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 ...

Monkey Face ‘Dracula' Orchids Are Under Threat The family of a boy who went missing almost 80 years ago have issued a fresh ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nineteenth-century plant hunters lost their lives scouring the world for orchids. Today, we pick them up at the grocery store along with a gallon of milk. We're intrigued by the mesmerizing looks of ...

This finding exposed a hidden carbon transfer. The fungi fed on deadwood, absorbed its carbon, and passed it to orchids. In ...

Colorful and elegant with an air of exotic mystery, the orchid isn’t exactly the first ingredient that comes to mind when tossing a salad. Yet orchids have been used for cooking perhaps longer than ...

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 ...