{"title":"Orchids","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hardest plant to keep and the easiest to fake convincingly, provided somebody bothered with the leaves and the aerial roots. Ours do. Complete plants and loose branches, so you can buy the finished thing or build it yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"phalaenopsis-orchid-leaves-6-stems","title":"Phalaenopsis Orchid Leaves, 6 Stems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe leaves and the roots are what sell an orchid as real. Most fakes skip both.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLatex-touch, not printed plastic\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach leaf is moulded with the thickness and slight give of a real phalaenopsis leaf, including the raised central vein. Printed plastic leaves give themselves away at arm's length. These do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAerial roots included\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReal phalaenopsis push pale roots out over the pot rim, and their absence is the first thing that makes a faux orchid look wrong. These come with them moulded in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBuilt to pair with silk stems\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix leaf clusters, sized to sit under 38-inch flowering branches. Buy them with the Silk Orchid Branches and you get a complete plant instead of flowers stuck in a pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFills a pot properly\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnough foliage for two medium pots or one large one. Push the stems into floral foam or gravel and arrange the leaves so they fan outward and slightly down, the way the real plant grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 leaf stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf length:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 7\" to 9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Latex-touch moulded foliage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moulded aerial roots included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePairs with:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silk Orchid Branches, Set of 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree US shipping over $50. 30-day returns. 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Four 38-inch orchid branches give you the same vertical line in a corner that gets none, for the price of a takeaway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReal orchids arch, they do not stand\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA phalaenopsis spike leans out and nods at the tip under the weight of the blooms. These have a bendable wire core so you can set that curve yourself rather than getting four identical poles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSilk petals, not moulded plastic\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePetals are cut and shaped from silk with printed throat markings, so they catch light the way a real bloom does. Plastic petals go flat and shiny under a lamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFour is the right number\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo branches look sparse in a tall vase, six is a thicket. 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