I love gifting my green-thumbed friends a plant or two to celebrate any new chapter in their lives. And recently, my favorite potted present has been orchids. A little flowering, a little foliage — it ...

Artificial dyes have been used for decades to create different color roses and tulips, but the first artificially blue orchid was introduced only in 2011. That's when a Florida-based orchid grower ...

The orchid family contains more species than any other family of flowering plants. They have adapted to climates ranging from the Arctic Circle to the equator, but most of the orchids we grow as ...

David Bird shows off his “Lady Bird” orchid, named for his wife. Bird offers a wide variety of orchids, succulents and carnivorous plants at his Bird’s Botanicals underground greenhouse open to the ...

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 ...

The Tucson Orchid Society is made up of hobbyists and growers who have a passion for orchids. They meet regularly throughout the year, and they also hold an annual orchid show and sale.  This year, ...