Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia clavula

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

25 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:

Underground tubers survive fire and often flower prolifically in the first post-fire season. Benefits from periodic fire in native heathland habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchids require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialist conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI