When it’s not blooming, the roots of the ghost orchid can blend into a tree trunk in the swamps of South Florida, leaving no trace of the delicate white flower that inspires its name. This rare orchid ...

John Dearnaley receives funding from the Australian Orchid Foundation and the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation.. The blotched butterfly orchid (Sarcochilus weinthalii) looks fairly ...

When you visit the tropical butterflies at Tucson Botanical Gardens, take notice of the redecoration in the greenhouse. You’ll find that the clutter is cleaned up, unwanted guests have left and plants ...

The Tampa butterfly is not an insect. It's a small orchid with an important role: acting as a barometer for the health of wetlands in the Brooker Creek Preserve. "This orchid seems to be extremely ...

(James Osen) Orchids of the genus Psychopsis are often called “butterfly orchids” because of their resemblance to the dazzling insect. “The three sepals [modified leaves] look like antennae sticking ...

Orchids are famed for their beautiful and alluring flowers – and the great lengths to which people will go to experience them in the wild. Among Australian orchids, evocative names such as The ...