We meet retired Professor of Ecology and orchid specialist Randall Robinson ... creeps along the forest floor until it flowers, when it sends up spiralling stems with unusual-looking flowers ...

Although their flower heads aren't as huge as their annual counterparts because they sprout a greater number of flower stalks, they look just as spectacular in the summer. Standard specimens can grow ...

A rare example of the Preah Trahoeng giant orchid, the world’s tallest orchid, is blooming for the third time within the Kingdom. It has produced five flower stalks – an unprecedented event – at the ...

Taste the leaves before making that salad, though. Once the flower stalk has emerged, it’s too late. If you don’t pull out the plant, the seeds will mature and you can collect them for next ...