"Orchids are among the most beautiful of living things," we can all just about agree. "Orchids are really hard to grow." Whoa — not true. The Santa Cruz Orchid Society meets the first Friday of each ...

There was a time when orchids were so expensive that only the wealthy could indulge in collecting and growing them. In addition, orchids gained a reputation as exotic plants demanding great expertise ...

Aside from shoveling, scraping ice and slogging through slush, it has not been a week for spending much time outdoors. For those who subscribe to the groundhog method of long-term weather forecasting, ...

Want more love and harmony at home and work? Surround yourself with pink (“never white!”) Phalaenopsis orchids, says Elizabeth Zipern, marketing director of Sloat Garden Center. “In this coming Year ...

Orchids well may be the perfect flower. Elegant and exotic, they stand apart even among the other tropical treasures of New Orleans gardens. Plus, they thrive on neglect. It’s an irresistible ...

For millions of years the largest family in the kingdom of plants, the orchids, abounded in the world of tropical rain forests. Orchids belong to the monocotyledon category of plants along with palms, ...

Who says you can’t have beautiful flowering plants in the dead of winter. Right now varieties of Phalaenopsis, Cattleya and Paphiopedila are in bloom or just about to open up their leaves and scream ...

For millions of years the largest family in the kingdom of plants, the orchids, abounded in the world of tropical rain forests. Orchids belong to the monocotyledon category of plants along with palms, ...

Orchids have ignited passion in people for thousands of years. The search for them in the wild has taken expeditions to the far corners of the earth. Legal battles have been waged over their ownership ...

Fiery reds, bright yellows and burnt oranges are some of the autumnal colors that gardeners can expect from fall flowering orchids. Sheltered under trees and cultivated in screened houses, orchids are ...

BENGALURU : Orchids — with their varied shapes, colours and fragrances — are turning out to be stress-busters for Bengalureans who return home after a hectic day at work and long commute on traffic ...

Gangtok, Feb 25: Daisy, pansies, peonies, exotic seasonal blooms and orchids are the colours of this picture-postcard capital of this Himalayan state that opened its door to visitors with the ...