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

Vanilla bean orchids are vines that grow in the ground or as epiphytes, clinging to rocks and trees with their aerial roots. Recommended for serious growers only, vanilla orchid plants can be high ...

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

Rare Plant Fairy in Detroit is working on somewhat of a ghost story. While it does have a number of carnivorous plants, its ...

In the midst of a study, researcher Ajantha Palihawadana was puzzled by a strange looking plant in a home garden in Koswatte. It had only one leaf. Recognizing it as a ground orchid, though different ...

The white fringeless orchid, also known as the monkey-face orchid, is a beautiful, 2-foot-tall plant with a single light-green stem. This elusive perennial's elegant white flowers gather in a loose ...

A Detroit shop, Rare Plant Fairy, is cloning the endangered ghost orchid to deter poaching and prevent extinction.

Scripps News Detroit spent the day with Jocelyn Ho of Rare Plant Fairy who is working with a team to clone the nearly extinct ...

"We’ve been working on these ghost orchids for about two years," lab director Deb Sweeney said. "It’s a plant that is very well known in pop culture," Ho added. There are books and movies all ...