Orchids are one of the most beautiful and unique flowers that people can plant in their garden or any other space. Orchids are not restricted to any particular colour as there are different coloured Orchids that you will find; however, there are certain coloured orchids that are considered myth and blue orchids are one of them. 

Now, your normal blue orchids are available in a floral shop or in any decoration; however, since these flowers are not present in any garden or other space, they are almost considered unreal.

This article is going to tell you all that you need to know about Blue Orchids and whether these plants can be grown by people in their gardens or not.

Are Blue Orchids Real

Orchids are very much real flowers which means that you can plant the flower in your garden and you can grow it on your own; however, the same cannot be said for blue orchids. The blue-coloured blossoms cannot be found in any garden or any other space mainly because they do not exist in nature.  

There are several very rare species of blue orchid plant like phalaenopsis and dendrobium, but it is important for you to know these plants do not generate blue flowers, rather the appearance of these flowers has been changed with the use of dye. So, let’s learn everything that you should know about these flowers in general. 

How to create the blue-coloured Phalaenopsis

As we have mentioned, Phalaenopsis produced artificially created blue orchids and this was first done in the year 2011. The flower is originally white and its appearance was altered with the use of patented dye solutions. These dye solutions were injected into the spike of the flowers after they had bloomed to provide a blue tint to them. 

It is also important to note that the colour and the depth of blue orchid flower can be changed by changing the time of dye injections. If you inject the dye before the flowers have opened then, this will result in a lighter tone of blue; however, the plant will still be a little bit blue. 

Fewer than 10% of known flowering plants have the blue spectrum on the colour wheel, making blue an uncommon flower colour. One Blooms are often purple or lavender, even when plants are advertised as having blue flowers.

How to properly care for blue-coloured orchids

If you are interested in caring for these blue-coloured orchids then, even for beginners, caring for Phalaenopsis orchids is quite simple. This orchid is perfect for you to keep if you want to change your orchids to blue colour after they bloom as white. 

At the time of the injection of the dye, make sure that you are using the xylem as this part of the flower is used to transport the dye and since water-based dyes are not fixed, it can destroy any other material that comes in contact with it. You need to make sure that your flowers are not wet. 

You can also explore more information on the Yourhomify website if you want to keep and grow blue orchids.