Plants without blooms need love too.
Can you grow orchids in the bathroom.
While many gardeners complain that these blooms are temperamental the real trick is that you simply need to stick them on a bathroom windowsill.
The best substrate for raising orchids is one that drains well.
Orchids prefer humidity to be between 50 70 so this makes the bathroom a place where hopefully lots of people are taking hot showers and baths an ideal spot.
Moth orchids are beautiful.
Most other indoor plants will also love the heated bathroom.
To avoid clogging up your drain it s a good idea to use a drain catch.
Here are my suggestions for orchid rescue.
Orchids are tropical plants that flourish in heavy humid environments.
Like air plants they prefer bright indirect light and grow naturally in crooks and hollows of trees.
Many houseplants don t survive the winter they simply don t like the dry interior air.
So if it s dry in your house group your orchid pots on top of a tray filled with pebbles.
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The damp warm conditions in most bathrooms are a perfect environment for these pretty plants which grow in bark instead of soil and prefer for that material to be damp but not wet.
Bringing nature into this space can transform it magically adding warmth cheer and aesthetic appeal.
Keep the water level low enough that the potting mix doesn t get wet.
Orchids do best in environments with reasonable humidity.
They re also epiphytic plants that are great for the shower.
If you grow your orchids indoors then watering becomes a bit more complicated since you don t water on the floor from the hose.
You can always beef up your mixture a bit if you don t get the growth you should.
Instead if you hang your orchid unhook the orchid and bring it to the sink and let tepid water run over the roots.
They love the dampness.
These superb plants flower for many months of the year and come in pinks purples yellows oranges multicolours and purest white.
Why grow orchids in your bathroom.
As per feng shui green plants in the bathroom also counteract its negative energy.
After all they keep their gorgeous flowers for months on end.
Whether you keep a tall green plant or hang orchids from the ceiling or the window plants can transform your bathroom.
Or that s right grow them in the bathroom.
Then only water it when the soil feels dry.
They grow to perfection in a bathroom with a heated floor.
In my bathroom which luckily for me does have a heated floor i grow stunning tropical orchids mostly the moth orchid aka phalanopsis.
So if you are looking for a bathroom friendly plant look no further than rescued orchids.
Orchids though they can be a tad bit temperamental are so worth the extra effort to grow in your bathroom.
