The Lost Orchid. By Sarah Bilston. Harvard University Press; 400 pages; $29.95 and £24.95 ...

The Desert Botanical Garden is trying to keep a rare orchid native to Arizona from extinction. After years of careful ...

Alstroemeria also known as Peruvian Lily shows exotic flowers which brilliantly imitate orchid blooms ... look together with their capacity to draw pollinators such as bees and hummingbirds.

A new lady's-slipper orchid, once believed to be extinct in the UK, has been spotted in the wild for the first time in 100 ...

Gardener Chris Sprindis has been caring for the Amorphophallus gigas, or corpse flower, the BBG received seven years ago as a seedling from an orchid nursery in Malaysia. It's only one of four ...

adding that this will be the "typical routine until the orchid starts to flower". Once the orchid flowers, he will "keep doing the same thing", except there will be no fertiliser in the water.

Flower enthusiast Monique Kemperman from The Joy of Plants said the orchid family has an "astonishing 25,000 species". Celebrated for their "breathtaking floral displays", orchids typically ...

A new species of orchid was discovered in Madagascar this year and it might be the ugliest flower on the face of the Earth. The orchid, which carries the scientific name Gastrodia agnicellus ...

Orchids are known for their once-a-year blooming cycle, but with the right care, they can maintain their flowers for months on end. To keep an orchid in bloom, it's crucial to manage its exposure ...

These bell-shaped flowers present pastel tones which create a rustic garden look together with their capacity to draw ...

Gardener Chris Sprindis has been caring for the Amorphophallus gigas, or corpse flower, the garden received seven years ago as a seedling from an orchid nursery in Malaysia. It's only one of four ...