Orchid hunting conjures images from the 1800s – explorers in mud-spattered khaki, traipsing through impenetrable jungle, overloaded with equipment: jars, bottles, bags and boxes, a gun (to shoot down ...

Sophie goes on the hunt for some of Australia’s most delicate attractions and finds out how citizen science is helping protect them. Orchids are one of the largest plant families on earth with ...

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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 ...

Rhizanthella gardneri is a cute, quirky and critically endangered orchid that lives all its life underground. It even blooms underground, making it virtually unique amongst plants. Last year, using ...

Perth is set to welcome the 24th World Orchid Conference in 2023 (WOC24). This is a triennial event held in different destinations around the world and in 2023 over 2,000 delegates and exhibitors will ...

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, ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Spending 10 days on your hands and knees in regional NSW planting more than 6000 native orchids ...

Deception and trickery help orchid attract male gnats that become booby trapped before escaping to spread pollen. A new study has described how a sexually deceptive orchid, Pterostylis cycnocephala, ...

Early flowering and germination has been observed across much of south-east Australia, with scientists saying the climate is changing the way plants develop Orchids are blooming early in the shade ...

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 ...