Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. That's where researchers in Japan recently identified a ...

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

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Around a decade ago, Kobe University biologist Kenji Suetsugu took a ...

(CNN) – Scientists in Japan have discovered a new species of orchid. The pink-and-white blooms of the flower are so delicate and fragile that they look like they were spun from glass. The orchid was ...

The world's largest collection of rare orchids has been discovered growing along the runways of a military airbase in Corsica, France. The estimated number of Serapias neglecta, or Devil's Tongue, is ...

The showiest, most flamboyant flowers? Some will insist that they belong to the various orchid species. The orchid family truly is a giant group, easily the largest plant family in the world, ...

Edible terrestrial orchids are endangered worldwide due to overharvesting in the wild. Creating artificial hybrids from ...

Forest visitors say they are angry and frustrated that the orchids they enjoyed have been lost.

The small whorled pogonia, a federally threatened species of orchid, has been rediscovered in Vermont – 120 years after the plant was last spotted in the state. The plant was last documented in ...

The poachers weren’t intimidated by heat, lightning, mosquitos, venomous snakes, alligators or losing their way in the South Florida swamps. They were there to steal the ghost orchid, a plant so ...

China is well known for its medicinal use of wild plants, a tradition that dates back thousands of years. These traditional Chinese medicines include many wild orchids, some quite showy. Typically, ...