Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia dienema

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Flowers prolifically in years following fire in southwestern Australian woodlands. Geophyte persists underground during unfavorable conditions.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal fungi for germination and establishment. Propagation extremely difficult outside natural habitat.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI