Orchids have specific requirements for their pots. Ideally, these should be tight and transparent. Photo: Getty Images / portishead1 Typically, brown or black pots are used to house indoor plants.

Trim them when you repot them. After you pull the plant out of its old pot, examine the plant and its roots. Trim off dead ...

Use tepid water, not cold, to water your orchid. Water in the morning to give the leaves a chance to dry before temperatures ...

Q: How often should I water my orchid? A: Readers ask this question of our gardening experts regularly, and it is one I asked myself recently when I was given a beautiful orchid as a gift. I knew the ...

EACH YEAR, around this time, orchids have a moment. Botanical gardens from New York to Atlanta to London fill their glass houses with exotically speckled and striated blooms that ignore unpleasant ...

Mitch Hedberg once joked, “When someone hands you a flyer, it’s like they’re saying, ‘Here, you throw this away.’” With an orchid, it’s more like: “Here, you try not to kill this.” Look up “how to ...

Orchids are found on every continent except Antarctica, yet despite this ubiquity, they're some of the most trafficked plants on the planet, alongside succulents and rosewood. There are around 30,000 ...

Are you an orchid murderer? If so, you’re not alone. I’ve inadvertently killed my fair share of these tropical plants over the years.

Are your orchids dying back, refusing to flower, or developing yellow, wrinkled, or mushy leaves and you’re not sure why? Although these symptoms look different to the eye, they may be caused by the ...

Flower shops nationwide have been importing orchids featuring colourful designs, including orchid pots costing several thousands of dollars, as a means of serving consumers for the upcoming Lunar New ...

Orchids are a popular houseplant and moth orchids, Latin name Phalaenopsis, are the most common type of orchid grown in the UK. Love Orchids is a British Family Grower of orchids and Express.co.uk ...

EACH YEAR, around this time, orchids have a moment. Botanical gardens from New York to Atlanta to London fill their glass houses with exotically speckled and striated blooms that ignore unpleasant ...