Scientific American recently ran an article entitled “The Other Orchid Thief: Virus Ravages the Popular Flower”. It starts with the story of orchid hobbyist Colette Theriault, who bought her first Phalaenopsis orchid)...
One of the best places for orchid beginners to get a good education, aside from our Just Add Ice website, is at the American Orchid Society's website. Click on "Orchid Basics" and you'll see a list of their most often...
Dr. John Martin of Evergreen Hill Orchids has been an accredited judge in the Southwest Judging Region for more than 30 years and he shared his insights on quality specimens of our lovely phalaenopsis orchids. This...
Practically from the time Victorians began collecting them, the tradition of naming orchids after people began. So the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK began an official registry. They still manage the ...
The $2.1 million orchid conservatory at Old Dominion University was the lifelong goal of the late Arthur Kaplan, a physician and avid orchid collector who also raised money for the facility in Norfolk, Virginia.
We’ve told you about some orchid pest threats – mainly spider mites, mealy bugs and scale insects. We told you about some ways to combat these pests, but you also want to be careful not to harm insect friends of your...
