Decorating Phals (or any orchid) when out of bloom

[LadySoren]

I am hoping to get some tips for how you can "decorate" your phal between bloom periods.

For those who only have one or a few plants and want to dress the up a bit. Or maybe decorate to go with a holiday or season change. I know if you own a ton of plants it's probably too cumbersome to even think of trying to make them look "pretty" all the time. No offense to the orchid out of bloom, but they really are remarkable when in bloom.
This could be for other orchids too I guess, but I only own 2 Phals at the moment so I'd be more interested with that.

Pictures would be AWESOME.

Sorry if this topic has been approached and I'm not seeing it. I'm still new here.

THANKS!

[SlipperGirl]

In the summer I plan on putting my orchids outside on the porch I plan on trying to make it look nice but I always just try to make my orchids happy I dont care to much about decorating with them. I did when I first got started but now its all about what place has the best light what room is warm enough for them and so on

[greengarden]

A nice pot always helps. That's about the limit of my efforts

[Ordphien]

A nice pot does help.
My friend clips butterflies to the stakes when out if bloom.
I personally just stick in an origami phal spike.
Origami is another one of my hobbies and phals aren't exactly easy to fold so ours a great opportunity to show them off.
The particular diagram I follow is by Robert J. Lang. At least for my phals.
And you have to make each flower individually.
It's also pretty easy to manipulate the shape of the flower to create other forms.
There's a very helpful and clear tutorial on YouTube for this flower of you are up the the challenge.
There's also other origami orchids you can make bit none of the other ones are as easy, and don't come with a video lol.

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[Ordphien]

None of these pictures are mine.
All pulled from Google.
But it's a shot of the phal flower on a spike, it on a more rounded form. And one of the other orchids you can fold.



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[NYCorchidman]

Phals stay in bloom for quite some time, but they are without flowers for even longer time (well, for the most part with some exceptions of ever flowering types).
I too find phals leaves rather boring, although not as bad as oncidiums that look like some unrully grass without flowers. My personal standpoint.

I do not like artificial flowers either.
As someone mentioned above, I simply find a nice looking pot and maybe decorate with some colorful papers around to enhance the appearance of the plant.
As much as I hate the long waiting between bloom season, I think that anticipation in a way helps me appreciate the beautiful blooms even more when they do come back and flower.
With that said, I have lots of flowers so I always have something in bloom.
If not, I buy fresh cutflowers to keep me happier.

Oh, I also find looking at phals leaves and roots growing during no flower season. They grow fast and I just love observing them!

sorry, no real practical help for you.

[WhiteRabbit]

Garden centers and nurseries often have decorative stakes

[NYCorchidman]

or you could place the phal (with its pot) inside some large decorative container and then add other plants or even vase of cutflowers around and/or back of the phal making it look prettier.

just a thought. I actually do this sometimes when I get bored.