plants, yes???? Rosie

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/curry/growing-curry-leaf.htm

Rosie, in the winter I like to make a high protein low fat vegetarian dish by Madhur Jaffrey that calls for curry leaf. Spinach and tomato chana dal (which is split chick peas). I've adapted the basic recipe for various kinds of beans, like 16-bean soup packages and lentils. SO GOOD. But I only need maybe three or four leaves a winter, each batch only calling for maybe up to a dozen leaflets. I don't need to keep a whole tree for that! But the fact is that these things are not all that easy to raise, no matter what they say on all the sites. Maybe I'll take some new cuttings today.

Very nice orchids and Spathe Lilies. I will post a few humble Zinnias and Thai Purple Basil.

Another few Zinnias that like hot California sun.

Wow! Those are beautiful! I love the brilliant colors.

Salmon color Schlumbergera--Fourth of July Cactus

"Prom dates." The contrast of tall, smooth bracts and explosive blossoms on the cactus complement the short, round, fuzzy violet friends.

A true AV

Rebel Splatter Kake

Close up of Splatter Kake. I can "retire" now. Finally got one blooming true. Joanne

Looks like Hiroshige, but it is a dropper. It might be a vintage No I.D.

Wow, Joanne, Splatter Kake. I'm gobsmacked.

Thanks. It is a bit older variety that had a popular run a few years back. But it is less common now because it is one of the more challenging ones because it has very complicated genetics. It is nearly impossible (for me) to reproduce accurately from a leaf. The hybridizer, a woman, passed away a couple of years ago. She had others that were also intricate but also difficult to reproduce. Joanne

I know there are more flowers out there....

A begonia of mine. Originally had 3 tubers but lost two of them over the years. Think this tuber is about 5yrs in my care.

To give you a better idea of the flower size, a shot with my hand behind it ...

Morning Glory Kniola's Black -- have tried seeds for this one a couple times. This is the only one that has ever sprouted and bloomed. Flower on the package was far darker than this. Rather disappointing in that regard. Still, not a bad flower.

Hi Paul! I remember having lots of morning glories along our fence when I was little. I always loved them. The bees would come for them and we caught them with a small jelly jar and a lid. After a while we let them go. Sweet Pea was another favorite of mine!!!! Caught bees off of them also. lol Thanks for the memories!!!! Rosie

Beautiful morning glory and begonia @Paul MI! The colors are very striking.

@Rosie1949 - What a beautiful story! It reminds me of my own childhood. Morning glories have always been one of my favorite flowers. I planted them with my dad when I was four and they have reseeded every year since. We used to have them in all colors of the rainbow, but now only the pink ones come up. I used to love getting up early in the morning when the air was still cool and crisp and watching them unfurl. I loved smelling them, the smell was delicate and sweet, and every time I stuck my nose in a flower the petals would tickle my nose : ). The hummingbirds and bees love them too.

damask_rose : )

See if we can't get this thread moving again.

Not a a flower, but it is colorful. :-)

Crassula Maruba

Drought and cold stress brought on the colors. During the summer when there is far more heat and I try to water it regularly, it is mainly green.

Rather amazed this finally bloomed for me -- Gesneria cuneifolia

That crassula is gorgeous! Just like a sunset! And the gesneriad is so pretty! Love them both.

This is one of my plants called a Buddah Belly. The leaves are not much but I do love the body of it, and my little gargoyle is ever vigilant!!!!

This is my pot of variegated Devil's Backbone. I just love the colors, they all rooted and have grown quite a bit since this pix was taken. I now have a nice potful! Rosie