Orchid enthusiast Patti Scholes sums up her affinity for the plants with a quote. “One orchid is too many, and a thousand is not enough,” she said. Yes, orchids can be divas of the plant world, but ...

Looking around at the hundreds of orchids in bloom on the back patio of her Weston home, Sara Singer is hard-pressed to pick a favorite from her beloved collection. There are the highly prized vandas, ...

Joan MacLeod describes growing orchids as a nice addiction, one that started for her as she was raising five children and searching for a hobby that offered tranquility and silence. “Life was pretty ...

Add exotic long-lasting orchid blossoms to your indoor garden. These living bouquets provide months of beauty with minimal care. Just provide the proper growing conditions and success is sure to ...

The ghost orchid found in Florida and Cuba, proposed June 4 for Endangered Species Act protections. (Tony Pernas/Center for Biological Diversity) HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (CN) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

It was September 1975. Roger Hammer packed his camera, six canteens of water, two compasses, an Army jungle hammock, dried fruit, beef jerky, and other light rations before he headed to the Everglades ...

NAPLES — The poachers weren’t intimidated by heat, lightning, mosquitos, venomous snakes, alligators or losing their way in the South Florida swamps. They were there to steal the ghost orchid, a plant ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will seek endangered-species status for the ghost orchid, a swamp-dwelling, flowering plant found in Florida’s Hendry and Collier counties and in Cuba, ...