A rare species of orchid has been rediscovered in a delicate ecosystem in India after almost 200 years, exciting researchers ...

With their dazzling blooms, orchids are among the most famous and collected flowering plants on Earth. But orchids are not ...

After years of careful experimentation, the Desert Botanical Garden has celebrated a milestone in its effort to save an endangered orchid. For the first time since the project began in 2016, two of ...

Vijayawada: In a significant development for botanical research and biodiversity conservation, scientists haveidentified a ...

Deep in the forests of Southeast Asia, Pankaj Kumar kept careful watch over 23 small, wild plants in 2012. He returned to them again and again, waiting for them to bloom. They were orchids, he was ...

Researchers have pinpointed the biggest threats to the only population of rare, endangered mule ear orchids in the U.S. The Florida International University (FIU) orchid research team found powerful ...

New, flourishing plants are being placed in pots in preparation for eventual growth and the planting of strong, older orchids ...

(WJW) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fears if action isn’t taken, the rare ghost orchid could soon be extinct. The FWS is now proposing to list the swamp-dwelling plant as an endangered species ...

SAN ANTONIO — A rare orchid tree, native to only certain parts of Texas, was seen blooming an unusual color at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Bauhinia lunarioides, commonly referred to as "Anacacho ...

With cascading blooms in lush red-and-orange hues, brothers Joe and Anthony Silva’s homegrown cattleya orchids look like they’ve been plucked from the jungle as opposed to a farm near the Jersey Shore ...