Discover how to create a unique origami flower: an origami orchid. This design features a potted plant with green leaves, three orchids gently hanging, and two buds about to bloom. The stems stand upright, with the ends naturally bent, the whole shape captures the essence of springtime.
Even though this origami orchid appears delicate, don’t be intimidated by the details. For your first attempt, simply follow the step by step instructions. You can finish making this origami orchid in just one hour.
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 1 Hour
- Paper: 7.5×7.5 cm/2 3×3 cm/2 7.5×15 cm/3 10×10 cm/4 15×15 cm/2 20×20 cm/1
- Difficulty: Advanced
Material
Two pieces of 7.5×7.5 cm orange paper for making flower buds
Two pieces of 3×3 cm brown paper for making flower stalks of flower buds
Three sheets of 7.5×15 cm orange paper for making three orchids
Four sheets of 10×10 cm green paper for making leaves.
Two pieces of 15×15 cm brown paper for making orchid stems.
A piece of 20×20 cm for making flower pots.
Step by Step Instructions
Origami Flower Bud
Step 1
Take out a piece of 7.5×7.5 cm orange paper and fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
If your paper is a different color on each side, start the fold with the orange side facing up.
Step 2
Fold the paper in half vertically, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 3
Flip the paper from left to right.
Step 4
Fold the paper in half diagonally from bottom left to top right, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 5
Fold the paper in half diagonally from bottom right to top left, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 6
Mountain fold the left and right creases, then lift the left, right, and top edges’s midpoints and push them to meet the bottom edge’s midpoint. Flatten the fold to create a small triangle.
Step 7
Fold the top layer’s right edge to align with the vertical crease, then fold the right top flap to the left side along the vertical crease, and finally, fold up the small triangle on the bottom side, crease it well, and unfold it.
Step 8
Lift the top layer, tuck the bottom triangle between the pocket, and flatten the fold.
Step 9
Fold the right edge to align with the vertical crease, and fold the left top triangle to the right side along the vertical crease. Then, turn the paper over from left to right.
Step 10
Fold up the bottom triangle, and unfold it. Then, lift the top layer, fold up the triangle again to tuck it between the pocket, and finally, flatten the fold.
Step 11
Repeat steps 7 to 10.
Step 12
Fold the bottom left corner of the top flap along the black dotted line, crease it well to leave a crease, and unfold it. Then, fold this corner again and tuck it under the top layer.
Repeat this for the other three flaps.
Step 13
Blow through the hole in the bottom to make it bulge.
Step 14
Make another bud in the same manner above.
Step 15
Take a piece of 3×3 cm brown paper, and roll it into a rod from the bottom corner, apply glue to the top corner to secure it well. This will serve as a flower stalk.
Step 16
Make another flower stalk and assemble the flower stalks and buds.
Origami Orchid
Step 1
Take out a piece of 7.5×15 cm orange paper and place it with the orange side facing up to begin folding. Fold it in half vertically, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 2
Fold the left and right edges to align with the vertical crease, leaving two creases, and unfold them.
Step 3
Turn the paper over from left to right.
Step 4
Fold the left and right edges to align with the top edge, leaving two creases, and unfold them.
Step 5
Fold the left and right edges to align with the bottom edge, leaving two creases, and unfold them.
Step 6
Lift the two vertical creases indicated by the red dotted lines and the left and right edges, then push them toward the center. Flatten the fold to create two triangles.
Step 7
Fold the two corners on the bottom side along the center horizontal crease, then fold the bottom left and right edges to align with the vertical crease, crease them well, and unfold them.
Step 8
Lift the left triangle’s right edge along the crease indicated by the black dotted line you made in the previous step [picture 1]. Reveal two flaps and press them to the left side [pictures 2 and 3]. Flatten the fold along the black dotted line [pictures 4 and 5].
Step 9
Repeat this for the right side.
Fold the two flaps toward the right side along the crease you made, and flatten the fold.
Turn the paper over from left to right.
Step 10
Firstly, fold the bottom left and right edges to align with the center vertical cease [picture 1].
Fold the top left and right edges along the black dotted lines, cease them well, leaving two creases, and unfold them [pictures 2 and 3].
Lift the top left and right corners of the top layer along the creases indicated by the black dotted lines, getting two stand-up flaps [picture 4].
Open and squash these flaps along the creases you just made [pictures 5 and 6].
Step 11
Focus on the left quadrilateral layer, and fold it in half from left to right along its center crease to form a triangle layer, then fold the bottom right edge of this triangle to align with its top edge along the short black dotted line[pictures 1 and 2].
Press down the bottom right edge and top edge along the black dotted lines to flatten the fold [pictures 4 to 6].
Step 12
The same to the left quadrilateral layer.
