Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia aperta

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:

Like many Australian terrestrial orchids, responds positively to fire regimes; populations may increase following burns due to reduced competition and nutrient release.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

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

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI