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 are known for their elegant and beautiful flowers, but many cultivated orchids also are tough, resilient plants. They're not difficult to grow if you provide them with their preferred growing ...

It's true that some orchids can challenge the most skillful gardener, but a number of orchids are simple to grow. My favorite is the phalaenopsis or moth orchid. Phalaenopsis flowers are borne on ...

The orchid family, Orchidaceae, is one of the largest plant families with an estimated 30,000 species and many more cultivars. There are hardy orchids that live in temperate climates, but 70% of ...

Orchid enthusiast Patti Scholes sums up her affinity for the plants with a quote. “One orchid is too many, and a thousand is not enough,” she said. Yes, orchids can be divas of the plant world, but ...

Orchids are among the world's oldest flower groups and one of the largest, with more than 30,000 species. They emerged about 100 million years ago — 30 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex, and ...

You do not have to turn your home into a tropical rainforest to grow orchids. They are not difficult to grow, especially moth orchids (cultivars of Phalaenopsis). Moth orchids, in their native ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are orchids native to every continent except Antarctica. Their flowers are highly evolved and incredibly showy with blooms ...

I have had bad luck with growing orchids and I wanted to try growing some. Can you offer some advice on how best to proceed? – Ashley Cabot, Evanston Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis is the Latin name for ...

Orchids are known for their elegant and beautiful flowers, but many cultivated orchids also are tough, resilient plants. They're not difficult to grow if you provide them with their preferred growing ...