Indoor
Orchid Blue Houseplant - 12cm Pot
Phalaenopsis hybrid
Moth orchid with blue flowers, bringing colour to an indoor display.
Care notes by theboxerge Updated
About this plant
Moth orchids grow best with air around their roots. A bark-based growing medium and a pot with drainage help roots dry between waterings; ordinary dense garden soil is unsuitable. A blue display does not establish the plant’s natural flower colour; future blooms may differ.
Care at a glance
- Light
- Bright, indirect light
- Temperature
- A stable indoor spot away from hot radiators
- Watering
- Water as the bark approaches dryness, then drain fully
- Soil
- An open orchid-bark mix
Plan your care
The blue colour on a displayed moth orchid may come from dye, so a later bloom can be a different colour. Treat flower colour as a display feature rather than a reason to add colourants or other substances to the roots.
Before watering, check the bark and, if visible, the roots. Water as the bark approaches dryness, drain completely and empty the outer pot. A heavy pot with wet bark should not be soaked again just because the flowers are fading.
Keep a stable bright position away from strong midday sun. When flowers finish, continue normal leaf and root care; remove a fully brown spike with clean tools. The next flowering cycle depends on plant condition and growing conditions, not on maintaining the purchased blue display.
Growing tips
Check the bark and roots rather than watering on a fixed weekly schedule. Keep water out of the crown where the leaves meet. Support flowering stems loosely and avoid moving the pot repeatedly while buds are developing.
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