Orchid blooms can intimidate budding gardeners. Joan Connors, a retired greenhouse manager of the American Orchid Society, has a few tips to help beginners keep plants blooming and healthy. Connors ...

Yes, Spathoglottis is a genus of about 40 species of orchids that are considered terrestrial; in other words, it developed in the soil instead of in the air on tree branches. These ground orchids, ...

Every day is orchid day at John Zukosky’s home in Smithfield. One day it could be a Golden Monkey Cattleya with corsage-style blooms in purple and golden yellow. The next day you may see a lady ...

The orchid family (Orchidaceae) is oldest and largest flowering plant family on earth with about 28,000 species! They come in every color, size, and shape imaginable and are typically not more ...

William Cullina got started with orchids by trying to rescue a rootless, dried-out dendrobium hybrid from a local nursery. He failed, but he was hooked. From an apartment window full of orchids, he ...

You don't need a tropical environment to grow orchids. Moth orchids (cultivars of Phalaenopsis) are the easiest to grow. In their native habitats, moth orchids are "epiphytes," meaning they grow on ...

Some favorite booths at the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show this past weekend were the ones filled with orchids. Orchids are becoming more popular as houseplants and many folks are finding that ...

Chattanooga, June 4 –- The Orchid Gallery and The Tennessee Valley Orchid Society will sponsor a free presentation called "Orchids 101" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 ...

Bob Richter, expert orchid grower, is the guest speaker Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Swampscott Public Library, Burrill Street, Swampscott, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., sponsored by North Shore Orchid ...

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