What kind of flower pot is best for orchids? Flower pot prices and how to choose
Orchids are one of China's ten famous flowers. Chinese people have always regarded orchids as a symbol of purity and elegance, and they are listed alongside "plum, bamboo, and chrysanthemum" and together called the "Four Gentlemen." "Orchid composition" is commonly used as a metaphor for the beauty of poetry and prose, and "orchid friendship" as a metaphor for true friendship. Orchids are also used to express pure love. Choosing a pot is crucial for growing orchids. Let's take a look below at orchid flower pot prices and how to choose!
How much does an orchid flower pot cost?
There is no fixed, uniform price for orchid flower pots. Cheap ones cost a few yuan each, while expensive ones cost dozens to over a hundred yuan. It mainly depends on how the buyer chooses. Common types include clay pots, plastic orchid pots, ceramic pots, purple clay pots, porcelain pots, glazed pots, and stone pots. In fact, when choosing orchid flower pots, you should first consider your own site and orchid stand conditions. To give orchids an aesthetic and cultural appeal, sometimes the specifications, texture, color, and style of the orchid pots are required to be uniform; sometimes, in addition to uniform specifications and texture, the colors and styles are required to be rich and varied.
How to choose orchid flower pots
1. Size: Generally speaking, it is not suitable to plant small seedlings in large pots, nor to plant large seedlings in small pots. But it is best to use large pots for orchids as little as possible. A large pot holds more soil, is not easy to move, makes humidity difficult to control, and has poor air permeability.
2. Color: Among all kinds of orchid pots, plastic pots have the most colors. The most common colors are black, white, and red. The multi-color designs are mainly to improve the ornamental value of the orchid pot.
3. Air permeability: When choosing an orchid pot, it is advisable to choose one with ventilation holes around the body of the pot and with the ventilation holes distributed in the middle and lower parts of the pot body. If the orchid pot has pot feet, it is even better for air permeability. For plastic pots, you can make ventilation holes in the pot body yourself.
What types of orchid flower pots are there?
1. Clay tile pots: Clay tile pots are the first choice for growing orchids. They are loose in texture, highly breathable, and not prone to waterlogging. When growing orchids in large numbers on balconies, patios, or sites, this kind of pot should be used, as it is convenient to manage. However, they are too heavy and take up a lot of space, and their style is simple and rough, not elegant.
2. Plastic pots: Plastic pots are light in weight, beautiful and elegant in appearance, lightweight, clean, and durable, with good moisture retention, many styles and specifications, and economical use of growing medium. Their biggest feature is that they take up little space. However, they have poor air permeability, are susceptible to heat, and dissipate heat slowly.
3. Ceramic pots: Ceramic pots are pot-shaped vessels made from clay. As ornamental requirements have increased, specially made orchid ceramic pots in creamy yellow and earthy yellow with floral decorations are often used, but this kind of pot is generally not widely chosen; it is only for personal preference and decorative needs.
4. Purple clay pots: Purple clay pots have relatively good air permeability in the pot wall, but worse than clay pots. They are both suitable and beautiful for growing high-grade orchids, and are especially suitable for exhibitions. Among modern orchid growers, those who choose purple clay pots to grow orchids are the most numerous.
5. Other pots: Porcelain pots, glazed pots, and stone pots can also be used for growing orchids. If they have commemorative significance, artistic quality, or cultural relic value, of course they should not be abandoned. However, this kind of pot wall has relatively poor air permeability, so these pots are generally not chosen for planting high-grade orchids.