No my friend, you didn't waste money. Keep them happy, you'll be happy. 🤗From cuttings, it's more of trial and error for me. 😅 When it worked, feels great but when it doesn't we wasted our time and effort. But still, good to have tried and learned something. Yeah, that's orchids with purple flowers. I'm not brave enough to look after orchids yet. Particularly if I paid for it, haha. Those red plants are so attractive but a little too bright for me.😄 Maybe someday. 😁