Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia brachyscapa

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

25 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white, cream

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, small insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tuberous orchid that can resprout from underground tubers after fire, common in fire-prone Mediterranean-climate ecosystems of southwest Australia.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

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

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI