Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia barbarella

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

25 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, thynnid wasps

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Typical of fire-prone Western Australian heathlands; tubers resprout following fire, and flowering may be enhanced in post-fire conditions.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Requires mycorrhizal symbiosis for germination and establishment; extremely difficult to cultivate from seed without specialized fungal inoculum.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI