Orchids are popular houseplants, but many people struggle to get them to flower more than once a yea - but all you need is ...

Folks who know me know I am not particularly fond of turfgrass (think bermudagrass, centipede, etc.). I have a high level of respect for property and golf course managers that ...

(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) “That was when I got bit by the orchid bug,” Tam said, noting that he began volunteering at the Huntington when he was 14 and landed an orchid collection ...

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is about to get a lot buggier this summer as it unveils its highly anticipated exhibition, ...

Orchids had a special allure on both sides of ... While many plants are generalists, with a wide number of insects, birds and bats that can pollinate them, Angraecum is a specialist.

The orchid Stigmatodactylus sikokianus grows in ... As a consequence, the plant is only rarely visited by potential insect pollinators. Credit: IKEDA Tetsuro After Makino's 1889 discovery ...

He noticed that if no insects visited the orchid to pollinate it, the flower started wilting. As it drooped, the finger-like appendage gradually moved towards the stigma, bringing pollen into ...

FIU’s orchid research team found powerful hurricanes can wipe out these fragile plants, but an invasive species of scale insect that feeds on the leaves is the primary culprit of concern. “Mule ear ...

Desert Botanical Garden invites visitors to experience its first‐ever indoor orchid show: Orchid Fever, open now through May 11. Set within the Garden’s new The RAF Exhibit Gallery ...

Male orchid bees collect raw materials from multiple ... Bees vs wasps: Which insect is really worthy of all the buzz? First, the researchers gathered perfumes from wild males.

But with “The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism,” they ... could pass for edible red seaweed, or giant insects. “Mexican Modernism” does an admirable job of balancing simplicity of conception ...

HANNAH: This is an Assassin bug (Family Reduviidae), which has long ... you a nasty bite if they feel threatened. What’s a good orchid for beginners? JERRY: I would recommend a Crucifix orchid ...