When you see wilting leaves, check the roots of your orchid. Kondrat compares unhealthy roots to a straw that’s clogged, and, ...

A yellow leaf on your orchid often means something is off. The most common cause of yellow orchid leaves is overwatering. Pests, nutrient deficiency, and improper light are also fixable causes for ...

Exotic-looking orchids are perennially popular houseplants. While it’s the beautiful blooms that are likely to turn you into an orchid enthusiast, their foliage adds interest when these plants aren’t ...

Bauhinia trees — commonly called orchid trees for their flowers or butterfly trees for their leaves — belong to a genus of more than 300 species of flowering plants including trees, vines and shrubs ...

WEBVTT LACEE: TIME TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR PLANT QUESTIONS. JOINING ME IS CARRIE ENGEL FROM VALLEY VIEW FARMS. WE ARE STILL TAKING THE PLANTS. STILL BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. TELL US ABOUT THIS. CARRIE: IT’S ...

I was given a seedling of an orchid tree. Can you provide me with some information about this plant? — Donald Simon Orchid trees (Bauhinia species and hybrids) are tropical trees native to India and ...

DEAR CHRISTINE: It’s not typical for Japanese maples to hold onto their leaves, while oak and beech trees tend to do this somewhat routinely. I blame the unusual autumn weather we experienced for ...

Photosynthesis is the process whereby plants turn sunlight into the energy (sugars) that they need to survive and grow. For most plants, this happens in the leaves, which contain chlorophyll; a green ...

Although orchid trees are unrelated to the orchid plant, their flowers, such as these specimens from a lavender orchid tree, closely resemble the similarly named beauties. (David Gress photo) Each ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaves are food factories for the tree. Powered by sunlight, the green ...

Back in 2013, Fairchild began raising native Florida orchid species under lab and nursery conditions to repopulate our dwindling natural communities of these coveted plants. We had plans, experts, and ...