Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia × erminea

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, pollinating insects

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many Australian terrestrial orchids, may benefit from periodic fire which reduces competition and stimulates flowering.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Requires mycorrhizal fungi association for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without symbiotic fungus.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI