The orchid is one of the most unique and instantly recognisable flowers in the world. It has evolved a so-called lip - a large and irregular modified petal, to attract insects - but the driving force ...

Orchids, with their wild, delicate, and exotic charm, are surprisingly low-maintenance as houseplants, particularly the popular phalaenopsis, also known as moth orchids, which boast flowers on arching ...

The perfume that male orchid bees create by collecting scents from the flowers they visit is designed to make females choose them rather than another mate. Male orchid bees collect raw materials from ...

An orchid that unfurls its petals at night and loses its flowers by day has been found on an island off the coast of Papua New Guinea. The plant is the only known night-flowering orchid and was ...

Few of us in the Bay Area like to think we settle for the mundane. From food to home decor to hobbies, in all our domestic desires, we go for the unusual or the exotic. And so it now goes with orchids ...

If you've found yourself falling in love with the delicate beauty of orchids, you're in luck: There are a lot of different plants to choose from! There are orchids native to every continent except ...