A free event on Saturday, Nov. -23 offers a wonderful opportunity for gardeners to meet local growers and talk plants. The ...

This means that the horticultural industry can produce millions of phalaenopsis, cymbidium, dendrobium and other of what were once rare and expensive plants. This has meant that today orchids have ...

Next, look up your plant on the internet. This is because there are lots of kinds of orchids: Phalaenopsis, Vandas, Cattleya, Cymbidium, Oncidium and Dendrobium. Each likes a slightly different ...

We're spending the day with Jocelyn Ho of Rare Plant Fairy her team working to clone the nearly extinct 'Ghost Orchid.' ...

Orchids, known for their flamboyant petals, deceptive mimicry and fascinating lifestyles, have captivated biologists and horticulturists for centuries. With nearly 30,000 described species, they form ...

The Art of Bonsai: 1-3 p.m. third Thursday and third Saturday of the month. Instructor Mark Vossbrink will guide you through the creation of a bonsai project. $40 includes instruction, plant, ...

A Detroit shop, Rare Plant Fairy, is cloning the endangered ghost orchid to deter poaching and prevent extinction.

Ghost orchid callus cells, plant tissue comparable to stem cells in animals, are just now starting to resemble the plant structure they set out to clone two years ago. "We started to propagate them.

Different plants require different types of soil and some, such as the popular Phalaenopsis orchid, require more unusual ...

There are more than 30,000 wild species of orchids – it’s one of the most diverse families in the plant world. Epiphytic orchids use their roots to attach to other plants, but they’re not ...

Orchids are a popular houseplant so it's important to know how to care for them properly in order to keep them alive and ...