Renowned botanist K.S. Manilal's legacy includes rediscovering the rare Ipsea malabarica orchid in Silent Valley.

A colony of rare orchids has been discovered growing on the rooftop of an office building in the City of London. It is the first time the small-flowered tongue-orchid has been seen in the UK since ...

But if you want to grow something that's rare and delicate, consider the dove orchid (Peristeria elata), also known as the Holy Ghost orchid. With its fragrant, white flowers and dove-shaped ...

Rare orchid collectors are everywhere and different varieties of orchids have a specific country location where prevalent or ...

A rare orchid called Irish lady's-tresses has appeared on a Welsh nature reserve. A small colony of the creamy white flowers were found on Cors Fochno, a peat bog between Borth and the Dyfi ...

The plant is a ghost orchid - a rare flower with no leaves or chlorophyll - the green pigment that absorbs sunlight so that plants can turn it into energy. Unlike most plants, the orchid doesn't ...

Travers said the research is important in terms of biodiversity, of which rare species are an integral component for their contributions to their ecosystem. While orchids are found all over the ...

An orchid weevil made its way into the Cairns Botanic Gardens undetected until plants began to show signs of distress, but by ...

Threats to the orchid continue to grow. In late 2022 two people were caught stealing a ghost orchid and other rare plants from Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Meanwhile, in Big Cypress ...

The flowers, ranging from common moth orchids to more rare Venus Slippers and Dancing Ladies, will be on display starting Jan ...

The deadline was Jan. 24, but currently the Service is not scheduled to make a decision until 2026. This delay comes as two people allegedly took a ghost orchid, and other rare orchids and air plants, ...