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 ...

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 ...

No green thumb? You don’t need to water these dazzling orchids to enjoy them. More than 8,000 living specimens in the Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection have been digitized and are now available to ...

In 2000, the orchid moved from the realm of expensive hobbies to the mainstream floral market. The plant became the second most valuable flower in the United States, with the commercial trade of ...

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 ...