Unique orchid pot with 300 branches on driftwood, worth hundreds of millions of dong

TPO – Phalaenopsis orchid roots grafted in a “unique” shape on driftwood costing hundreds of millions of dong to serve the rich during Tet in Ha Tinh city.

Unique orchid pot with 300 branches on driftwood, worth hundreds of millions of dong (Clip: Hoai Nam)

A flower that is loved by many people because of its beautiful shape and diverse colors, Phalaenopsis orchids are also famous as one of the longest-lasting flowers.

In Ha Tinh city, this year, Phalaenopsis orchids were brought back with many different colors. In particular, this year's market has attracted many people's interest and is looking to buy orchids grafted onto driftwood. According to the market records during Tet in Ha Tinh city, orchids here are not only priced at a few million or tens of million VND, but there are orchid pots grafted in a "unique" shape on driftwood for 100 million VND.

In the photo is an orchid pot with 300 branches; the pot is about 4m high. This is considered one of the “unique” orchid pots in Ha Tinh city during this year’s Tet holiday.

Although it has just been put on sale, this 100 million orchid pot already has an owner.

Mr. Pham Linh Tu (27 years old, residing in Huong Son district) said that he and 3 other flower arrangers spent many hours creating this work. The idea of making orchid pots on driftwood was carried out by him and the name of this work of art is "Spring Flower Forest".

“I have over 10 years of experience in flower arrangement. This orchid potted work was inspired by the idea of “Spring Flower Forest”. In the pot, there are 300 orchid branches with 8 main colors, which are red cherry, small map orchids…. These are beautiful, unique orchid colors that attract viewers. This year, the customer market chooses orchids grafted on driftwood because it looks natural and harmonious,” said Mr. Tu.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoan - owner of an orchid shop in Ha Tinh city said that in order to promptly serve the market during Tet, this time the flower shop has 5 main orchid arrangers and 5 assistants. This year, orchids are brought in with many diverse designs, prices depending on the orchid branches. There are branches that cost millions, but there are branches that cost over 200,000 VND/branch. This year, the shop makes pots from a few million to 100 million VND, serving the needs of each customer.

According to Ms. Ngoan, currently the orchid pot with 300 branches grafted on driftwood has been sold to a customer for 100 million VND. This year's customer market demand is for orchids planted on driftwood, because it creates a gentle, natural look...