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 ...

The orchid is said to be the most exotic of all flowers. Their fragile beauty has made them a favorite corsage 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 ...

Winter has many daydreaming about a tropical paradise. Orchids can transform the average home into a tropical setting.

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 ...

The ghost orchid grows in complete darkness in Madagascar’s dense forests. Instead of using photosynthesis, its nutrients come from symbiotic relationships with underground fungi. The orchid pokes its ...

Artificial dyes have been used for decades to create different color roses and tulips, but the first artificially blue orchid was introduced only in 2011. That's when a Florida-based orchid grower ...

Many people associate the delicate orchid with tropical rainforests in exotic locales. Not SUNY Cortland botanist Michael Hough. Recently, he discovered a new species of orchid in the wetlands ...

The world's largest collection of rare orchids has been discovered growing along the runways of a military airbase in Corsica, France. The estimated number of Serapias neglecta, or Devil's Tongue, is ...