Flower fanatics and novices alike are invited to San Diego Botanic Garden’s (SDBG) “World of Orchids” show, which opens Saturday, May 7. After a successful inaugural event in 2021, the show’s second ...

A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction by the work of dedicated conservationists. The ...

The San Francisco Orchid Society celebrates Carnaval a week behind most of the world at this year's Pacific Orchid Exposition, opening Feb. 26 at the Fort Mason Center. Carnaval's all about exuberance ...

Brandon Tam, associate curator of the orchid collection at the Huntington, displays a Vanda orchid inside an orchid collection greenhouse. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) “Gardens are gateways to ...

Beautiful yet mercurial’ fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction - The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the ...

Jay Balchan bought his first orchid from a home-improvement store 20 years ago. Within a month, the phalaenopsis was dead, a victim of too much love. Over-watering is a common cause of orchid death.

Before there was an Orchid Thief, there was Rebecca T. Northen. Northen, whose 1950 book "Home Orchid Growing" is still the bible for growers -- amateur and professional alike -- did for orchids what ...

Every three years, plant enthusiasts from around the globe come together for one grand event which showcases the very best that the orchid kingdom has to offer. The World Orchid Conference was first ...

A "nocturnal" orchid that blooms only under the cover of darkness has been discovered on a tropical island in the South Pacific — a first for the orchid world, scientists say. The new night-flowering ...

Orchids are often thought of as beautiful, delicate and vibrant -- but a newly identified plant might just change your mind. The "Gastrodia agnicellus" -- labeled the "ugliest orchid in the world" -- ...

The scent is the first thing you notice when you walk through the door. It doesn't so much grab you, as caress like some enchanted evening breeze in the South Pacific. This is Island Orchids, a shop ...

A "nocturnal" orchid that blooms only under the cover of darkness has been discovered on a tropical island in the South Pacific — a first for the orchid world, scientists say. The new night-flowering ...