That there's a daylily called 'Exploded Pumpkin' is arresting enough, but we still noticed, passing a catalog around the breakfast table, that many of the Bulb Lady's offerings aren't bulbs. Corms, ...

It wouldn't be a good idea to pull your Phalaenopsis or Oncidium orchids from their pots in the living room in an attempt to make salep (also spelled sahlab and sa'alab). For one thing, committing ...

In Turkey, winter is the season of salep. In the streets, peddlers pushing carts sell the hot, milky drink traditionally made from ground orchid tubers. Between classes, students warm their cold ...

Like with most classic comfort foods, it’s all about the variations and toppings. Sachlav is no exception. While it can be made using just orchid powder and milk, most traditional recipes call for ...

Interdisciplinary in scope, Economic Botany bridges the gap between pure and applied botany by focusing on the uses of plants by people. The foremost publication of its kind in this field, Economic ...