White egret flowers boast beautiful blooms, but they can be temperamental and need very specific conditions when grown ...

Papua New Guinea is home to thousands of species — many still waiting to be discovered.

Orchids, known for their flamboyant petals, deceptive mimicry and fascinating lifestyles, have captivated biologists and horticulturists for centuries. With nearly 30,000 described species, they form ...

"What is interesting about these orchids is that they have no leaves at all and live under the ground for most of the year.

Pyrorchis nigricans — also otherwise known as red beaks — are a moderately common species and are known as a fire orchid "as ...

For those ready to take on the challenge, Griffin recommends olive trees, which require full sun, arid environments and low ...

Orchids require humidity levels ranging from 40% to 70%. Most residential environments, especially those with central heating ...

A WEST Dorset nature reserve is being expanded to encourage rare and threatened wildflowers to grow. Ryewater Farm Nature Reserve near Corscombe is to be expanded following the purchase of 4.45 acres ...

While many ground cover plants need full sun to thrive, this one does well in areas with lots of shady trees, and it blooms ...

All are in the mint family but calamint is in the genus Calamintha and catmint and catnip are in the genus Nepeta.

Different plants require different types of soil and some, such as the popular Phalaenopsis orchid, require more unusual ...

Ghost orchid callus cells, plant tissue comparable to stem cells in animals, are just now starting to resemble the plant structure they set out to clone two years ago. "We started to propagate them.