Artificial Orchids
Orchids are the most demanding houseplant most people ever attempt, and the most commonly given up on. They want particular light, particular watering and particular humidity, and they respond to getting any of it wrong by dropping their flowers and refusing to rebloom for a year or more. An artificial orchid simply stays in flower.
Phalaenopsis — the moth orchid, with its arching spray of broad flowers — is the shape most people picture, and it remains the most versatile: elegant enough for a hotel reception, restrained enough for a bathroom shelf or a bedside table. The range covers white for a clean, formal look, through to pinks and stronger colours where you want the orchid to be the accent rather than the backdrop.
Many pieces here come already potted, often in a ceramic container and set in a base that mimics moss or bark, so they read convincingly close up. Keep them out of very dusty spots and give the leaves an occasional wipe — orchid leaves are broad and glossy and show dust more than most. See also potted flowering plants and white artificial flowers.
