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Avoid these to make sure your orchid thrives (and blooms again and again). Orchids have a bad reputation of being a finicky, hard-to-grow plant—but plant experts say that's undeserved. If you know ...

Plus, how often you should water yours. Orchids are such beautiful flowers—whether they’re purple, white, or other hues like orange or green, they add a touch of vibrant color to any home. However, ...

I have noticed orchids for sale recently at several stores. I was afraid to purchase one because I heard they are very hard to take care of. What are their care requirements? Orchids are one of the ...

It looks like it would gobble up an unsuspecting pollinator but instead the pouch called a labellum is simply nature’s method of getting a pollination program underway. The pollinator flies into the ...

The 40th Annual Kona Daikufuji Orchid Show and sale is Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon. It is a great opportunity to buy a wide variety of locally grown orchids and to connect with longtime growers to ...

The orchid is said to be the most exotic of all flowers. Their fragile beauty has made them a favorite corsage flower. This plant family comes in a stunning array of shapes, sizes and colors. Orchids ...

Inside Hershey Gardens’ conservatory, there are orchids big enough to fill a van, orchids small enough to search for with a magnifying glass, old orchids, new orchids, black orchids and white orchids.

The ennui of winter’s long, dark nights is banished by the sunshine shades of dawn and dusk at the Cleveland Botanical Garden’s “Orchids Forever: Golden Hour,” running Jan. 27 through March 17.

Opened on Valentine’s Day, the Cleveland Botanical Garden’s annual orchids show this year is themed “Orchids: Love in Bloom.” The colorful celebration of romance runs through March 30. “As one of our ...