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Orchid Flower Arrangements for All Seasons

Make your winter interiors bloom with orchid arrangements. Browse through the most popular orchid arrangements from the pages of Flower to inspire your creations

Make your winter interiors bloom with orchid flower arrangements. In the winter when little else is blooming, what could be more wonderful than to lose yourself in an orchid blossom? They’re so intricately created, they could be jewelry. They almost blur the distinction between artifice and nature.

Indeed, the orchid family, Orchidaceae, is a marvel of evolutionary range and ingenuity, with more than 800 genera and 25,000 known species. And the number of registered hybrids, now topping 110,000, rises almost daily. In fact, they hybridize so easily that there may never be an end to the new varieties and new color combinations that growers create.

At his shop, Foxgloves & Ivy, Larry Hammack sends out hundreds of arrangements each week, and orchids are a part of many of them. “When orchids are used in arrangements, they always make a statement,” says Larry.

OUR MOST POPULAR ORCHID ARRANGEMENTS

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Tulipiere filled with orchids

Photo by Jessica Glynn

Sideboard set with lamp and large bowl filled with phalaenopsis orchids and magnolia branches.

Photo by Emily Followill

Arrangement of yellow orchids and green hydrangeas

Photo by Erica George Dines

Banchet Flowers, tropical arrangements

Photo by Udom Surangsophon

A combination of phalaenopsis orchids, vanda orchids, and cymbidium orchids in a tulipiere. “Working in Palm Beach lends itself to the use of many orchid varieties and tropical foliage, both of which I love for creating that casual Florida look.”—Tom Mathieu. 
More Mathieu Designs

In the foyer of a home restored by James Farmer, the sideboard is topped with a large Japanese bowl filled with flowering phalaenopsis orchids and magnolia branches. See the story.

Bill Hidgins of Atlanta’s Lush Life creates arrangements anchored in a European aesthetic. Here, arcs of golden cymbidium orchids seem to pour out of a vase filled with complementary green hydrangeas and grasses.

A duet of Blue Magic vanda orchids and Noorah Blue orchids is looped with willow for a modern, textural touch and then gathered with Aspidistra leaves. More from Banchet Flowers

Michal Evans, white orchid arrangement with white clematis in silver bowl.

Photo by Erica George Dines

holiday centerpiece of orchids, berries, and greenery

Photo by Jenn Verrier

Orange and red orchid flower arrangement

Photo courtesy of Foxgloves & Ivy

Yellow-green Dendrobium orchids are the main ingredient in this mixed arrangement by Wildflower Designs of Birmingham.

Photo courtesy of Wildflower Designs

A gleaming silver bowl overflows with blossoms of ‘Henrietta Japhet’ cattleya orchids, ‘Henryi’ clematis, star-of-Bethlehem, alocasia foliage, and calathea foliage. More from Michal Evans

For their dining table centerpiece Rick Davis and Christopher Vazquez of Amaryllis Floral & Event Design created an arrangement of lady’s slipper orchids, hydrangeas, hypericum berry, pine cones, and evergreens. See more of Rick and Christopher’s holiday decor.

A Foxgloves & Ivy creation of yellow and orange Aranda orchids, Gerber daisies, Dutch hydrangeas, ‘Tutti-Frutti’ mini calla lilies, and Monstera nestled in a frosted glass cube.

Yellow-green Dendrobium orchids are the main ingredient in this mixed arrangement by Wildflower Designs of Birmingham.

FlowerBuds arrangements, winter color

Photo by Becky Luigart-Stayner

Brooklyn, New York floral designer Taylor Patterson combined Phalaenopsis orchids, Japanese maple, dyed grass, dried sedge, and grass seedpods in this striking arrangement.

Photo by Monica Buck

White phalaenopsis orchid arrangement Christina Springfield, Nouveau Flowers

Photo by Paul Johnson Photography

michal evans arrangement with orchids

Photo by Erica George Dines

This frothy concoction of pinks and purples plays nicely with the icy silvers of the plateau and mercury glass. FLOWER LIST: Vanda orchids, ranunculus, hyacinth, snapdragons, stock, ‘Topaz’ roses, and Asiatic lilies. More FlowerBuds Arrangements

Brooklyn, New York floral designer Taylor Patterson combined Phalaenopsis orchids, Japanese maple, dyed grass, dried sedge, and grass seedpods in this striking arrangement.
More of Patterson’s Designs

As if the bride will be right back to claim her bouquet, an arrangement of beachy blooms gets a splash of refreshing water from the fountain. See More Christina Springfield Arrangements

Michal Evans, one of Atlanta’s premier floral and event designers, creates a show-stopping centerpiece in a riot of colors with lady’s slipper orchids, vanda orchids, hyacinths, muscari, Eucharist lilies, freesia, lisianthus, stock, kale. More Michal Evans

a vase filled with purple vanda orchids

Photo by Tria Giovan

dining space filled with orchids and greenery

Photo by Loupe Images

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oscar mora arrangement in black cylinder vase

Photo by Brooke Slezak

“The outdoor surroundings are such a part of this house that you don’t want arrangements to compete with the view,” says Michael Grim. “So we just massed a few blooms for pops of color.” Here, he uses a vase filled with vanda orchids to enliven the porch. More Michael Grim Designs

A green scene with cascades of orchids, tropical greenery, and a magnolia-leaf table skirt made by Mark Held and Richard David, co-owners of Mark’s Garden in Los Angeles. More green arrangements.

