If you've found yourself falling in love with the delicate beauty of orchids, you're in luck: There are a lot of different plants to choose from! There are orchids native to every continent except ...

These orchids will fill your home with endless color. Getty Images There are about 28,000 species of orchids that have been identified to date. No matter where you live, the plant can be found in ...

One of the world's newest orchid species is also its most delicate, with tiny white flowers smaller than a dime. Yet the flower finds its home amid boulders near the banks of rushing streams in Cuba's ...

It’s said that flowers are meant to remind us of the world’s beauty. And with their captivating colors, heavenly aromas and whimsical stature, there’s no doubt they do just that. Though, since there ...

I love gifting my green-thumbed friends a plant or two to celebrate any new chapter in their lives. And recently, my favorite potted present has been orchids. A little flowering, a little foliage — it ...

Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. That's where researchers in Japan recently identified a ...

Orchids often are thought of as tropical plants, but they grow on every continent except for Antarctica. According to the Minnesota DNR, 43 orchid species grow in Minnesota. Minnesota’s state flower, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A new article appearing in Plants, People, Planet documents ...

Two centuries after orchids were first documented in South Australia, photographers are still discovering new plants.

SERNANP, Peru’s national parks service, announced that a new species of orchid was discovered on Bella Durmiente mountain, a prominent natural feature of Tingo Maria National Park in the Huánuco ...

A mysterious new orchid blooms for one night only, opening around 10 PM and closing at 10 AM. Discovered on the island of New Britain near Papua New Guinea, the new species is the world’s first orchid ...