Orchids offer an addition of bright colours to your home and are great houseplants to have if you know how to care for them.

The container your orchid sits in must have drainage holes. This helps excess water escape, preventing the roots from sitting ...

Unlike epiphytic orchids, which use their roots to cling to tree branches above the ground, Ludisia orchids grow in soil on ...

Q: I received a Phalaenopsis orchid as a present last fall, and it is still blooming. I have never tried growing an orchid ...

The vast majority of orchids in Sri Lanka are epiphytes. Epiphytes grow above the ground attached to trees. Their roots hold onto the bark of trees and absorb moisture from the air. These orchids will ...

Within the nursery, terrestrial orchids can be found with their roots firmly planted in the earth while the epiphytic orchids that hang above create a colourful landscape. Workers tend to the ...