Group Small Pots Of Flowering Orchids In A Larger Pot, For A Stunning Floral Display!

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If you happen to be an orchid enthusiast like myself, or even if you’re not there yet, keep this idea tucked away somewhere to pull out when you need a gorgeous gift, a stunning floral display in your own home, or you just feel like treating yourself to something wonderful! Orchids are grown in small plastic pots, and keeping them in those pots is recommended as this allows light to reach the roots. Orchids are not plants that grow in soil, and are placed in a pot with bark chips as a way of providing moisture to the roots in a contained way. Did you know that orchids can also be grown in just water? Yes, there are so many wonderful aspects regarding orchids, and You Tube is packed full of videos about how to care for them, raise them and propagate them.

Okay, but back to the topic of this post, which is to bring to light the idea that grouping together a few pots of blooming orchids in one larger pot/basket/container can be a really wonderful way to enjoy them. One small pot of orchids is lovely, but two or even three together, WOW! And if you are purchasing the plants, try to find several whose stocks are not the same height for best results. In my case, this combination of a white phaelonopsis grandiflora and a burgundy phaelonopsis happened really by chance, as these are two plants that joined my orchid refuge last summer and surprised me with these blooms! I wouldn’t think of purchasing a burgundy orchid (nor any really, I already have more than enough!) as it is not my favorite color, but I have really really been enjoying these deep jewel tones blooms, and together with the large white orchid blooms, truly stunning!

And now just a few words about containers……..keep on reading!

When you choose to group your small plastic orchid pots together in a larger container, there is one main thing to consider, and that is that it is wine to hide the tops of the plastic pots either with pieces of driftwood you’ve collected (I do that), the same bark chips use to plant the orchids, or with sphagnum moss, or if your container is high enough it may not be necessary.

And regarding the container, you can use just about anything, just do put a plastic plate or something on the inside to catch any water that might drain from plants, though I recommend watering sparingly with ice cubes weekly and misting daily, or taking plants to the sink weekly for a good soak, see what works for your orchids! I recently put a flowering orchid in a vintage glass pitcher, and it looks great, so get creative.

The pot shown here is a fold up pot from Ikea, maybe not the most elegant choice for my dining room, but it is just for a few months and it works, and the blooms steal the show in any case!

So if you are still reading this, do something with your interest in orchids, you won’t regret it!

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