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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bobbie Lopez is typical of many people who find themselves with an orchid plant. She has received them from time to time as gifts and has placed them in sunny windows both at home and in her office.