Fold it in half from right to left along its center crease to form a triangle layer, then fold the bottom left edge of this triangle to align with its top edge along the short black dotted line[pictures 1 and 2].
Press down the bottom left edge and top edge along the black dotted lines to flatten the fold [pictures 4 to 6].
Step 13
Focus on the left quadrilateral layer, fold it in half from top right to bottom left along its center crease, getting a triangle [pictures 1 and 2].
Then, fold the right edge of this triangle to align with its left edge along the short dotted line, crease it well, and unfold it [pictures 2 and 3].
Finally, push the left and right edges of this triangle upward along the black dotted lines and flatten the fold [pictures 4 to 6].
Step 14
The same to the left quadrilateral layer.
Fold it in half from top left to bottom right along its center crease, getting a triangle [pictures 1 and 2].
Then, fold the left edge of this triangle to align with its right edge along the short dotted line, crease it well, and unfold it [pictures 2 and 3].
Finally, push the left and right edges of this triangle upward along the black dotted lines and flatten the fold [pictures 4 to 6].
Step 15
Flip the paper from left to right, and we can see two layers on the bottom left and right sides. Fold their two edges to align with their center crease separately.
Step 16
Flip the paper from left to right, lift the top right corner of the left part.
Step 17
Fold down the top left edge along the black dotted line, then press down the flap you lifted in the previous step [pictures 1 and 2].
The same to the right side.
Fold down the top right edge along the black dotted line, then press down the flap you lifted in the previous step [pictures 3 and 4].
Step 18
Fold down the top left and right edges along the black dotted lines, and bring up the top triangle’s left and right edges along the center vertical crease shown by the black dotted line.
Mountain fold the bottom section of the center vertical crease indicated by the white dotted line, and make another two mountain creases also indicated by the white dotted lines, as you can see in the second picture, these two creases will be used in the following step 21.
Finally, press down the left and right parts and fold down the top triangle. Flatten the fold and rotate the paper 90 degrees from left to right to lay it flat.
Step 19
Rotate the paper a little counterclockwise, then fold down the front flap along the black dotted line [pictures 1 and 2]. Fold it back to the top side along the dotted line [pictures 3 and 4]
Step 20
Flip the paper over from left to right and repeat the previous step.
Fold down the front flap along the black dotted line [pictures 1 and 2]. Fold it back to the top side along the dotted line [pictures 3 and 4]
Step 21
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from front to back, then pull the top and bottom flaps toward the sides [pictures 1 and 2].
Press down the stand-up flap on the left side, open the pocket, and shape it into an eye shape based on the creases made in step 18, as mentioned above [pictures 3 and 4].
Now it looks a bit like a spider, doesn’t it?
Step 22
Rotate the paper 90 degrees clockwise, gently press down the tip of the top and bottom flaps, and this is the final shape of an origami orchid.
Step 23
Make another two orchids in the same manner above.
Origami Orchid Leaf and Pot
Step 1
Take out a piece of 10×10 cm green origami paper, and place it with the green side facing down to begin folding. Fold it in half vertically, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 2
Fold the left and right corners along the white dotted lines to meet the vertical crease, then fold the bottom left and right edges to align with the vertical crease, crease them well, and unfold them.
Step 3
Fold the bottom left and right edges to align with the creases you made in the previous step, then fold the bottom left and right edges along the creases you made in the previous step, and finally, fold the bottom left and right edges to align with the vertical crease.
Step 4
Turn the paper over from left to right, and mountain fold the bottom section of the vertical crease indicated by the red dotted line.
Step 5
Make another three leaves in the same manner.
Step 6
Fold an origami short flower pot with a piece of 20×20 cm paper. Once you finish making the pot, you can put some heavy objects inside, such as small stones, so that when you insert the orchid, it will not fall down due to unbalanced weight.
Step 7
Assemble the pot and leaves.
The Orchid Stem
Step 1
Roll a 15 x 15 cm piece of green paper into a paper rod.
Step 2
Make another stem.
Step 3
Join the two paper sticks and bend the right ends. If you have a wire, you can insert it into the stem.
Assemble Origami Orchid
Step 1
Attach the two buds to the stem. When attaching the second bud, you can slightly bend the stem of that bud in advance.
Step 2
Glue the three orchids on.
Step 3
Insert the bottom end of the stem into the pot.
What’s Next
That’s your beautiful origami orchid, let’s continue to explore more origami florals – Origami Pot Plant. The same origami pots used for origami orchids are paired with creative plant shapes to unlock a different kind of desktop micro-scape. The green leaves will bring more life to your office and room.
The fresh and easy origami tulip, which can be completed with only basic folding, can also add a touch of spring to your life. It pairs beautifully with orchid pots or can be used as inserts for individual bottles. Both are moderately difficult and creative, making them perfect for your next crafting adventure.
Origami Pot Plant
Easy Origami Tulip
