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In Singapore: Clawed Spathoglottis (Grown in Singapore)
Spathoglottis unguiculata is a pseudobulbous terrestrial orchid from the south-west Pacific, grown for its showy flowers. Give it a warm, humid, bright spot and keep the soil lightly moist during growth.
Spathoglottis unguiculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It has underground pseudobulbs.
The species is native to islands in the south-west Pacific. It was described in 1828, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
The species is native to the wet tropical biome of New Caledonia and Vanuatu. It may be present in Fiji and the Wallis and Futuna islands.
Spathoglottis gracilis · Philippine ground orchid · Ground orchid
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathoglottis unguiculata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
