Key Points Cut brown orchid stems completely; green ones may need selective pruning.Pruning helps the orchid refocus energy ...

Early summer is a good time to repot orchids once winter and spring blooms have faded. Most orchids are slow growers and only need to be repotted every other year. A sign that it's time to repot an ...

Q: I’ve always admired orchid plants but have hesitated to try growing such an exotic plant. I see them offered for sale in garden centers and even grocery stores. Can you suggest an easy to grow ...

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 ...

A good rule of thumb for most orchids is to fertilize "weekly, weakly" during the growing season, says Uzar. This means ...

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 ...

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 ...

Growing orchids in the back yard is as unlikely a notion as a snowstorm in August. We think of orchids as exotic tropical flowers, but in fact some grow wild as far north as Alaska. Orchids belong to ...

Growing orchids from seed has always been considered a very specialized task and nearly impossible for the average gardener. It is a myth that a fully equipped laboratory is necessary; a myth that ...