Deadwood-decomposing fungi feed germinating orchids, providing the carbon their tiny seeds don’t have. The Kobe University finding not only closes a gap in our understanding of wild orchid ecology but ...

Getting an orchid to bloom for months at a time can be challenging, but one owner has shared their top flowering tips.

It can be difficult to encourage orchids to flower after winter, but there is a simple way to help them recover and bloom ...

On Tuesday last week I woke up and I saw 8 degrees. My in-laws just went down to the tropics where you can experience some heat. My hope is for those tropical hideaways called greenhouses to go and ...

There was a time when orchid plants were expensive to purchase. The main reason was how difficult it was to propagate orchids. This limited their availability and made them costly. Orchid plants are ...

Orchids really are the royalty of the houseplant realm. With their bright, waxy blooms, heavenly scent and wide range of ...

For this reason, many orchids have tough, leathery leaves that reduce water loss and water storage organs called pseudobulbs. This adaptation to life in the trees makes orchids relatively easy to keep ...

Orchids make up 10 percent of the world's plant species; more than 50 percent of native orchids in North America are listed as threatened or endangered in some part of their home range. Botanist ...

Orchids do not do well in regular potting soil. They prefer an airy growing medium and you can buy orchid bark. Allow the ...

Returning to Hershey Gardens, the 39th annual orchid show and sale, “For the Love of Orchids” will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri. Feb. 3, through Sun. Feb. 5 (Saturday and Sunday) in the Milton & ...

Returning to Hershey Gardens, the 41st annual orchid show and sale, “For the Love of Orchids” will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri. Jan. 31, through Sun. Feb. 2 in the Milton & Catherine Hershey ...

Starting on Friday, Feb. 2, guests can see thousands of different varieties and species of orchids being showcased inside the Milton and Catherine Hershey Conservatory. This year will feature rare and ...