This is an orchid i purchased from the supermarket about 2 mths ago - it had been marked down to $2! The flowers it already had were wilted and died off not long after i placed it on my verandah, and then, about 3 weeks ago, it produced a new cane with this gorgeous bloom .. you can see the other little pods waiting to open in the first pic.
The other one is a sweet little portulaca (sp?) which I rescued from the cheap tray at Bunnings lol ... it has 3 different coloured flowers on the same plant ...