Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia doutchiae

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, thynnid wasps

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Responds positively to periodic fire in grassy woodland habitat; fire reduces competition and may stimulate flowering.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

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

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI