At Natureworks, we LOVE orchids! Over the years, as our sources expand and our knowledge of orchids grows, we have increased our offerings of orchid pots, books, and other accessories.
What makes an orchid pot different from a regular pot? Orchid pots usually have not only a drainage hole in the bottom, but also holes on the sides of the pots. This is so that extra oxygen flows to the roots of the orchids, mimicking the jungle environment. Orchid pots can be terra cotta or ceramic. Because most orchids live in the same pot for a very long time, the heavier pots help to counterbalance the weight of the foliage, aerial roots, and flower sprays.
Along with a nice selection of orchid pots, we also carry orchid bark and other orchid growing mediums as well as organic fertilizers and compost teas suitable for orchids.
We have many excellent informational handouts available on the Natureworks website in order to help you to better understand the unique needs or your orchid plants:
An Orchid Primer, Part One.
Growing Orchids in the Home Environment.
Watering Orchids.
- If you purchase an orchid in bloom and would like to grow it in a decorative orchid pot, wait to repot it until it finishes flowering. Meanwhile, you can set the plant (in its original pot, which is often plastic) into the orchid pot and hide the utilitarian container with a light covering of sphagnum or Spanish moss mulch.
- Epiphytic orchids grow ON things, usually tree branches. They have aerial roots that grow out from the plant and into the air where they seek out humidity and nutrients. Lots of white, spongy aerial roots coming from an orchid plant is a GOOD THING and does NOT mean it needs repotting! The main reason to repot an orchid is if the media it is growing in has decomposed, thus limiting the amount of air that can flow through the roots. The second reason would be if the plant has simply become too big and top heavy and tips over easily. For more information, please refer to our orchid handouts listed above or visit our website.
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