They exist! Remember that tropical rainforest canopy mentioned earlier? It provides the very definition of the “bright filtered indirect sunlight” that orchids love. These plants are sometimes ...

Orchids grow hanging upside down from trees in the rainforest. They are epiphytic, meaning they grow on other plants, rather than terrestrial plants that grow roots in soil. Not growing in soil ...

Aside from their visual appeal, orchids require minimal care — so long as its conditions are met. Here's how to care for orchids, including the ice cube trick.

Deep in the tropical rainforests of northern Ecuador, researchers equipped with slingshots launched traps scented with vanilla, clove, wintergreen and eucalyptus up into the tree canopy, hoping to ...

The species were recorded in the Canandé Biological Reserve in the Chocó-Darién rainforest ... lured their target – large iridescent orchid bees – including four species never before ...