Styling your bathroom with orchids can provide several benefits for both your physical and mental health. It’s a good idea to add orchids to your bathroom decor because plants improve air quality, increase relaxation and they can add a natural refreshing touch to your bathroom decor. Read on for some bathroom styling tips with orchids.

Styling your bathroom with orchids

Choose the right type of orchid

There are many different types of orchids, so it’s important to choose one that will thrive in your bathroom. Phalaenopsis orchids, also known as moth orchids, are a popular choice for bathrooms because they originate from the tropics of the rainforest, and actually love a moist environment.

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Indirect sunlight

Place your orchid in a spot with indirect sunlight. Orchids need bright, indirect sunlight to thrive, so a bathroom with a window that gets plenty of natural light is ideal.

Think about placement

Consider where you want to place your plants in your bathroom. Hanging orchids – like Vanda’s – can be a great option if you have limited counter or floor space, while larger plants can make a statement in a corner of the room.

Maintenance

While orchids can add beauty and colour to your bathroom, it’s important to remember that they require maintenance. Water your orchid when the roots look grey, by submerging the orchid in the water, letting it drain for a moment and putting it back into the pot.  

Read also: How to keep your orchid in perfect condition!

Decoration

And last but not least: add some decorative accents. Orchids are beautiful plants on their own, but you can enhance their beauty by adding some decorative accents to your bathroom. Consider placing your orchid on a decorative tray or adding some small plants or flowers in coordinating colors to create a beautiful and cohesive look.

Overall, incorporating plants into your bathroom design can help create a more pleasant and healthier environment, promoting relaxation and wellness.

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Placing orchids in your bathroom is not a common occurrence but as the orchid is originally from the tropics of the rainforest, it actually prefers to live in a moist environment. As long as the orchid has access to some natural light, you will have a bloomin’ good orchid to brighten up your bathroom. Here are some tips on how to do it best:

Create a tranquil oasis

The bathroom is renowned as a place of relaxation and the fewer objects in it the better. Keep it simple with a touch of colour to create small bursts of energy. Placing Phalaenopsis orchids in your bathroom on the side of the sink is a simple way of creating a tranquil oasis as it requires minimal styling. It adds a touch of colour to a neutral colour scheme!

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Try that rustic edge

Planting your orchid in a straw basket can create a stylish yet warm look in your bathroom. The Phalaenopsis lends itself to this style perfectly due to its stunning shades of purple and yellow.

Read also: How to keep your orchid in perfect condition!

However, if you would prefer to try something a little more extravagant why not hang your orchids? A Vanda is a perfect variety to create a display of hanging orchids as the plant has aerial roots. With an iron wire as a suspension system, you can create a stylish yet rustic orchid arrangement.

A hint of romance

Adding a hint of romance to your bathroom is extremely easy once you know which orchids to choose. Chose a pastel-coloured pot and include an elegant, pink Phalaenopsis – this combination oozes romance. If your bathroom is dark, combine a pot with a Phalaenopsis in rich purple, the most romantic colour of the year.

More inspiration? Read also: The style trends for 2023 in the field of flowers and houseplants

Every year we look forward to the blooming of our orchids. That’s not surprising because, with all its beautiful colors and all the different shapes and sizes, it’s always a party! Unfortunately, the party always comes to an end. When an orchid has finished blooming, the beautiful flowers fall off. So what’s the best thing to do to make orchids bloom again? In any case, don’t throw it away! You can make orchids rebloom. You can read how to do that in this article.

How can you make orchids bloom again?

Since there are as many as 25,000 species of orchids, there is not one solution for all. That is why in this article you can read tips for a number of different types of orchids, such as Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, Cattleya and Oncidium. That’s how you get them to bloom again!

My Phalaenopsis has finished flowering

To get a Phalaenopsis to flower again, it is necessary to cut off the branch above the second ‘eye’. Look at the bulges on the branch and start counting from the bottom. The branch above the second eye can be cut off up to twice, after which it is wise to cut the branch as low as possible. A Phalaenopsis can start flowering again after six months. After cutting, water the plant a little less and put it in a cooler place. If the plant is put back in its old place after about two months, the regular watering can be started again.

Read everything about the Phalaenopsis in this article!

 

My Cymbidium has finished blooming

With the Cymbidium, you can completely cut off the withered branch after flowering. Then you put it in a cool but light place for 10-12 weeks and water it a little less than usual. The Cymbidium develops a few new shoots that can give one or more branches again in the following year. Unlike the Phalaenopsis, the Cymbidium flowers once a year. The natural flowering occurs between September and April.

