Orchids can develop infestations of pests like mites, whiteflies, aphids, and scale insects. Common diseases for this plant include botrytis, southern blight, and powdery mildew. Depending on the ...

Orchids are a popular houseplant choice but they need a specific environment to thrive, with experts now sharing the common ...

To fight for our world's orchids, the Guardian reported that scientists are identifying and breeding soil fungi that help the flowers thrive and then transplanting the fungi to conserve orchid ...

Many people believe that orchids are hard to care for, but according to the experts there's one common "mistake" which could ...

Experts say the "weird and wonderful" plants and fungi highlight the incredible diversity of species still to be found and documented. A third of the new species are orchids. But scientists were ...

Insects and plant diseases can weaken your orchid and cause it to drop buds and blooms prematurely. Mealybugs are the primary pest that feeds on orchids, Kondrat says. They suck the sap from the ...

She drew inspiration for her series "The Orchids' Fungi Garden Paradise" from Smithsonian Gardens’ vibrant Orchid Collection, adapting 3D scans of orchids created by the Smithsonian Digitization ...

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

It grows exclusively in forested areas with wet soil, engaged in an interdependent relationship with a specific fungus to attain nutrients. Now eradicated from North Carolina, the white fringeless ...

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

Villagers have maintained pockets of forest where the bird lives, in turn safeguarding the habitat of the orchids, which sport pale translucent flowers. fungi found growing on food waste in South ...