When you consider how easy orchids are to grow well, however, and the myriad colours, shapes and fragrances with which they flower, it is easy to appreciate their appeal. As the shortest day of the ...

A native orchid species could be wiped out due to climate change in all but the Wet Tropics of Queensland, according to new research. The Australian rock orchid (Dendrobium speciosum) grows ...

More so than in any other country, our orchids are deceitful temptresses, with powerful perfume and come-hither good looks. A LONE WASP PICKS up on an exciting scent. Instantly he zigzags, following ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. Orchid grower Kevin Butler, whose business Ezi-Gro is based in the Western Australian capital, used 17 boxes ...

The two new species of fairy orchid were discovered in the flower hotspot of south west Western Australia. TWO NEW SPECIES of fairy orchid have been discovered by two esteemed botanists in south west ...

The Council of Agriculture yesterday announced the first batch of Phalaenopsis (known as the “butterfly orchid” in Taiwan) grown in aquatic weeds had arrived in Australia, marking a breakthrough in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Leek orchids are a group of small, native wildflowers found in bushlands across southern Australia. Of the 140-odd leek orchids known today, ...

Exciting 19-year-old Gold Coast Titans prodigy Hippi was outstanding, threatening the Orchids defence every time she touched the ball, scoring a hat-trick and setting up another t ...