Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia amoena

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tuberous orchid that resprouts from underground tubers after fire; benefits from post-fire habitat opening in Australian woodlands.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Caladenia orchids have mycorrhizal dependencies and extremely difficult propagation from seed requiring specific fungal partners.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI