Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Around a decade ago, Kobe University biologist Kenji Suetsugu took ...

Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. That's where researchers in Japan recently identified a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are orchids native to every continent except Antarctica. Their flowers are highly evolved and incredibly showy with blooms ...

April 10 (UPI) --Researchers in Japan have identified two new orchid species on the island of Okinawa. Scientists described the new species, Gastrodia nipponicoides and Gastrodia okinawensis, in the ...

Costa Rica is home to a distinct variety of orchids. So much so that Costa Rica’s national flower is the Guaria Morada orchid. Therefore, it comes to no surprise that researchers from the Lankester ...

The showiest, most flamboyant flowers? Some will insist that they belong to the various orchid species. The orchid family truly is a giant group, easily the largest plant family in the world, ...

Inspired by China's sweeping landscapes and rich traditions, Kew Gardens' annual orchid festival is back.

Three new orchid species from the evergreen montane forests and shrublands of the Ecuadoran Andes have been described by scientists. Two of the new orchids have been preliminarily assessed as ...

China is well known for its medicinal use of wild plants, a tradition that dates back thousands of years. These traditional Chinese medicines include many wild orchids, some quite showy. Typically, ...