Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia anthracina

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

dark purple, black

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many southwestern Australian orchids, benefits from periodic fire which reduces competition and promotes flowering from underground tubers.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchids have complex germination requirements involving mycorrhizal fungi and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialized conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI