Orchid cultivators utilize differing methods to create blue Phalaenopsis orchids. One grower “Just Add Ice” uses a patented process to create blue orchids in their Watercolor Orchids line.

Commonly known as white-rot fungus, R. bicolor is a scourge on Douglas fir trees — a farmed nonnative tree in New Zealand — but seems to provide Cooper’s black orchid seeds with the ...

Black Orchid Brewing, at 2101 Sylvan Ave., Suite 106A, opened its doors “softly” to the public on Friday, pouring the first beers from brand new taps at 2 p.m.