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 ...

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 ...

Flower lovers everywhere agree: Orchids are pretty darn stunning. And although they were once reserved for the wealthy, orchids are now as readily accessible as cut flowers and everyday plants.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Orchids are often thought of as beautiful, delicate and vibrant – but a newly identified plant might just change your mind. The “Gastrodia agnicellus” – labeled the “ugliest orchid in the world” – is ...

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 ...

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 ...