Orchids seem to transcend everything. Yes, even politics. I was reading a blog post awhile ago about the Michelle Obama orchid and was fascinated by the story. I even found out that there are now four orchids named after the last first ladies of the United States. Apparently Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush […]

It’s not unusual to find more men than women who are fascinated with plants these days. Undeniably more orchid growers that are men find joy and pleasure in growing these exotic plants. I mean who can blame them? Orchids charm even the toughest men. Fathers, grandfathers and even young men find the beauty in these […]

There is currently an effort by the research team of London’s Kew Gardens to protect at least 2000 species of orchids by 2015. The project will ensure that countries from all over the world participate in the donation of orchid species from their country to what is called as the “Osssu” project or the Orchid […]