Q. In our bay window, we have a Phalaenopsis that blooms beautifully every year and a Dendrobium that never blooms. Both have dark green foliage and are watered twice a week. Any suggestions? -- Dave ...

Your orchids need proper sunlight and the right environmental cues in order to bloom. Here's how to mimic those conditions for beautiful flowers.

Despite the floods that decimated many orchid farms in the Central region in 2011, Siam Paragon's seventh annual orchid show proved yet again that Thailand is unrivalled as the largest grower of the ...

With the exception of certain orchids like the ludisa, gardeners don’t generally grow these houseplants for their foliage. It’s frustrating to stare at an orchid every day like a pot waiting to boil, ...

When you consider how easy orchids are to grow well, however, and the myriad colours, shapes and fragrances with which they flower, it is easy to appreciate their appeal. As the shortest day of the ...

Dendrobium Orchids originated in South East Asia, the South Pacific, Australia and India. These orchids are tree dwellers: they grow on trees in the wild. There are approximately 12,000 species in ...

Q:I've discovered the joy of growing orchids and have had considerable success. But I can't get dendrobiums to rebloom. Although removing the old bloom stalks seems to revitalize the plants, they do ...

Overall, the commonest reason that orchids fail to bloom is insufficient light. The Phalaenopsis and Paphiopedilum orchids are usually happy with the filtered light in a windowsill but many other ...

Orchid societies around the country are gearing up for their late winter and early spring shows. One plant that always draws a crowd is Dendrobium spectabile — a naturally occurring species from ...