Designer Orchids Collector Series

General Description:

Discover the joy of growing your own orchid haven with the Designer Orchids Collector Series. Starting from compact 6cm plants, each orchid is produced through premium tissue culture to ensure strong, healthy growth and vibrant flowering. This series includes a diverse selection of miniature Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Odontoglossum, and Vanda varieties — each with its own unique colour, form, and flowering style. These orchids are perfect for DIY growers and collectors alike. From straplike leaves and multi-flowered spikes to cascading blooms and upright canes, each type offers something special. The back of each label showcases the available varieties, making it easy to select your favourites and build a personalised collection. Whether you're growing indoors or in a warm-climate garden, this series invites you to nurture, curate, and enjoy a rewarding orchid journey.

Uses:

Start small and grow something extraordinary. Each 6cm orchid in the Designer Orchids Collector Series is the beginning of a personalised orchid haven — a space you shape over time with colour, texture, and life. Whether you're drawn to the upright canes of Dendrobiums, the cascading blooms of Odontoglossums, the bold flair of Vandas, or the elegant spikes of Cymbidiums, each variety offers a unique and rewarding growing experience. As your orchids mature, they evolve into striking displays that reflect your care and creativity. With a wide range of colours, forms, and flowering styles, these miniature plants bring lasting beauty to bright indoor spaces or warm-climate gardens. The journey from tiny plant to full bloom is more than just gardening — it's a chance to create something truly your own.

Plant Care:

Potting should be done as new growth becomes about half mature, which is usually in the spring or autumn. These plants need to be underpotted, so when repotting leave only enough room for one to two years of new growth. Underpotting also enables the grower to provide the more frequent watering these plants need as the smaller pots dry more quickly and evenly when filled with roots. A fine-grade potting medium with excellent drainage is required; because the medium is kept moist, annual or biannual repotting is normal. These tolerate a broad spectrum of light but are best kept away from full sun during the middle of the day. Different Species tolerate different temperature ranges. Some require a cool winter to initiate flower through to those that like a warm temperature year round and do not require a cool period to flower. Water the potting mix thoroughly once a week in the summer, less in the winter. Do not let the potting mix get soggy or let the plant stand in water. Over watering will shorten the flower life. Once all of the flowers fall off the stem and the stem dries out, you should cut the stem about 12mm from the base. Rest the plant in a shaded position in the garden or an Orchid house and continue to water and fertilise the plant. It should flower during the next flowering season. Fertilise using a weak solution ( about ¼ strength) of a well-balanced commercial liquid fertiliser.