Caladenia amnicola
Caladenia amnicola
- Native to:
- Australia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Caladenia
- Species:
- Caladenia amnicola
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 25 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- sep,oct,nov
- 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; flowering may be enhanced in post-fire seasons typical of Australian orchids in fire-prone ecosystems.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal association for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without specialized fungal symbiont.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI