A fungus gnat trapped in amber some 45-55 million years ago is carrying on the upper portion of its severed leg a pollen sac from an orchid – the oldest evidence of the flower ever discovered. Credit: ...

Deep in the forests of Southeast Asia, Pankaj Kumar kept careful watch over 23 small, wild plants in 2012. He returned to them again and again, waiting for them to bloom. They were orchids, he was ...

When most people think of “orchids,” the phalaenopsis species comes to mind. Also known as the “moth orchid,” this species blooms in a myriad of colors and patterns. Orchids of the Cypripedium genus ...

As gardens slowly thaw, orchids offer a welcome burst of colour indoors. These elegant and longlasting plants have a ...

Orchids are for … well, everyone. That’s the message from the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania (OSWP) as it prepares ...

U.S. Botanic Gardens collaborative exhibition as it connects stories, scholarship, and art to this extraordinary species ...

Orchid seed germination and in vitro propagation represent vital techniques in both horticultural innovation and conservation biology. Owing to the uniquely minute and dust‐like nature of orchid seeds ...