Orchid Reference Editorial Team

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

Peninsular Malaysia alone holds 972 recorded orchid species across 146 genera. Borneo’s forests add far more on top

Orchids of Brazil are the native Orchidaceae species that grow wild across the country. They span the Atlantic

Treat any orchid you spot clinging to a street tree in Miami as a planted one rather than

A grower spots a fat leaved orchid on a shelf of jade plants and echeverias. Is an orchid

New growers often assume certain orchids trap and digest insects the way a Venus flytrap does. That assumption

Three petals and three sepals, six segments in total, make up every orchid flower. One petal is modified

An underground orchid is a member of the small Australian genus Rhizanthella. It flowers below the soil, often

Skip the bucket orchid unless you can offer warmth, high humidity, and strong light all year. The genus

A ballerina orchid is Caladenia melanema, a critically endangered spider orchid from Western Australia. Only a few dozen