With spring in sight, it’s time for a new, fresh scent in your home. And you can easily make one yourself! In this article, we share step-by-step instructions for a DIY room spray. We are adding scented orchids – not only because they smell nice, but they also look great too!

DIY room spray with scented orchids

 

 

Necessities room spray with scented orchids

• A scented orchid, like Cambria, Miltonia, Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium or Zygopetalum
• 50 ml distilled water
• 50 ml vodka
• 15-30 drops of essential oil of choice
• Vanilla-extract
• Spray bottle

 

Instructions

Fill the spray bottle with distilled water and alcohol. Add the essential oil and a dash of vanilla extract. Keep playing with the amounts until you’ve found a fragrance that works for you. Shake the bottle carefully to mix everything. Then cut a few flowers from the orchid and place them in the bottle. In the video below we used a fragrant Phalaenopsis, but you can use a Cambria, Miltonia or Zygopetalum too. Twist the cap on, shake it a bit and spray!

 

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Do you want to hang on to the scent for longer? Then leave the cap off and place a few wooden sticks in the bottle. The result is homemade fragrance sticks! Place them in a nice spot in your house and enjoy them every time you walk by.

 

More fun DIY ideas:

• DIY: scented sticks with Cambria and tuberose
• DIY: kokedama with exclusive orchids
• DIY: Gift wrapping with orchids

Racy markings, elegant spots and a graceful shape make Zygopetalum an orchid that wouldn’t look out of place on the catwalk.

Orchid Zygopetalum

 

Symbolism

The name is derived from the ancient Greek word ‘zygon’, which means yoke and refers to the two protruding petals. In Greek mythology Zygo is the ‘firstborn river’ from which all other rivers sprang. The rivulet pattern (also known as the delta) on the orchid’s lip refers to this. Ever since it was introduced in its cultivated form in 1880, the plant has symbolised ‘a spiritual connection between people who belong together’, just like the various petals and lip belong together.

Read also: What is the meaning of orchids?

 

Origin

 

Care tips:

• Position: preferably light, but no direct sunlight.
• Immerse the pot for half an hour with a small dose of orchid food once every 10 to 14 days, then leave to drain thoroughly.
• If the air indoors is very dry, e.g. because of central heating, it’s best to mist an orchid’s buds every day. This prevents them from drying out and not opening.
• The orchid will keep looking its best with some ‘benign neglect’. Remove wilted flowers, but otherwise leave the plant alone.
• After flowering cut off the flower stem at the bottom. Zygopetalum will produce fresh flowers from a new stem. This does require patience: it can take 8 to 12 months.

 

Source: Thejoyofplants.co.uk

 

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