Arizona Daily Sun

Rare endangered orchid produces first blooms in conservation project at Desert Botanical Garden

TEMPE -- After years of careful experimentation, the Desert Botanical Garden has celebrated a milestone in its effort to save an endangered orchid. For the first time since the project began in 2016, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Rare, Endangered Orchid Only Exists in Two Locations. Can Dogs, Cows and Fungi Help It Thrive?

Ecological scent detection dog Circe searches for Canelo Hills ladies’ tresses in the tall vegetation Eirini Pajak At first glance, the orchid might seem like just another green wisp among the grass.
NBC Los Angeles

Orchids — rare, dramatic, and gorgeous — will bewitch at a Santa Barbara bash

HONOR THE OUTSTANDING ORCHID: To say that an orchid casts its own glow is a flowery flight of fancy, but these otherworldly specimens always seem to occupy a special spotlight, even if no source of ...
7News Miami

South Florida teacher helps students sow seeds to preserve rare orchid and find their passion

It’s called the ghost orchid. A group of South Florida students are on a mission to save a rare flower. Their teacher is hoping the project plants the seed for future careers in science. Heather ...