Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Orchids have been a popular houseplant since the Victorian era, when the passion for collecting these tropical ...

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 ...

Orchid killer? You’re not alone. Local experts can help you turn a new leaf before Olbrich Botanical Garden’s orchid sale on ...

Commonly referred to as lady slipper orchids, Paphiopedilum may look complicated, but with the right care they’ll bloom beautifully in your home. The orchid family is one of the largest flowering ...

Orchids have a reputation. At first glance, the ornate blooms make the plants seem difficult to grow. But as Kay Stein has found, orchid growing is as high maintenance as you want it to be. For the ...

If you want to grow an easy plant this summer, consider an orchid. Yes, the colorful orchid. "Really, they are manageable for any kind of home grower that has a little bit of plant knowledge," says ...

Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) are among the easiest orchids to care for in a home and are easy to find in shops and gardening centers. Moth orchids prefer a warm environment of 70 to 80 degrees ...

I was inspired to try growing orchids after attending the Garden’s Orchid Show last week and would like some advice regarding the three plants I just purchased. — Emily Heideman, Chicago Orchids are ...

Before there was an Orchid Thief, there was Rebecca T. Northen. Northen, whose 1950 book "Home Orchid Growing" is still the bible for growers -- amateur and professional alike -- did for orchids what ...

Q: I am a native of Costa Rica. When I moved to the U.S. seven years ago, I brought a test-tube baby of our national flower, cattleya skinneri. Since then, I have nursed the plant along and the pseudo ...