Lowes selling "exotic" orchids

[BeachDadAtHome]

I was surprised to notice at Lowes this weekend that there was an assortment of new orchid plants in addition to their standard Phals that they always sell.

Cattleyas, no flowers or spikes mind you, just the roots and leaves, for $8, in tiny little cubes (ice cube size), and wrapped in mesh.

Then there were other "exotic" ones, unfortunately I can't accurately remember all the genera, but NOT phals. These were $15, in maybe 3" pots. Again, just the leaves, roots (in sphag) wrapped in mesh.

I didn't pull the trigger and buy anything because I simply couldn't see any roots through the mesh, and even the larger ones in clear containers didn't show a single root. Otherwise they seemed healthy.

Has anyone seen this before, and/or tried these? It would make it one of the only brick & mortar places in my area I know to go find some of these plants...

Thanks!