ONE of the most amazing examples of plant reproduction is the bucket orchid that employs an intricate mechanism to trap and release bees. This orchid is partly shaped like a bucket, which contains a ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. | The $2.1 million orchid conservatory at Old Dominion University was the lifelong goal of the late Arthur Kaplan, a physician and avid orchid collector who also raised money for the ...

When I started writing this article, I searched for the best word to describe how plants attract bees, ants, wasps, butterflies, and even bats to help with pollination. Five words came to mind: ...

President Obama's office isn't the only place you can grow orchids. Smithsonian's Natural History Museum has turned its thermostat up for a special exhibition that highlights the evolution of these ...

For the last 17 years, the Smithsonian Gardens and the United States Botanic Garden have teamed up to host an annual orchid exhibition. And, each year, says Tom Mirenda, a museum specialist for the ...

These photos were taken for a photo essay on orchid pollination, which I worked on for National Geographic Magazine. The story was published in the September 2009 issue. This assignment was quite an ...