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title: "Just replaced my mini-orchid that one of my neighbors stole!"
description: "Just replaced my mini-orchid that one of my neighbors stole!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/CQDcNKuFT2eBWinfsTKHmQ/ZSipvaMlhQzE5j5AdXu2Mm"
community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "Diana in paradise"
published: "2026-07-19T23:55:40.473919Z"
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# Just replaced my mini-orchid that one of my neighbors stole!

_Posted by Diana in paradise on 2026-07-19_

Just replaced my mini-orchid that one of my neighbors stole!

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## 3 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2026-07-21

Who steals a basic grocery store type orchid? I mean you can get a perfectly good mini for $3 if you check the bargain ones right after they finish blooming in the store. Heck, if you attend any orchid society meeting, somebody will probably gift you one just for being a new visitor

#### Diana in paradise replied on 2026-07-21

I know, right?  
Except at that Expo, the first THREE mini Phals…they wanted $45.00!!! After that 3rd one told me their price, I wad afraid I couldn’t get my replacement but then I found this one for $10😎

#### Waspinator replied on 2026-07-22

Those must've been named cultivars or new hybrids. I've paid that high for a mini phal before (not sure if it's a standard size that's young or if it'll stay small), but it's a new novelty hybrid that comes from the most bluish purple flower parents I've ever come across. For a regular no ID, I'd never spend more than like $15

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