Last spotted in 2009 and even declared extinct in the UK, this elusive bloom ... the necessary nutrients. The ghost orchid appears above the ground only to flower, which it does under perfect ...

Unlike most plants, the ghost orchid ... It only comes out of the soil to flower and seed, and can wait more than 30 years between flowering. Thought to be extinct in the UK, one plant was ...

Mac spent much of his summer 15 metres up a tree, in the monsoon wind and rain, attempting to get the first-ever picture of a giant sphinx moth drinking nectar from a ghost orchid. The ghost orchid is ...

The orchid is one of the most famous flowers in Florida, but its population has declined by more than 90% globally and by up to 50% in Florida. Only an estimated 1,500 ghost orchid plants remain in ...

but you wouldn't go wrong with the Ghost Orchid (which might be inspired by the film "Adaptation" or more likely, the flower) at Congress. It does have a flower delicately placed on the rim of the ...