Discover 3 orchid myths you shouldn't believe. These misconceptions can put you off growing an orchid, but here's why they ...

Exposed orchid roots are a completely normal feature of these uniquely beautiful plants, and tending to them is an important aspect of orchid care. Aerial orchid roots are most likely to occur in ...

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 ...

Conventional wisdom says that plants need roots to survive. Yet, we regularly receive healthy looking orchids from clients which have few, if any, roots. Apparently, general horticulture rules do not ...

Keeping an eye on orchid roots can help you spot problems before they spread While most houseplants have thin, thread-like ...

Scientists have discovered that orchids depend on fungi living in decaying wood to sprout and survive their earliest stages. This hidden partnership reveals a new carbon pathway linking deadwood to ...

Orchids are beautiful plants but they can be difficult to care for, especially as one common watering mistake can damage the roots and cause them to die. You could be accidentally destroying the roots ...

A rare ghost orchid has made its way to London. It's now found at the Kew Gardens, far from its roots in Southwest Florida. It even bloomed there for the first time, creating a buzz, thousands of ...

AN ORCHID'S health depends primarily on its root system, those with healthy roots will grow well and produce beautiful flowers, while one that has bad roots will not survive for long. Therefore an ...

Orchids grace prom dresses and wedding bouquets, they flavor vanilla ice cream and Coca-Cola and, in many cases, they're disappearing. With more than 20,000 species, orchids are the largest family of ...

Unlike seeds of other plants, orchid seeds (above, a seed packet) do not contain the nutrition they need to sprout. They get it from fungi. Melissa McCormick, SERC Editor's Note, August, 7, 2019: The ...