LANCASTER — In an upstairs room at the North Museum in Lancaster, Mark Larocque is throwing around more Latin names than spells in a Harry Potter movie. Larocque, who recently moved his environmental ...

Some orchids mimic the scent of a female insect in order to attract males for pollination. Researchers have found that breeding two of these orchid species to generate a novel hybrid resulted in a new ...

KALAMAZOO – The orchid-breeding operation that Hark Orchids will build in Kalamazoo will be high-tech agriculture, local and state officials say. “Mostly folks are going to wear white laboratory coats ...

THE Hervey Bay Orchid House will host one of the region’s most respected orchid growers and judges at its next public event on Wednesday, July 10. Bundaberg local John Hughes has more than 45 years of ...

Celebrating its 15th year of orchid exhibitions, the New York Botanical Garden, in the Bronx, is now paying homage to the wealth of orchids, acclaimed tropical gardens, renowned orchid breeding and ...

It's like trying to complete a jigsaw in the dark. Ecologists at the Australian Network for Plant Conservation, have been trying to discover the mystery combination of a seed, a rare insect and a ...