Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia attingens subsp. gracillima

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink, cream

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native orchid pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many southwestern Australian terrestrial orchids, this species persists through underground tubers and can resprout after fire, often flowering prolifically in post-fire seasons.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchids require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and establishment in nature; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without specialized techniques.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI