Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia alpina

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Height:

20 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native pollinators

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts from underground tubers following fire; populations may benefit from periodic burning that reduces competition.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal symbiosis for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without fungal inoculum.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI