The orchid is said to be the most exotic of all flowers. Their fragile beauty has made them a favorite corsage flower.

There was a time when orchid plants were expensive to purchase. The main reason was how difficult it was to propagate orchids. This limited their availability and made them costly. Orchid plants are ...

Winter has many daydreaming about a tropical paradise. Orchids can transform the average home into a tropical setting.

The cold, dreary days of winter have many people daydreaming about jetting away to some exotic location to bask briefly in a tropical paradise before having to return to the bone-chilling reality of a ...

Orchids are known for their elegant and beautiful flowers, but many cultivated orchids also are tough, resilient plants. They're not difficult to grow if you provide them with their preferred growing ...

Orchids have been a popular houseplant since the Victorian era, when the passion for collecting these tropical beauties reached feverish heights, sending orchid hunters across the world in search of ...

On the popular TV show “Frasier,” the fussbudget psychiatrist’s ex-cop father needles him with, “Aren’t you the little hothouse orchid!” Orchids do have that reputation. People regard them as the ...

Breathtaking blooms and an extraordinary shape—orchids bring big personality and sophistication to your home. Symbolizing virility and fertility, these flowering plants are popular among plant lovers ...

If you've found yourself falling in love with the delicate beauty of orchids, you're in luck: There are a lot of different plants to choose from! There are orchids native to every continent except ...

The orchid family is one of the largest flowering plant families in the world. Orchids can be found on every continent except Antarctica, from the steamy jungles of Asia to the dry deserts of Africa, ...

Breathtaking blooms and an extraordinary shape—orchids bring big personality and sophistication to your home. Symbolizing virility and fertility, these flowering plants are popular among plant lovers ...

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