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Charles Darwin once wrote that "the contrivances by which orchids are fertilised, are as varied and almost as perfect as any of th...

Q: The plant in the accompanying photo has become highly invasive in one area of my yard and is beginning to show up in other areas. I can...

A: Phalaenopsis or moth orchids tend to thrive on what seems neglect: Water every three weeks and fertilization every other month. The ...

Plant detention center is a picturesque prison Inside the U.S. Botanic Garden's production facility, a soft mist floats down on a tan...

Orchids are a dazzling genus of over 24,000 plant species capable of producing some of the most beautiful flowers on the planet. Found on e...

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It must be heaven on earth when you run across a patch of orchid plants like this. Enjoy, Steve 1888Orchids

Orchid plants abound and our greenhouse is filled with alluring mixed orchids called Inter-generic orchids.  Inter-generic hybrids are made ...

The arboretum is located in Portland, Oregon.  The arboretum grounds are open and free to the public from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm daily.  Woohoo...

I have always been fond of Cattleya orchid plants.  What makes them so alluring to me is that they are true epiphytic plants or air plants. ...

Wholesale orchid and bromeliad grower Silver Vase in Homestead, Fla., has introduced a second blue orchid called Indigo Mystique . Earlier t...

White is the color of snow and when it melts the color dulls just like the fading bloom of a White Phalaenopsis orchid .  Novelty phalaenops...

Cheng Hsiu-wei, second right, and representative to the UK Chang Hsiao-yue, third right, present Queen Elizabeth with an orchid in this ...

Hawaii is often associated with brightly colored orchids. But most are commonly cultivated commercial varieties strung into lei, sold in nur...

Fragrant vanilla beans are the pods or fruits obtained from a tropical climbing orchid. This prized bean is native to the tropical rain for...

During his frequent hikes on nearby hills, longtime orchid grower Ed Nazzal is drawn to native Bay Area orchids like a chocoholic eyeing can...

Big things do come in small packages like diamonds and pearls.. which have high unit value (high unit value is the value of something relati...

orchids_phalaenopsis little white snow ox1473 064 Originally uploaded by 1888Orchids.com It's official - breeding smaller and smaller...

I ran across a secret that I am going to share with you about how to promote a new flower spike (flower stem) on your favorite orchid like t...

The Australian Orchid Conference, held every three years, will return to Perth for the first time since 1991 and promises to be even more sp...