"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There have been attempts to genetically modify an orchid's color while its growing, but none have yet ...

The phalaenopsis orchid is the most popular for the home because it is relatively easy to grow and maintain. This is the tall orchid that one sees in garden centers, supermarkets and big box stores.

The white fringeless orchid, also known as the monkey-face orchid, is a beautiful, 2-foot-tall plant with a single light-green stem. This elusive perennial's elegant white flowers gather in a loose ...

A Smithsonian ecologist is trying to restore the plant, Spiranthes delitescens, which grows on Arizona’s sky islands ...

Monarda and its best-known bee balm species is a hot native plant at the moment because of a renewed interest in planting plants that attract pollinators. Few plants do a better job at that than ...

The mass production and breeding of orchids might have made these colorful plants more common and affordable, but it hasn’t diminished their power to mesmerize. “They have this sort of mystique to ...

Artificial dyes have been used for decades to create different color roses and tulips, but the first artificially blue orchid was introduced only in 2011. That's when a Florida-based orchid grower ...