Orchids do need special soil. The best soil for an orchid is usually a good grade bark-based compost. Do not add any soil to ...

To rehome your orchid, start by selecting a new pot and making sure you have orchid-specific potting mix on hand. The new pot ...

Orchids are more likely to bloom and have longer-lasting flowers if fed a natural yet very effective homemade fertiliser this ...

Orchids (Orchidaceae) are a popular potted plant known for their unique, intricate blooms. Under the right growing conditions, orchids can thrive for up to two decades. But one of the hardest ...

Houseplants are more likely to flower in spring, and you can ensure your orchid or peace lily produces bigger blooms if you ...

Tacoma’s Emerald City Orchids has created a garden that emulates a ravine filled with hundreds of tropical plants and, of ...

Some orchids have evolved a unique parasitic lifestyle, abandoning full reliance on photosynthesis in favor of extracting nutrients from fungi. Oreorchis patens serves as a fascinating case, capable ...

Most orchids live in a symbiotic relationship with fungi in their roots: The plants provide sugar they produce through ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Kobe University researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity more ...