In Japan, nobility and samurai cultivated orchids as symbols of bravery, and businesses gifted with them would be graced with prosperity and success. In China, orchids have been used for thousands of ...

Jan. 14—Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens presents an annual show highlighting the beauty and abundance of its orchid and bonsai collections. This year's show will do that — and more. "Orchid ...

Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania has a long-standing history of preservation, innovation and support of education and research. The most recent project at the horticulture center is ...

Studies of the DNA of orchids are revealing that orchids are actually part of the asparagus group, closer kin to these vegetables than to the other flowering plants. NEW YORK -- Orchids can be elegant ...

PHILADELPHIA — Six years ago, Julie MacKenzie wandered into a greenhouse looking for a Christmas gift. She emerged lovestruck — for orchids. “It was yucky wintertime, and the orchids were so colorful, ...

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 ...