Growing orchids from seeds at home can be a challenging yet rewarding experience for plant enthusiasts. Unlike traditional plant propagation methods, orchid seeds require specialised equipment and ...

An orchid expert will offer tips on sparing you orchid and getting it to re-bloom during an upcoming talk in Sonoma. If you avoid buying orchids or compost orchids after they’ve bloomed, Tom Pickens ...

When I started writing this article, I searched for the best word to describe how plants attract bees, ants, wasps, butterflies, and even bats to help with pollination. Five words came to mind: ...

Orchid seed germination and in vitro propagation represent vital techniques in both horticultural innovation and conservation biology. Owing to the uniquely minute and dust‐like nature of orchid seeds ...

Orchid seeds are remarkable for their diminutive size and lack of intrinsic nutrient reserves, relying heavily on symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi for successful germination and early ...

Some people -- and animals -- will go to any lengths to attract members of the opposite sex, including the use of aliases and lies. As many as 10,000 species of dainty orchids in the floral world also ...