Orchid Reference Editorial Team

A sarcochilus orchid flowers best after weeks of cool nights near 50 F (10 C). That cool stretch

A pleione orchid is a small deciduous orchid grown from a pseudobulb, native to the Himalaya, China, and

Look for a lip that sits on top, not the bottom, of the flower. That upside down shape

The early purple orchid, Orchis mascula, is a wild orchid native to Britain and much of Europe. It

The first time a grower sees a Dendrobium spectabile orchid open, the reaction is usually the same: pure

Standard orchid care advice says to let the roots dry out between waterings. The Disa orchid breaks that

A single Aerides orchid spike can carry twelve to twenty waxy, scented flowers. They hang in a pendent

A gongora orchid is a warm growing epiphyte from Central and South America. It is a close cousin

A hiker on a Monteverde cloud forest trail stops at a mossy branch overhead. A maroon flower barely

Ecuador is often billed as the country with the most orchid species on earth. Colombia’s official checklist actually