Do you struggle to keep your orchid flowering? Or even alive? You’re not alone. Growing orchids, while a popular hobby, requires a bit of finesse. During the 1800s, when the term “orchidelirium” was ...

Orchids are beautiful flowers—until you see one of them opening a pair of deadly arms and jaws to kill a butterfly who was just looking for some pollen to eat. That’s what the orchid mantis does, the ...

Studies show that using ice cubes to water orchids can be effective. Because the cubes provide a controlled, measured amount ...

Too much water, too few nutrients, too little light, or too steady temperatures can prevent the plant from using its energy ...

Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With more than 25,000 species, different types of orchids range in size from a few inches to a few feet tall and they come in almost every color ...

According to Lynne Lambourne, a sustainability ambassador for Gardena, "you can bring your orchid back to life" if you think the poor plant is dying. "Orchids typically bloom in early spring," said ...

We have an abundance of Beautiful Blooms again this week! Readers are filling our email inbox will all kinds of flowers – orchids, amaryllis, passion flowers, bromeliads, bougainvilleas, impatients, ...

You may not believe it given their reputation of being tough to grow houseplants, but orchids can thrive rather easily if you know what they need. The orchid family is one of the largest groups of ...

I love beautiful things, especially beautiful flowers, and for me orchid is the most beautiful flower. Less than two years ago, I started a collection. One set of orchids is hung from a mesh which ...

Orchids are a prized household plant due to how easy they are to take care of, but this time of year can cause a lot of plant owners to panic as orchid flowers will fall off and it can appear as if ...

Markus Ehrlich bought his first orchid more than 30 years ago because the flowers fascinated him. Then he "promptly killed it because I didn't know what I was doing," he joked. After hearing about the ...