Orquídea-pipoca em arranjo de NATAL

A Christmas tree doesn't have to be a pine tree. You can break away from the ordinary and still maintain all the symbolism of the holiday season. Our gardener Carol Costa teaches you how to make a Christmas tree using terrestrial orchids! You can make room on your coffee table because this arrangement will be the centerpiece of your party! The popcorn orchid (Ludisia discolor) has an added charm, besides its tiny flowers that resemble popped corn: its leaves. Dark purple, with stripes and a velvety texture, this orchid doesn't even need flowers, it's so beautiful. And it's terrestrial! Carol made this video in one of the greenhouses at Acosta Plantas Ornamentais, one of the largest Ludisia producers in Brazil. To assemble the arrangement, our plant-loving plant lover uses a piece of bird netting. Using scissors, the piece of netting forms a cone and folds it into that shape, using the corners to bend it. Using a mixture of moist sphagnum moss and seedling substrate, Carol fills the netting structure. For the arrangement, this mixture will maintain adequate moisture so the Christmas tree stays beautiful for a long time. The first plant to be included in this incredible arrangement is ivy (Hedera helix). By cutting it in the right place, you'll create your arrangement and later, you'll have a ton of seedlings of this plant. The same will happen with the popcorn orchids. Cutting the tips, Carol sticks the plants into the wire frame with substrate, but first, she adds a drop of propolis extract to each cut area. With a little dexterity and the help of scissors, "stick" the plants all over the wire cone. If necessary, use pieces of wire as staples to prevent the plant from coming loose and to help it root faster. With the tree ready, just choose a pot of the appropriate size and a smaller plastic one. This smaller pot sits upside down inside the larger one and will serve as support for the structure with the plants. Do you think it's missing a few Christmas baubles? Forget artificial flowers and get creative! Carol chose Craspedia globosa flowers, naturally yellow with a long stem, perfect for skewering the moss moss. You can find them in flower shops and they're sold in bunches. Buy them without fear; you can use any leftovers in other arrangements, and they're super durable. You can easily find Ludisia discolor, as well as ivy, in garden centers and flower shops. If your preferred plant supplier doesn't have one of these plants, speak to the salesperson or manager and ask them to order them through Veiling Holambra, the largest flower and plant sales and logistics center in Brazil. Acosta Plantas Ornamentais sells its plants exclusively through Veiling. To water, use a syringe or a cup and aim the water at the moss. Don't use a spray bottle or wet the foliage, to prevent accumulated water from staining the leaves. Touch the sphagnum moss with your finger and you'll know if it's moist or time to water. And may love and peace touch you and your loved ones this Christmas! Materials and plants shown in the video: Ludisia and ivy, from Acosta Plantas Ornamentais –   / acostaplantas   sphagnum moss, from All Garden –   / allgarden.holambra   craspédia, from Terra Viva –   / grupo.terraviva   Limmat 710 scissors, from Net Shopping Garden – https://www.netshopgarden.com.br