Despite their reputation for being difficult, many orchids can be easy to grow as houseplants. Without needing much care from you, these varieties can bloom every year, or even multiple times per year ...

There are over 28,000 species of orchids that grow all across the globe, making the Orchidaceae family one of the largest groups of flowers in the natural world. Given that many orchids are epiphytes, ...

Orchids are some of the most delicate and unique flowers you can grow as houseplants. There are approximately 30,000 different species in the world — many are considered rare or endangered — and about ...

I have been admiring orchids for some time and would like to try growing them at home, but I’m worried that orchids are difficult to grow. Can you please help me ...

Early summer is a good time to repot orchids once winter and spring blooms have faded. Most orchids are slow growers and only need to be repotted every other year. A sign that it's time to repot an ...

I have had bad luck with growing orchids and I wanted to try growing some. Can you offer some advice on how best to proceed? – Ashley Cabot, Evanston Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis is the Latin name for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are orchids native to every continent except Antarctica. Their flowers are highly evolved and incredibly showy with blooms ...

by STORY AND PHOTOS JANET B. CARSON Special to the Democrat-Gazette Dramatic and graceful stalk of an intergeneric Oncidium hybrid orchid. . Special to the Democrat-Gazette/JANET B. CARSON Orchids are ...

Orchids (Orchidaceae) are beloved for their intricate patterns, vibrant colors, and distinguished shape of their flowers. But most cultured orchids are either epiphytes or lithophytes, meaning they ...

There was a time when orchid plants were expensive to purchase. The main reason was how difficult it was to propagate orchids. This limited their availability and made them costly. Orchid plants are ...

Orchids are known for their elegant and beautiful flowers, but many cultivated orchids also are tough, resilient plants. They're not difficult to grow if you provide them with their preferred growing ...

Orchids are among the world's oldest flower groups and one of the largest, with more than 30,000 species. They emerged about 100 million years ago — 30 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex, and ...