If you have a flair for the dramatic but don't have the time to hover over a needy plant, the Cattleya orchid is perfect for ...

Cattleya orchids are known for the huge flowers often used for corsages. They need temperatures in the 80s during the day and 60s at night, so find the hottest room in the house for them.

Yet plants get along in life just fine ... extracting their essence for perfumes and wearing them in corsages. Orchids have served us in this capacity since at least 1818, when William Cattley ...