Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia cardiochila

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

25 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

green, red, maroon

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

specialist pollinators

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Populations often increase following fire disturbance; fire removes competing vegetation and may stimulate tuber sprouting.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal fungi for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI