Kanapaha Botanical Gardens hosted its Fall Open House and Plant Sale last week, in conjunction with the Gainesville Orchid Society. Visitors walked through the carefully constructed orchid displays in ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

One thing that all seasoned orchid growers have in common, regardless of their level of expertise, is a trove of war stories about how they “almost lost everything.” The power failed, the water line ...

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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 ...