Orchids grow differently from other houseplants. Knowing how and when to prune them will give you healthier, happier plants with beautiful blooms.

Kobe University researchers found that orchids rely on wood-decaying fungi to germinate, feeding on the carbon from rotting logs. Their seedlings only grow near deadwood, forming precise fungal ...

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 ...

This finding exposed a hidden carbon transfer. The fungi fed on deadwood, absorbed its carbon, and passed it to orchids. In ...

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Orchid growers are passionate about their collections and learn everything they can to master the sport. Over time, they start to acquire other tropical plants, usually as gifts, which also bask in ...

BOLINAS – They’re temperamental, but tough. Sensitive, yet strong. They bloom infrequently, but beautifully. And some say figuring out how to make orchids thrive at home can be as challenging as ...

Orchid growers are passionate about their collection and learn everything they can to master the sport. Over time, they start to acquire other tropical plants, usually as gifts, which also bask in the ...

Exposed orchid roots are a completely normal feature of these uniquely beautiful plants, and tending to them is an important aspect of orchid care. Aerial orchid roots are most likely to occur in ...

You've just brought home an orchid from Aldi. Before you repot it, learn more about the care requirements for the type of ...

A total of 10,00 medium butterfly orchid, or Phalaenopsis, seedlings started their journey to the United States after a ceremony Wednesday that was held in Foshan's Shunde district. The inauguration ...