Repotting the Cymbidium

Repot the Cymbidium in the spring, when it starts to grow again. Remove the pot, making sure you damage as few roots as possible, so it’s a meticulous job! Rinse the roots well and place the Cymbidium in the new pot. Preferably fill it with orchid soil that is well moist and then add some (orchid) food immediately. After repotting, it is best not to water the Cymbidium for a few days, so that it can recover well.

Read all about the Cymbidium in this article!

My Cattleya has finished flowering

With the Cattleya there is no need to cut at all. Treat the plant after flowering in the same way as during flowering. The flower dries up on its own and falls off itself when it has finished blooming. After flowering, a new growth shoot will appear at the bottom of the spent shoot. A new flower stem emerges from the sheath, at the beginning of the leaf. The sheath provides protection at this early stage, when it is fully grown, it will flower. This whole process takes about six to nine months.

Repotting the Cattleya

Put the Cattleya in a larger pot every two years. Use fine bark (orchid soil with tree bark). This is an important step in the care of the Cattleya, it must be kept growing vigorously, because only the new shoots give flowers.

Read all about the Cattleya in this article!

My Oncidium has finished flowering

Cut off the branch with the faded flowers at the bottom of the flower stem. After flowering, place the Oncidium in a cooler place, but in a place where there is light (no direct sunlight) and you continue to give the spent Oncidium (orchid) nutrition once a month. The spent shoots of the Oncidium will not bloom again, it will produce new shoots. This shoot must thicken (bulb) and from this thickening a new flower stem emerges on the side of the longest leaf. When there are new flowers, the Oncidium can be returned to the living room. Note: the Oncidium forms aerial roots, these must not be removed. The natural bloom occurs in summer and autumn.

Repotting the Oncidium

You can repot an Oncidium if it gets too big. Do this immediately after flowering. You can then split the Oncidium into two or three new plants.

Read all about the Oncidium in this article!

Is your orchid not listed? Look here for the care tips per orchid.

Do it yourself: an impressive plant arrangement with orchids as the radiant centrepiece! How do you make it? You can read about it here or in the video below.

Items needed for your plant arrangement with orchids:

• Potting soil
• Flowerpot
• Trowel
• 2 mini Tillandsias Cyanea
• 2 Bromeliads
• 2 orchids Phalaenopsis
• 2 smaller orchids Phalaenopsis
• 1 Medinilla
• 3 Codiaeums
• Branches

Step-by-step:

Step 1: Half-fill a large pot with potting soil.
Step 2: Remove the plastic pots from the plants and immerse them in a bowl of water.
Step 3: Distribute the plants diagonally across the pot.
Step 4: Press them down firmly with some extra potting soil.
Step 5: Distribute the plants until the pot is nicely filled, and leave some space in the middle for the orchids.
Step 6: Place the orchids in the centre of the pot. Make sure that a little orchid soil remains between the roots.
Step 7: Place the mini-orchids on the edge of the pot and drape some of the roots over the edge.
Step 8: Water the arrangement if the soil feels dry or the plants start to droop.

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Time for winter inspiration with orchids. These plants are perfectly suited to interiors that make you feel at home and are essentially a reflection of your own character. This time we have gone for trendy, warm colours, prints and a personal touch by choosing crazy and distinctive accessories. No obvious styling, just surprising and dynamic combinations time and time again. Because that is where orchids come to the fore! We hope that we will inspire you and that you will soon have a head full of ideas for your home. You’ll start to look at your own interior and orchids through different eyes! We also hope to challenge you to get creative with your plants and your surroundings with our latest festive photos and DIY ideas!

Winter: time for new inspiration with orchids!

DIY: Orchid in a bell jar

DIY: plant arrangement with orchids

DIY: Christmas place cards with orchids

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Giving is more fun than receiving. Isn’t that right? To make giving extra special, we have come up with a cool DIY idea for gift wrapping with orchids, using beautiful paper and the prettiest orchid flowers. For this DIY project, we used Vanda, Cambria, Cymbidium Cascade and Oncidium. Have a look to find out how you make such beautiful gifts yourself or check the video below for instructions.

DIY: Gift wrapping with orchids

Items needed:

• Different orchids
• Pruning shears
• Water tubes for flower stems
• Wrapping paper
• Ribbon, twine and/or gold wire
• Adhesive tape or glue
• Scissors

Step 1: Wrap the gifts in nice wrapping paper and cut a couple of flower stems from the orchid of your choice.
Step 2: Wrap the gifts and wrap a festive ribbon around the gift, secure with a dab of glue.
Step 3: Lay the orchid on the gift and fold the ribbon over it. Secure it on the back with glue.
Step 4: Insert the orchid’s stem into a flower test tube with water to make it last longer.
Step 5: Wrap gold wire around the gift and insert the stem.
Step 6: Repeat this with as many gifts as you like! Use different orchid species for variety.

Read also: How to make orchids rebloom again?