Christmas Orchids Come in Many Colors Like Red, White and Green - Christmas Orchids are a Great Flower to Use for Decorating and Giving this Christmas

Spread the holiday cheer with beautiful blooming Christmas orchids

For many like me there is no more magical time than Christmas and orchid plants and flowers take that magic to another dimension. The worlds most popular flower plant, the poinsettia can be combined with the second most popular flowering plant to create a holiday like no other.  You can also combine Christmas orchids with other popular holiday plants like Holly, Miniature Christmas Trees and Amaryllis. 

Various colors of Christmas orchids can be used when decorating.  You can use traditional white using white phalaenopsis orchids.  You can use large or small flowering types to create contrast.  Trust me, placing just a few of these Christmas orchids in your decor will help your decor shout: elegance!

You can use red using Arachnis orchids like Aranda and Mokara orchids.  These are very popular cut orchid flowers but mokaras are especially popular for Christmas.  You don't need a lot of stems to create a beautiful effect.  Between five and ten red Mokara orchid stems nestled in a clear vase should do the trick.  Mokara orchid stems generally have between ten to 12 blooms.  They come in essentially two shades.  A shade that is blood red.  The other shade is darker because a closer look at the flower reveals spots that make the flower look darker red.  Either one should add another dimension to your Christmas decorating. 

Cut Christmas orchids also give you more bang for your buck.  They are long lasting and really add a real dimension of elegance against other Christmas flowers like red roses, red carnations and white chrysanthemums.  I love red carnations and their beautiful scent but what most orchids lack in scent (most orchids don't have a fragrance we as humans can smell, but bees can!) is beauty and elegance.  With cut orchid flowers you only need to use a few flowers to create holiday magic.

With the advent of the Internet - you don't have to dry to an orchid show (although I highly recommend everyone visit an orchid show) or your local florist (don't tell them I said that) you can either go directly to the farm or shop many of the fine Internet orchid sites.  Orchidmall.com is a great place to start.  On these sites you can find orchids currently in bloom for the months of November and December.  For example, in California, the Cymbidium orchid season (another popular Christmas orchid) starts in November.  Many growers and retailers only charge a little extra to get an orchid with blooms.  This is a special treat in Christmas because orchids truly are an excellent Christmas gift not to mention they make your decor look something out of the space age! meaning its decor ahead of its time.

Finally, Christmas orchids can add a twist to your holiday decor.  Yes Christmas looks beautiful in all red but change it up a little, have fun! Two pink phalaenopsis orchids should do it.  Orchid growers and breeders are now creating spectacular orchids originating from the United States, Taiwan, Holland, and  Singapore.  A desire to create more spectacular orchid plants will require florists and interior decorators to be more creative in both selling and designing with differently colored orchids like pinks, yellows and harlequin orchid types.