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

My poinsettia has looked great since Christmas but is now starting to lose the leaves and flowers. I am not doing anything different, so why is it dying? The poinsettia that decorated your house over ...

Orchids do not do well in regular potting soil. They prefer an airy growing medium and you can buy orchid bark. Allow the ...

Flower lovers everywhere agree: Orchids are pretty darn stunning. And although they were once reserved for the wealthy, orchids are now as readily accessible as cut flowers and everyday plants.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One out of 10 species of flowering plant on earth is reckoned to be an orchid. After impulse buying for ...

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 ...

Orchids in the genus phalaenopsis are not only beautiful, but also probably the most satisfying and easiest for beginners, particularly as houseplants. The genus name is derived from the Greek ...

Because orchids bloom for months, they might give the impression that their flowering period never ends but it does. And if you are new to orchids, you then face the question of how to care for the ...