Double-Stem Mini Purple Orchid in a Yellow Pot

Small enough for a windowsill, bright enough to change the mood of a room. A mini phalaenopsis orchid with two stems of purple flowers sits in a cheerful yellow polymer pot, finished with moss, slices of dried lemon and a loop of burlap twine. Mini orchids are as easy to care for as their full-size relatives and flower for weeks, which makes this a long-lasting alternative to a bouquet: for a birthday, a thank-you, a get-well wish for someone at home or in hospital, or a desk that needs some colour. Add a few lines on the note page after checkout and we will write them on the card by hand.

What is actually in it

1 double-stem mini purple phalaenopsis orchid in a yellow polymer pot 10 cm high and 10 cm wide, dressed with moss, dried lemon slices and burlap twine. Overall height 20 to 30 cm. The shade of purple and the bloom count vary slightly from plant to plant.

What it looks like on day four

This is a living potted orchid rather than a cut arrangement, so it keeps going well beyond the week or two of cut flowers: with the care above the blooms usually stay open for six to ten weeks, and the plant itself lives on and can flower again. Flower count and the exact shade vary slightly from plant to plant.

We photograph every listing on the bench under daylight. The image you are looking at is the arrangement, not a mood board.

Orchids like a bright spot without direct sun, which scorches the leaves, so somewhere with plenty of indirect light, behind a light curtain for example, is ideal. Water with lime-free water using the soak method: let the roots drink fully, then drain off every bit of excess before the pot goes back in place. In summer that means roughly every five days, in winter once a week is enough. Cared for this way the plant stays healthy and keeps flowering for a long time.

The five things that actually matter

1. Recut the stems. Two centimetres off at a 45° angle, under running water if you can. Air locks in the stem are the main cause of early droop.
2. Strip leaves below the waterline. Submerged foliage rots and turns the water bacterial within a day.
3. Change the water, do not just top it up. Every two days, with the sachet we include.
4. Keep them away from fruit. Ripening fruit releases ethylene, which ages cut flowers dramatically faster.
5. Cool and out of direct sun. A radiator or a sunny windowsill will halve the vase life of anything.

Do all five and you should see nine days from this bouquet rather than five. The long version is in the journal.

Related reading: Orchid Meanings: Why It's the Safe Choice for Almost Any Occasion

Delivery

Same-day delivery is available across all 39 districts of Istanbul, on the same nine daily delivery windows from 09:00 to 22:00. Delivery is always free, on every order, everywhere we deliver in Istanbul, no threshold, no surcharge.

We deliver in our own vans with our own drivers. That is more expensive than handing it to a parcel courier, and it is the reason 98.2% of orders land inside the window you chose.

Substitution policy

Fresh flowers are an agricultural product. Occasionally the market does not have what we planned for, especially with seasonal stems like peonies. When that happens we do one of two things, and never anything else:

• Substitute a stem of equal or greater value in the same colour family, and email you a photograph before dispatch so you can approve it or cancel for a full refund.
• If no acceptable substitute exists, we call you. We will not quietly send something different and hope you do not notice.

Cancellations

Change or cancel free until 18:00 the day before delivery. After that the flowers are cut and conditioned specifically for your order, so cancellation is not possible — this is the perishable-goods exception under distance-selling rules, and it is stated again at checkout before you pay.