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 ...

You can minimize orchid care by attaching orchids to a tree-like plumeria, ohia, monkeypod or calabash. That way you can have dozens of blooming orchids even in a small garden.

At first looks similar to the purple orchid tree, but it is smaller in stature, while its flowers are twice as large. ‘Moderate to fast growing, the purple orchid tree has a tendency to be shrubby.

The top five most common orchids available in the big box stores are phalaenopsis, onsidium, vanda, dendrobium and epidendrum. They are all epiphytes that naturally grow in tree canopies.