Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia filifera

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, fungus gnats

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Underground tubers survive fire and resprout vigorously post-burn. Part of fire-adapted southwestern Australian flora with periodic fire return intervals.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Extremely difficult to propagate from seed; requires specific mycorrhizal fungi for germination and establishment. Rarely cultivated successfully.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI