The 18-inch-tall palaenopsis orchids so prevalent in garden centers and grocery stores, have set in our minds a kind of standard size for indoor orchids so it may come as a bit of a surprise that ...

Conservation plant hunters have discovered four new species of mini orchids in a Colombian nature reserve. The discoveries were made in the Cauca valley between the Andes mountains and the Pacific ...

Brighten your home this winter with a display of miniature orchids. Brighten your home this winter with a display of miniature orchids. These dainty flowers are no taller than 6 inches, excluding ...

Ed Cott can’t see the beauty of his 30 or so miniature orchids without a magnifying glass. “I find them intriguing because many of those, the flower is the size of the head of a pin,” says Cott, the ...

If you've found yourself falling in love with the delicate beauty of orchids, you're in luck: There are a lot of different plants to choose from! There are orchids native to every continent except ...

Q: I just bought an oncidium Twinkle that is the cutest thing I've ever seen. The whole plant fits in a tea cup! Do they come in other colors besides white? - Kristi G. A: Miniature orchids are in ...

Who hasn’t spotted a button-sized succulent hiding under a monster cactus and instantly felt protective? As author Leslie F. Halleck relates in her new book, “Tiny Plants: Discover the Joys of Growing ...

Peter Lin, an accredited American Orchid Society judge and noted hybridizer of miniature cattleyas or mini-cats, will present the program at the December meeting of the Riverside/San Bernardino ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

If your big old Cymbidium orchid never blooms anymore, try replacing it with a miniature. Mini-cyms are easier to grow and tend to rebloom much more dependably than the standard varieties. The flowers ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Orchids are known for their long-lasting blooms that appear in almost every color — white, pink, purple ...