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 ...

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, ...

Phalaenopsis orchids, commonly called moth orchids, are one of the most popular orchids because they are easy to grow and care for as a houseplant. They often bear multiple flower buds on arching ...

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 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates less than a thousand ghost orchids are left in the United States.

Are you an orchid murderer? If so, you’re not alone. I’ve inadvertently killed my fair share of these tropical plants over the years. When I brought my first orchid home from Publix, wrapped in ...