The world's most mysterious and elusive orchid lives underground in Australia. Scientists are trying to rescue this botanic ...

Admired for their beauty, orchids are real evolutionary survivors. Promising food and even tricking insects into thinking they're a sexual partner are just some of the devious pollination strategies ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: Banskia men. Peter Bernhardt is a fan, one of the saviours of the house Nutcote where ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICO — North Valley Orchid Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 at Chico library, 1108 Sherman Ave. A program be given by two of our members. Judy McCrary will present “Orchids of Australia” ...

Ryan Phillips received funding from the Australian Research Council to study the evolution and conservation of sexually deceptive orchids. Orchids are famed for their beautiful and alluring flowers – ...

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, ...

Given a north- or east-facing aspect in a frost-free environment they flower, year after year, from mid winter to late spring. With neglect, rather than pampering, they reward annually with sprays of ...

Normally, when an insect lands on a flower, there’s a fair exchange of goods and services. The bug gets a slurp of delicious, nutritious nectar, and the plant gets the pollen that the bug was carrying ...

THE part of this beautiful and instructive work which has just reached us contains ten plates, illustrations of sixteen species belonging to the genera Prasophyllum, Thelymitra, Sarcochilus, ...

Marc Freestone receives funding from Hermon Slade Foundation, Australian Government National Environmental Science Programme – Threatened Species Recovery Hub, Victorian Government. Sign up to Beating ...