Gardeners new to orchid growing soon realize that healthy orchids don’t grow in regular potting soil; they grow in orchid ...

Some of the most difficult plants to keep alive are also the most striking and unusual varieties. Brightly colored plants ...

Standard orchid mixes include fir bark, tree fern fiber, sphagnum moss, perlite, and gravel. Different potting media retain ...

Orchids, long revered as rare and exotic blooms, have gained a reputation for being challenging to cultivate. Their short flowering periods and exacting care requirements can make them elusive for ...

In association with Moors for the Future Partnership, BMC volunteers will be planting sphagnum moss in the Snailsden Moor area of the northern Peak District, near Holmfirth. Sphagnum moss is a key ...

Orchids are one of the most popular houseplants due to their beautiful flowers, but getting them to bloom can be tricky if they have not been fed the right fertiliser. It is important that an ...

Organic components can be manures, worm castings, composted barks, sphagnum moss, peat, or coir (coconut husks). These provide nutrients and moisture retention. Peat was traditionally a component of ...

Not sure if your orchid plant is dead or dormant? Here’s how to tell, and what (if anything) you can do to revive it. Orchids are one of those plants that no one really talks about but everyone ...

Some flowers go to extraordinary lengths to attract pollinators. Bee orchids mimic the shape and scent of bees in order to lure them into ‘pseudocopulation’, where the male insect attempts to mate ...

Who doesn’t love orchids? Tammy especially loves big epiphytic orchids – she shares a few of her favourite varieties and shows how to display them. There are more than 30,000 wild species of ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. “Orchid seeds have a less than one per cent germination rate in the wild as they need a fungus to help them germinate,” she says. “Wherever they ...