Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia echidnachila

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, fungal associations

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tubers survive underground during fire and resprout after fire events, common in fire-prone Australian ecosystems.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchids require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside natural conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI