New to the local orchid scene are Sarcochilus, charming petite plants from Australia that are already receiving a warm welcome here in the States. This genus grows naturally in the Aussie bush, and it ...

A federally threatened species of orchid that hasn't been confirmed in Vermont since 1902 has been found, the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife said. Department botanists confirmed that a ...

I was inspired to try growing orchids after attending the Garden’s Orchid Show last week and would like some advice regarding the three plants I just purchased. — Emily Heideman, Chicago Orchids are ...

Deep in the forests of Southeast Asia, Pankaj Kumar kept careful watch over 23 small, wild plants in 2012. He returned to them again and again, waiting for them to bloom. They were orchids, he was ...

Orchids are practically emblematic of fragile, tough-to-grow plants despite the fact that they eke out an existence in leaf litter in their natural habits. Successfully caring for indoor orchids is ...

EAST MARLBOROUGH – The moment you walk into the lobby at Longwood Gardens and see the display of orchids along the wall you know you are about to see something very special. Up the cold walk to the ...

A family-owned business in Fort Pierce has been growing orchids in the same spot for 65 years and the couple behind it is still very much hands-on.Odom's Orchid ...

Everybody likes something rare, whether it’s a baseball card, an old car, or a seemingly nondescript orchid. One of the rarest orchids in North America happens to make its home among particular ...

Brandon Tam, associate curator of the orchid collection at the Huntington, displays a Vanda orchid inside an orchid collection greenhouse. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) “Gardens are gateways to ...

Orchids are among the world's oldest flower groups and one of the largest, with more than 30,000 species. They emerged about 100 million years ago — 30 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex, and ...