Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia congesta

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

25 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, pollinators

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Responds positively to fire disturbance; often flowers prolifically in seasons following bushfires in its native habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal association for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without specialized fungal symbiont.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI