The first undisputed fossil of an orchid part has enabled scientists to estimate that the prized flowers appeared on the botanical scene around 80 million years ago. With more than 25,000 species, ...

I grew up Catholic and the big deal in my house on Mother’s Day was getting our mom a corsage to wear to church on Sunday. The gift didn’t matter nearly as much as the corsage. It was a perfect little ...

Sherry Theodosiou, an orchid lover, purchased a little cattleya orchid with two small blooms in a northern Virginia flower shop about five years ago. Cattleyas are the traditional Easter corsage ...

The glamorous corsage days are back, at least on paper, thanks to a new project inspired by images from vintage orchid magazines. “Cattleyas and the Golden Age of Orchid Fashion” is a collection of ...

Jeff Leatham runs with a rarefied crowd of one-named wonders. Cher, Oprah, Dolly. He lives in the star-studded Benedict Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles. He’s designed floral arrangements for these ...