Orchids, belonging to the Orchidaceae family, are among the most diverse and widespread flowering plants on Earth. With over ...

Orchids, perennials of the orchid family, are renowned for their attractive ... Besides choosing the right substrate, the pot where the plant resides is also significant. The roots of an orchid ...

Now, scientists are gaining an insight into how the plant prized for its beauty colonised ... at the very start of the evolution of the orchid family, and may well have helped in their spectacular ...

Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique ...

Flower enthusiast Monique Kemperman from The Joy of Plants said the orchid family has an "astonishing 25,000 species".

Their list of the top new plants includes carnivorous pitcher plants, exotic orchids and climbers with ... unlike any other plant in that particular family and that straight away indicated to ...