Flower Girl’s Denise Porcaro arranged cymbidium orchids, roses, calla lilies, scabiosa pods, ranunculus, horsetail, and bear grass in a Mason jar. 

New York–based floral designer Oscar Mora ushers in spring with a standout arrangement of Japanese sweet peas, ranunculus, peonies, orange roses, yellow roses, phalaenopsis orchids and more blooms sure to brighten anyone’s day. Step-by-step instructions for this arrangement

sunset-inspired arrangement of ‘James Storie’ orchids, ‘Porcelain Lace’ spray roses, ‘Quicksand’ roses, ‘Caramel Antike’ roses, and more blossoms

Photo by Colleen Duffley

Banchet Flowers, tropical arrangements

Photo by Udom Surangsophon

Christina Springfield, beach inspired flower arrangements

Photo by Paul Johnson Photography

Purple orchids in a small fishbowl with moss

Photo by Emma Mitchell

On the Florida Panhandle’s Emerald Coast, Brian Watson and Eugene Campbell of Myrtie Blue created this sunset-inspired arrangement of ‘James Storie’ orchids, ‘Porcelain Lace’ spray roses, ‘Quicksand’ roses, ‘Caramel Antike’ roses, and more blossoms that fit harmoniously in a beachy interior. More Myrtie Blue Designs

Spray roses, Phalaenopsis orchids, and Charood Mokara orchids with a red dogwood accent in an Aspidistra-lined, red glass cylinder vase make for a jaunty, tropical tabletop design. More from Banchet Flowers

Flowers on the half shell emerging from the sea recall Botticelli and his Venus. FLOWER LIST: ‘Carolina Sapphire’ cypress foliage, cymbidium orchids,  muscari,  sweetpeas. See More Christina Springfield Arrangements

Willow Crossley says that keeping mini orchids, such as these diminutive purple phalaenopsis in a recycled pickle jar, is a great way of introducing children to flowers. More Willow Crossley Designs

ikebana style flower arrangement

Photo by Monica Buck

Arrangement of amaryllis and Cymbidium orchids with piles of pumpkins.

Photo by Elizabeth Lavin

Antonio Bond arrangement of bittersweet berries, orchids, pokeberries

Photo by Dagnushka

White orchids and roses spill out of an aged concrete container in front of large windows.

Photo by Paul Costello | FLOWER Magazine

Taylor Patterson of Fox Fodder Farm shares step-by-step instructions for creating an Ikebana-style arrangement that celebrates autumn’s colors with Phalaenopsis orchids, carnations, marigolds, grasses, and Japanese maple. How-To for this Arrangement

Jimmie Henslee created this bold arrangement of rose hips, pyracantha, smoke bush, Dutch amaryllis, eucalyptus, millet, and Cymbidium orchids, surrounded by pumpkins in muted colors. Geode lamps are from the Lamp Shoppe. See more of this Trish Sheats designed home.

A rusty roller skate is tucked into this Antonio Bond arrangement of bittersweet berries, poke berries, red peonies, and cymbidium orchid blossoms. See more of Antonio’s designs.

AnnMarie Meyers of Hummingbird Floral Studio filled this large, antique urn with phalaenopsis and cymbidium orchids, hanging amaranthus, viburnum, Purity garden roses, ming fern, Japanese holly fern, and sword fern. More Baton Rouge Showhouse Flowers

“An incredible cymbidium stem dropped in an inch of water in a big, clear, square vase says ‘contemporary’ in a way little else can,” he says. “Mixing orchids with what we in the floral trade call the ‘Dutch’ flowers is a great way to add drama to a more traditional arrangement, and extend the life of that arrangement.”

Because orchids don’t have to be in water, they’re perfect for occasions like weddings that call for “personal” flowers.

“We put them in boutonnières and bride’s bouquets, on the wedding cake or tucked in at the place settings,” says Larry. “That staying power makes them wonderfully affordable for home use as well. If you’re having a dinner party, buy one cymbidium stem and you’ll have enough blossoms for every napkin ring and to float in a beautiful crystal bowl to center the table,” he suggests.

Clear glass cylinder vase of cut cymbidium orchids

Photo by Mieke de Vries | Shutterstock

CARING FOR CUT ORCHIDS

For those of us who might be intimidated by these fascinating flowers, questions abound.

  • How do you care for orchids in a cut-flower arrangement? “Don’t put them in the refrigerator,” Larry cautions. “They just can’t handle the cold.”
  • Recut the stems just as you would the other flowers in an arrangement, and be sure your vase is spotless.
  • Orchids don’t really need flower food, but a little can’t hurt, as a key component is the bactericide, which will help keep the water fresh.”

By Conne Ward-Cameron and FLOWER editors

 

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