Orchids are widespread from the Arctic to Antarctic, though growing more abundantly in the tropics. The vast majority of orchids in Sri Lanka are epiphytes. Epiphytes grow above the ground attached to ...

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 ...

which anchor themselves to other plants and terrestrial orchids, which grow in the ground on top of a layer of moss. Most orchids need bright, indirect light—not direct sunlight. That's because ...

Gather all the necessary materials in one place, including the shovel, knife and pruning shears Carefully remove the bamboo ...

Two of Indiana’s 42 native orchid species have adapted to perform their photosynthesis at a time when most plants are dormant ...