Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Orchids are some of the most delicate and unique flowers you can grow ...

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 ...

Orchids are among the world's oldest flower groups and one of the largest, with more than 30,000 species. They emerged about 100 million years ago — 30 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex, and ...

Orchids are the royalty of house plants, prized for their exotic and delicate beauty. Because of this, there’s a myth that they are fussy plants, hard to grow and difficult to get to bloom. But there ...

It's true that some orchids can challenge the most skillful gardener, but a number of orchids are simple to grow. My favorite is the phalaenopsis or moth orchid. Phalaenopsis flowers are borne on ...

Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With more than 25,000 species, different types of orchids range in size from a few inches to a few feet tall and they come in almost every color ...

Early summer is a good time to repot orchids once winter and spring blooms have faded. Most orchids are slow growers and only need to be repotted every other year. A sign that it's time to repot an ...

Growing orchids from seed has always been considered a very specialized task and nearly impossible for the average gardener. It is a myth that a fully equipped laboratory is necessary; a myth that ...

I have had bad luck with growing orchids and I wanted to try growing some. Can you offer some advice on how best to proceed? – Ashley Cabot, Evanston Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis is the Latin name for ...

by STORY AND PHOTOS JANET B. CARSON Special to the Democrat-Gazette Dramatic and graceful stalk of an intergeneric Oncidium hybrid orchid. . Special to the Democrat-Gazette/JANET B. CARSON Orchids are ...