If you have grown a few Phalaenopsis hybrids and want to try a species, Phalaenopsis amabilis is a good one to start with. The easy culture of the plants and cheery, long-lasting flowers make this an orchid whose blooms we anticipate every year.

This past weekend saw the opening and closing of the 64th Miami International Orchid Show, as well as the opening of the New York Botanical Garden's orchid extravaganza. After a successful weekend...

The Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival 2010 was a glorious event and lived up to its reputation as the preeminent orchid show in the world. This year was the 20th anniversary celebration and the organizers went to great lengths to showcase previous shows and the grand champion plants from each of them...

We are always updating, adding to and tweaking the AOS website. It is, and always will be, a work in progress. That is the nature of the web. We all use a particular website in our own way. Some of us like to browse while others visit a site for specific information - some do both! We would like to mention some recent 2010 additions and...

A doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology, Kathryn Theiss, is one of 20 environmental scholars chosen as 2009 Switzer Environmental Fellows. Theiss has spent years monitoring the decline of two rare orchid species in Madagascar and analyzing the threats to their habitat

We have 100 orchids of many types and most are doing well. Those that are not, often respond to a change in watering or other cultural adjustment. However, we are currently having problems with Odontocidium Wildcat. We grow them in lava rock and water every other day.