Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia chamaephylla

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

15 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Common in post-fire regeneration. Tubers survive fire and often flower prolifically in first few seasons after burns in native habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal fungi for germination and growth. Asymbiotic germination extremely difficult.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI