Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia × cala

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, wasps

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many Australian terrestrial orchids, populations may increase following fire which reduces competition and stimulates flowering.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Requires symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI