The presence of an orchid in the interior indicates the refined taste of the owners. These are beautiful flowers that, although they require special care, are still extremely popular with flower growers and lovers of aesthetic things.
Phalaenopsis is primarily a beautiful flowering ornamental plant, a favorite greenhouse flower. Recently, the tendency to give and decorate your home with orchid compositions is gaining more and more popularity.
Where and how to place a live plant - phalaenopsis?
Please note that the duration of the orchid's flowering period depends on the amount of natural light, so it is logical that phalaenopsis will feel best on the windowsill or directly at the window. With this in mind, be careful which side you keep the plants on the windowsills. For orchids, the west or east side is best, as an overabundance of sun canadversely affect the condition of the plant.
In general, an exquisite arrangement of orchids will also feel good on a large table in the middle of the room if the room is well ventilated.
Determine the right place to grow orchids
Orchids are used to create compositions, panels, flower arrangements and other decorative elements represented by living plants. Phalaenopsis looks organic in the interior:
- In the center of the living room. Designers claim that this place is the best that can be for an orchid. The flower will always be in the spotlight, being in the "heart" of the house. Keep an arrangement of wild or decorative orchids on your dining table, curly nightstand, chest of drawers, or coffee table. Complement a basket or pot of flowers with candles or decorative items placed around them to enhance the beauty of orchids.
- On the fireplace. If your home has a fireplace, you can keep live plants on it during the spring and summer. By placing orchids at eye level opposite the entrance to the room, be sure that such beauty will not go unnoticed. When forming a composition from phalaenopsis, do not forget that other objects that complement it should be secondary, not bright or stand out.
- On the dining table. Compositions of two or three matching flowers will be the best serving option.
- In the bathroom. If you have a spacious bathroom, allocate a separate place for green plants in the bathroom, recreate the atmosphere of warm regions by simulating a mini oasis of orchids. The composition can be placed on a countertop, window sill or on a hanging shelf above the window. In any case, it will look spectacular, especially if you complement it with moss. Wondering what sphagnum moss is used for? The answer is simple - it helps to maintain moisture in pots or boxes with orchids, in addition to performing an aesthetic function and decorating the interior.
- In the bedroom. Orchids on bedside tables look elegant and stylish. The composition in a box on the surface of the dressing table will bring a positive mood to every morning. The orchid at the mirror is a kind of inspirer in creating the desired image of a woman.
- At the window or on the windowsill. By placing the orchid in such a place, you will provide it with a sufficient level of light and thereby decorate the window, making the view of the street more pleasant.
- In the kitchen, an orchid composition looks organic on the windowsill, bar counter or dining table. Combinations of different types of phalaenopsis, gathered together and placed along the window, look no less beautiful.
Features of choosing flowerpots and flower stands
Orchids are characterized by some features. These members of the family are epiphytes, plants with an aerial root system. In wildlife, they grow in the ground, as well as clinging to the rough texture of tree trunks.
To provide your house plant with favorable growing conditions, take care of the special composition of the soil, including tree bark, and the presence of the correct capacity. With vases optionsLet's take a closer look.
Open planters for phalaenopsis
An important factor influencing the he althy growth of a plant is the volume of the pot and its shape. In wide flowerpots, orchids feel best, receiving enough light and oxygen. A three-dimensional flower arrangement in a box, consisting of several plants, can even be placed on the floor, where it looks no less impressive.
Special containers
Lack of moisture for phalaenopsis is not critical, but its excess can be fatal. If you are a beginner grower, it is better to buy special containers for your compositions that will simplify care and help regulate the water balance for the orchid.
Transparent and clay flowerpots
Keeping orchid compositions in transparent flowerpots is just as useful as in clay ones. Growing plants in ordinary clay pots contributes to the faster adaptation of orchids to artificial growing conditions. Due to the rough surface of the flowerpot, the plant takes root faster, because in nature it also clings to the rough surface of the tree bark with its root processes. But sometimes orchids suffer from a lack of light, and not only the leaves and stems, but also the roots experience a lack. It is easy to solve the problem with the purchase of a special transparent container for planting phalaenopsis, made of durable plastic or glass.
No matter which way your room is decorated, it's a cozy classic,original oriental style or artsy baroque. The flower arrangement in the box will fit into any of them.
