Description: Masdevallia veitchiana is called the king of masdevallias because of its striking, large orange flowers lined with purple hairs, which give it an almost iridescent appearance. The stately ...

Aptly named after the Latin word igneus ("fire-red"), Masdevallia ignea strikes a vivid, almost fluorescent pose. This orchid species grows terrestrially in the highest and coolest forests of eastern ...

Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the slideshow on your mobile device. Orchids of different colors and shapes decorated the kitchen inside the house at Filoli Historic House and Garden in ...

Does the interior of your home look a bit bare and bleak with all of the holiday decorations now stowed away until next year? Or is cabin fever getting you down as the rainy days continue? Many of us ...

A little old man sat last week in the 20th annual International Flower Show at Manhattan’s Grand Central Palace, quietly watching record crowds mill around the long tables of orchid exhibits. He ...

CATTLEYA: Regarded as the “corsage orchid,” Cattleyas are available in mini and standard sizes. Minis are especially glamorous, producing three to eight flowers in a range of whites, yellows, pinks ...

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Orchid grower and exhibitor Dann Dunst will present a program on orchid terrariums when the Riverside-San Bernardino Counties Orchid Society meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lawrence F. Hutton ...