However, there's no need to fear – horticultural experts offer assurance that this doesn't mean the end of the line ... for an orchid, the last thing you want to see is its stunning flowers ...

Orchids require the right balance of water, fertiliser and light to flourish and produce their stunning flowers. Yet, there's another crucial element in the mix, according to Shane Dibbs ...

A rare corpse orchid has bloomed at Powell Gardens. The flower is not known so much for its beauty as its stench.

Give your orchid a nutritional boost by spritzing its leaves during the growing season with a mixture of 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt to a gallon of water. The magnesium and calcium in the Epsom salt ...

"Feed phalaenopsis [moth orchid] a dedicated flower fertiliser every second watering," Angela recommended. "Dissolve it in a tub of water and keep this for every second watering," she emphasised.

Gardening pro Graham Smith (MCIHort – a member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture) revealed exclusively to Express.co.uk the "best place" for an orchid to grow. Based at LBS Horticulture ...