Good things come...

... but the wait has been three or four years! I got this originally to replace the green plants we had that died, but when I came back from the store with an orchid that had a long stalk of bright purple-red flowers, Leslie was less than enthused about my supposedly "green" plant. The orchid went her way, though: it threw up six more stalks and we've never seen it bloom until now, so it ended up being more a green plant than we expected. I'm very glad it finally did put out some flowers, even if they're more purple and less red than the original stalk's. These three are beautiful and make me happier, especially when I glance at them as I do the dishes.