Trim them when you repot them. After you pull the plant out of its old pot, examine the plant and its roots. Trim off dead roots, bulbs, stems, and canes. A healthy, living orchid root is white, ...

Peru's admired biodiversity is expressed in its flora, with the orchid as one of its most important ambassadors, a flower of sublime beauty that grows in nurseries and wild in various parts of the ...

Start with clean, sterilized pruning shears or scissors and cut back any long roots that extend past the main clump. Remove mushy, brown, or dead roots, cutting back to the rhizome. Healthy roots are ...

The 71st annual Hilo Orchid Show and Sale’s theme of “Orchid Isle: Mauka to Makai” will celebrate how perfect the Big Island naturally is for these ethereal flowers. Show Chairperson Kathy Gollaher ...

If you've found yourself falling in love with the delicate beauty of orchids, you're in luck: There are a lot of different plants to choose from! There are orchids native to every continent except ...

Pink lady’s slippers are the most common lady's-slipper orchid in Ohio, but they are still rare and mostly found in the southeastern part of the state. The orchids trick bumblebees into pollinating ...

A floral metaphor offers a way to think about the work of teaching and learning centers, JT Torres, Lance Eaton and Deborah Kronenberg write. Many of us working in higher education, including those of ...

NASHUA – The brilliance and fragrance of exotic orchids, displayed by the hundreds in artistic groupings as competition entries from regional orchid clubs, delighted hundreds of visitors from many ...

Some favorite booths at the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show this past weekend were the ones filled with orchids. Orchids are becoming more popular as houseplants and many folks are finding that ...

Q: I received a Phalaenopsis orchid as a present last fall, and it is still blooming. I have never tried growing an orchid even though I do have some other house plants. I am wondering what I should ...

Beautiful and fragrant white and yellow Cattleya orchids are on display with the winning ribbon during the 2020 show. (Source Photo by Linda Morland) The Great Hall at St. George Village Botanical ...