Caladenia atradenia
Caladenia atradenia
- Native to:
- New Zealand
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Caladenia
- Species:
- Caladenia atradenia
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 30 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- white, pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- native bees, native insects
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouting orchid that typically flowers prolifically in the first or second spring following fire. Tubers survive underground and regenerate after burning.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal fungi for germination and growth. Asymbiotic propagation extremely difficult.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI