Papua New Guinea is home to thousands of species — many still waiting to be discovered.

By Carolyn Cowan Orchids, known for their flamboyant petals, deceptive mimicry and fascinating lifestyles, have captivated biologists and horticulturists for centuries. With nearly 30,000 described ...

White egret flowers boast beautiful blooms, but they can be temperamental and need very specific conditions when grown ...

All orchid flowers are zygomorphic. If you look directly at the flower, you can only divide it in half along one plane so that the two halves are mirror images of each other. The flower has three ...

Each flower has three petals and the middle petal looks just like a happy bee. The flying duck orchid is a small orchid species found in eastern and southern Australia. Just like its name implies ...

He also told us more about the remarkable way the orchids have evolved to take advantage of the bees. He described a petal on the orchid like a little slide or a tube that the orchid forces the ...

Psychopsis orchids are also known as "butterfly orchids" because their speckled petals look like butterflies dancing in the breeze. They are relatively easy to grow as they have a good tolerance ...

Psychopsis orchids are also known as "butterfly orchids" because their speckled petals look like butterflies dancing in the breeze. They are relatively easy to grow as they have a good tolerance for a ...