Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia caerulea var. heliotropica

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

blue, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, small insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many southwestern Australian orchids, this species resprouts from underground tubers after fire and may show increased flowering in post-fire seasons.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialized conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI