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Spider and scorpion orchids

Arachnis

Also called Scorpion Orchids

Spider and scorpion orchids
Photo: scott.zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid

About

The genus Arachnis, abbreviated as Arach in horticultural trade, (common name scorpion orchid,) is a member of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), consisting of more than 20 species native to China, India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

How to grow it

It can be cultivated under warm and moist conditions growing in pots, baskets, or mounted on slabs.

Other Arachnis plants

Arachnis annamensis · Arachnis cathcartii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arachnis (plant) by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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