Nicknamed for its appearance, the comet orchid has a milky white flower and a long "tail" consisting of a spur that holds the flower's nectar. While scentless by day, the orchid flower becomes ...

The plant has white flowers that collect in a loose cluster at the end of the stem. HABITAT: This orchid grows in the wet soils of bogs, marshes, fens, swamps, heads of streams, and on sloping areas ...

The white fringeless orchid, also known as the monkey-face orchid, is a beautiful, 2-foot-tall plant with a single light-green stem. This elusive perennial's elegant white flowers gather in a loose ...

Low-maintenance, elegant and available in a variety of colours, it's easy to see why orchids are such a popular houseplant.

For decades scientists assumed these insects looked so much like orchids as a form of camouflage. But they were wrong. They look this way because they're deceptive predators.