There are thousands of different kinds of orchids. In fact, botanists generally consider this to be the largest plant family, with upwards of 30,000 different species. This really is a bewildering ...

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected] Callman and Frances Au have organized the Kunia Orchid Society show for about 15 years. The couple have a greenhouse filled with about 2,000 plants.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Moth Orchid Q • My moth orchid has begun to sprout leaves from the end of the flower stalk. Can you advise what I should do? The ...

Q. After my orchid bloomed, I moved it to the bathroom by an east window, and then it had this strange sprout. What should I do with it? – N. Legaspi, Virginia Beach A. Congratulations, you and your ...

If you ever come across a Cooper’s black orchid in the wild, you probably would mistake it for a stick — or perhaps an odd potato if you dig a little underneath it. Unlike many others of its kind, ...

SALISBURY — Generally, home gardeners have put their gardens to rest with a layer of cover crops. However, with warmer-than-normal weather, some home gardeners have questions about their vegetable ...

Kobe University researchers found that orchids rely on wood-decaying fungi to germinate, feeding on the carbon from rotting logs. Their seedlings only grow near deadwood, forming precise fungal ...

The Delray Beach Orchid Society is taking its annual show downtown for the first time. “Orchids in the Square” begins Friday in the gymnasium at Old School Square, and runs through the weekend.

The orchid has long been a coveted symbol of beauty and luxury. Indeed, there was a time when orchid obsessions spurred manic collecting habits across the globe, reaching such a spasm of fetishization ...

"Iron Orchid." By Stuart Woods. Putnam. 292 Pages. $25.95. With "Iron Orchid," Stuart Woods has grown a flourishing hybrid. At first this might seem like a Holly Barker book, focusing on the spunky ...