Orchids to Decorate or Celebrate

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creativity, Decorate, Dorm, Home, Office, Orchid feng shui, Orchid tattoo, Pots

Decorations

Orchid in a giant mug pot.

If you want to think like an interior designer you need to think orchids. Orchids are fashionable, trendy and they guarantee a smile with every notice. The professional’s secret is to place the orchid in a fashionable pot. Try placing a pot of orchids in a giant mug and add some glamour to your kitchen sink!

And the thing that I love most is that both men and women can use orchids to twist perception to accommodate whatever mood or setting you want to exist.

Men

Orchid Care Zone said “Orchids charm even the toughest men. Fathers, grandfathers and even young men find the beauty in these plants. Gardening excitingly is becoming a hobby to tough men in our society.”
And I agree! I take my boyfriend to look at orchids all the time. The type of orchids that men can decorate with are these unique masculine breeds like the Jewel Orchid.

Jewel Orchid from the Mad About Orchids event at the Tuscon Botanical Gardens

Women

If you live in a dorm, an apartment or any bedroom that you change frequently, I recommend going to the store and finding your decoration vision from an orchid. There are literally thousands of orchid style, colors, designs, patterns and textures that I promise you will find one that speaks to your soul and imagination!

For example, if you need to decorate a room you can visit your local grocery or home improvement store and snag some inspiration.

Basic spotted orchid you can find at Home Depot or Fry's

If you choose this exotic, yet basic, breed of Phalaenopsis you can:

• Paint the room a deep purple or grey
• Find furniture that is black and square
• Use Chinese light fixtures, and you’re done!

Do you have any more decorating ideas with orchids?

Chinese lamp that would prefectly compliment an orchid.

Celebrations

There is endless depth in the tribe of orchid lovers. There are Feng shui practitioners, tattoo enthusiast, art masters, lovers and anyone who can appreciate the beauty of a flower.

Orchid Meaning in Tattoos

Orchid tattoos are a very common tattoo of choice. Tattoo Meanings said an orchid can be a “symbol of beauty, charm, and refinement” on a women. A Million Lives  said ” Orchid tattoos look fine on men too for orchids are also known to signify strength, virtility and spirituality.”

Feng Shui Orchid Symbolism

Orchids, when placed correctly, can be very meaningful in the practice of feng shui.  Priya Sher said, “Place an orchid plant in the corner diagonally opposite your bedroom door, this is the health position. Orchids are perfect for the bedroom since they produce even more oxygen at night.”

Don’t forget to show the orchid love in the office too! Six Wise said that “in Rehabilitation Literature, a manufacturing company integrated plants into its office so that no employee would be more than 45 feet from greenery. The result? Company administrators said they noticed enhanced creativity and increased productivity in employees.” That kind of evidence is awesome and I recommend enhancing your work environment.

Beautiful bloom of 11 orchids on the edge of office desk.

Showing Your Love with Orchids

I used to think that the whole process of giving and receiving flowers was really outdated. I just was not a fan of putting my flowers in my amazing vase and then they die within four days. Orchids are the complete opposite of that. They can be a wonderful way to show someone that you not only love them, but that you care about them in a deep way. Orchids have a tendency to provide long term fulfillment.

Flower-Dictionary said “Orchids tell your lover that you respect them, that you see them as a person and want their love, not their lust or passion that will last a week or so, but their long term love.”

The symbolism behind orchids makes one appreciate the beauty even more. I promise that an orchid for your Valentine, male or female, will make them feel deeply loved and respected. Like Flower-Dictionary said, no matter what, “you decided to show that [love] through one of the most elegant flowers on the market.”

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Orchids, the New Trend in Flowers

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Colorful, Home, Office, Orchid Society of Arizona, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, The Willow Shoreditch

Orchids have evolved into one of the most popular house plants to own. Since orchids hit the mainstream, the world has become a much more beautiful place. Orchids are the latest, greatest trend happening in flowers because they are drop dead gorgeous, they are easy to grow almost anywhere and they have overcome stereotypes of being overly posh and expensive.

The Willow Shoreditch can say it best, “The varieties are endless, each one of them incredibly beautiful. Orchids demand your attention. They need to be cared for. It’s this fragile, exotic nature that makes them so seductive.”

As you can see, orchids are awe-inspiring.

“No other plant family is as diverse as the orchid family or as colorful, and no other houseplants offer flowers that can remain in bloom for months,” said Wilella Stimmell, Orchid Society of Arizona member and 30-year orchid grower.

There are more than 100,000 hybrids and 25,000 – 30,000 species of orchids alive today (Wilella Stimmell).

For the most part, orchids have a very tarnished reputation. The history of orchids is responsible for the orchid’s reputation. According to the Tacoma Orchid Society, orchid collecting began in the Victorian Era. Wealthy settlers in Europe would hire explorers to go search the tropics to find the most unique and exuberant orchids that existed. When the orchids would return back to them on ship, most of the orchids withered away from the long travel. The wealthy Europeans “built glass houses heated with coal furnaces,” to serve as a modern day greenhouse to keep the plants alive. When they would witness an orchid in bloom, Europeans would cause frenzy and send the next crew of explorers out to collect more. The history of orchids definitely adds an extra flair to the orchid excitement. Since the Victorian Era, orchids have come a long way.

People tend to think orchids are extremely pricey and that only people living in a luxury real estate magazine can afford them. Others believe that keeping a flower like the orchid alive would require endless, sleepless nights farming in a greenhouse lab. But the truth is you don’t have to visit a deserted tropical island to find one, you can just pick one up the next time you are at the grocery store. Common, everyday stores like Frys, Wal-Mart, IKEA or even Home Depot all carry orchids for $7 – $14.

Despite having complicated names, the breeds Phalaenopsis (fal-eh-NOP-sis) or Paphiopedilum (paff-ee-oh-PED-ih-lum) are the easiest to keep alive and in bloom. I have a collection of this breed all throughout my home and office. Watering this plant is simple because most of the time all that is needed is three ice cubes. When watering becomes a habit, ice cubes begin to remind you of orchids, making it much easier to remember to water. Besides three ice cubes, all the orchid needs is to be re-fertilized every couple of weeks, and that is it!

The reasons to join the orchid phenomenon are never ending. If you haven’t changed your mind yet, I am going to leave you with a picture of the Phalaenopsis Brother Sara Gold to gasp at.

Phalaenopsis Purple Orchids

Photo courtesy of Bitman.