The orchid family, Orchidaceae, is one of the largest plant families with an estimated 30,000 species and many more cultivars ...

Struggling to keep your orchid alive? Learn the top mistakes that cause orchids to decline – and the simple fixes to bring ...

More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been ...

Drought, invasive plants and feral hogs pose threats as well, and these dangers, coupled with the species' small population sizes and low reproductive rates, leave it at high risk of extinction ...

Can your leftover rice water be the key to keeping your difficult orchid happy and healthy? Experts believe so ...

As many as 10,000 species of dainty orchids in the floral world also utilize ... which involves a female wasp waiting on top of a branch or plant for a male to spot her. The hammer orchid's ...

Orchids are notoriously fussy plants, but an expert claims that sprinkling one common kitchen cupboard item around them once ...

In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

At the time, the orchid represented an entire day’s salary for Jerry Fischer – $25 – but he didn’t care. He’d never seen a flower so intriguing. As ...

February is the peak month for displays of the exotic flower at botanical gardens around the world. And a good time to ask for advice on keeping yours healthy ...

Drought, invasive plants and feral hogs pose threats as well, and these dangers, coupled with the species' small population sizes and low reproductive rates, leave it at high risk of extinction ...