Vanilla bean orchids are challenging to grow and recommended for experienced gardeners due to their high-maintenance needs. Successful cultivation requires careful attention to light, humidity, and ...

Here in Hawaii, we can grow lots of wonderfully exotic tropical plants year round. The vanilla orchid vine is one of these that requires special care but can produce lovely flowers and a tasty product ...

Q. Can a vanilla orchid grow in a pot? Can I grow one on my screened porch? Where can I buy one? — Julia Frey, Deerfield Beach A. Vanilla orchids, which prefer filtered sunlight, would grow on a porch ...

Colorful and elegant with an air of exotic mystery, the orchid isn’t exactly the first ingredient that comes to mind when tossing a salad. Yet orchids have been used for cooking perhaps longer than ...

The Spokane Orchid Society’s annual Orchid Show and Sale will be next weekend at the Southside Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave., Spokane. Hours will be noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

PAAUILO, Hawaii — Jim Reddekopp took the challenge of cracking a virtual world monopoly to become the only commercial grower of vanilla in the United States. Reddekopp admits he knew little about ...