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 ...

It can take a decade of hard work to bring a new orchid to market. While the rewards can be significant - the global orchid market is worth hundreds of millions of dollars - the competition to produce ...

Orchids represent one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants, prized for their extraordinary floral diversity and economic value. Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing, ...

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 ...

Some orchid species mimic nectar-producing flowers to lure bees; others emit the fetid smell of rotting meat to attract carrion flies. JG Bryce / Gallery 339 (3) Orchids are seducers. They trick ...

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 ...

Some orchids mimic the scent of a female insect in order to attract males for pollination. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology found that breeding two of these ...