Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Orchids are some of the most delicate and unique flowers you can grow ...

If you love orchids you will want to clip and save this column. The Fascination of Orchids Show is coming up, but make a note: It has outgrown its South Coast Plaza venue and this year has relocated ...

Q. I have a beautiful orchid tree (Bauhinia purpurea) with dark red blooms. Do I propagate it by air layering? J.G., Bellaire A. You can propagate from seed. Collect the pods as they're about to split ...

Orchid seeds are remarkable for their diminutive size and lack of intrinsic nutrient reserves, relying heavily on symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi for successful germination and early ...

Unlike seeds of other plants, orchid seeds (above, a seed packet) do not contain the nutrition they need to sprout. They get it from fungi. Melissa McCormick, SERC Editor's Note, August, 7, 2019: The ...

I thought I'd try growing my orchids outside like I so often see in South Florida. But what I have now is droopy, yellowing older leaves at the base of the plant. It's a Phalaenopsis orchid, so I've ...

Growing orchids from seed has always been considered a very specialized task and nearly impossible for the average gardener. It is a myth that a fully equipped laboratory is necessary; a myth that ...

STARTING SEEDS INDOORS: It's time to stop merely dreaming about your summer vegetable garden, and start growing seedlings to plant in it. Many plants, including cabbabe, tomatoes and peppers, can be ...

It’s a boom cycle for books about orchids and tulips that drive people insane, or at least make them feverish. Last year, Susan Orlean’s “The Orchid Thief” and Anna Pavord’s “The Tulip” met ...