Orchids (Orchidaceae) are beautiful and popular houseplants, but they also have a reputation for being finicky. Under the right growing conditions, these plants can thrive for years in your home. But ...

Are you an orchid murderer? If so, you’re not alone. I’ve inadvertently killed my fair share of these tropical plants over ...

Why are those gorgeous orchid flowers falling off your plant too soon? Those ethereal flowers are the whole reason you have this plant, and they are dropping like dying leaves in the fall. What’s ...

Early summer is a good time to repot orchids once winter and spring blooms have faded. Most orchids are slow growers and only need to be repotted every other year. A sign that it's time to repot an ...

Orchids love light and humidity - and winter gives them neither. So, how can you care for these notoriously tricky plants during the colder season?

Orchids can enchant us with their flowers two or three times a year. However, they are notoriously finicky plants, and it's not uncommon for an orchid to refuse to bloom—or worse, to wither entirely.

THERE ARE AMAZING WILDFLOWERS... popping hither and yon as winter ends in the Golden State, of course, and there are cultivated gardens, absolutely, but there are other wonderful ways to connect with ...

After years of careful experimentation, the Desert Botanical Garden has celebrated a milestone in its effort to save an endangered orchid. For the first time since the project began in 2016, two of ...