The world of orchids is rich and varied, offering a dizzying array of choices. One of my favorite orchids, Miltoniopsis, a pretty epiphytic or lithophytic orchid hailing from the higher elevations of ...

It ain't what it use to be. Yesterday's snake plants and parlor palms have given way to the exotic, the expensive, the classy tropical orchid. Only they're not expensive anymore. The breeders, the ...

Blue-green orchid bees zip through increasingly scarce patches of tropical forest to pollinate rare flowers. For the first time, researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute track unique ...

Tropical orchids are epiphytic, which means they grow out of soil on the surfaces of other plants in their natural habitats. Because of this, orchids function differently than other varieties and have ...

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens added “A Splash of Brilliance” to the drab winter landscape with the opening of its annual orchid and tropical bonsai show, highlighting specimens from two of ...

Annals of Botany, Vol. 104, No. 3, SPECIAL ISSUE: Orchid Biology (August 2009), pp. 557-563 (7 pages) • Background and Aims Undisturbed forest habitat can be relatively impenetrable to invasive, ...

It’s called the ghost orchid. A group of South Florida students are on a mission to save a rare flower. Their teacher is ...

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Our Beautiful Blooms finally turned the page on Christmas cactus and we have received some interesting plants and flowers this week. Deb Hibdon of New Smyrna Beach sent in a ...

Support local journalism by subscribing at Special Offers - USAToday Network. Charlene Peacock has been enjoying the fruits of her gardening labor for three decades. At her riverfront home in Grant, ...

For the first time, researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute track unique signals from tiny transmitters glued to individual orchid bees, yielding new insight into the role of bees ...

Blue-green orchid bees zip through increasingly scarce patches of tropical forest to pollinate rare flowers. For the first time, researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute track unique ...