Yes, Spathoglottis is a genus of about 40 species of orchids that are considered terrestrial; in other words, it developed in the soil instead of in the air on tree branches. These ground orchids, ...

Here we are in the teeth of a very hot summer. Shade in the garden or landscape is a good thing to keep us cool though it can be challenging to find the right plants for the shade. Ground orchids are ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata) is a terrestrial orchid, which is actually not how all orchids grow. Some orchids are epiphytic, ...

June and Jim Hitchner may not qualify as typical orchid growers. Long ago, the San Rafael couple gave up growing cymbidiums in pots, moving them inside in the winter and fretting over the amount of ...

Growth habit: A terrestrial orchid with broad, lancelike, dark green leaves borne on plants growing to 12 inches tall. Leaves appear before the flowers open during spring and die back by fall. Light: ...

Many of the hardy orchids can be a challenge to grow, but Chinese ground orchid likely is the most effortless. The pleated green leaves arise from a pseudobulb in springtime with exquisite orchid ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I'm on an orchid hunt in south-west Western Australia. Our quarries are tiny, delicately detailed ground orchids. Of the thousand ...

Australia is home to more than 1,800 orchid species—many found nowhere else. But these unique plants face growing threats.

It’s amazing just how many people are intimidated by orchids – by the myths connected to their cultivation, and by the folk lore which surrounds them. After all, orchids are just plants, albeit with ...

In the small and remote New South Wales village of Bobin, which lost 18 homes in a devastating bushfire late last year, an unexpected field of delicate ground orchids has emerged. A property owner in ...

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP -- High-tech floriculture will soon be blossoming in Kalamazoo county, with construction of Hark Orchids' 35,000-square-foot laboratory and climate chambers at Midlink Business Park.