Sentence examples for plastic orchids from inspiring English sources

In keeping with the tropical-theme festivities, some revelers wore leis and decorated their cabanas with rubber palms and plastic orchids and bougainvillea.

A few plastic orchids scattered here and there I think will go far.

For the container, some of the cheap nursery planters will work well, and orchid planters (the plastic basket kind) work well also.

Some considerations: if you're a heavy waterer use a clay pot with a coarse potting mix; if you tend to let your orchids dry out use a plastic pot and a fine potting mix.

Laurel's orchid blossoms were strung on plastic, typical today, I suppose, so another tradition passes.

After parasols, Orchids of Hawaii's biggest seller is plastic leis--about a million a year.

Look for a plastic, clay, glass or ceramic pot suitable for your orchid size.

An orchid potted in a porous pot such as clay (good for orchids) will need more frequent watering than an orchid in a plastic container.

It's important to keep orchid planters clean and clear so the light can go through the plastic to the roots.

Terra cotta pots are preferable to plastic pots, because their more porous material reduces the risk of water pooling around the orchid's roots.[19].[19]

Clear plastic pots let light reach the roots and allow you to keep an eye on the orchid's root growth.