Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia flavovirens

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

yellow, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Fire-tolerant with underground tubers that resprout after fire, common response in southwestern Australian orchids.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchids have complex mycorrhizal requirements and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed without specialized fungal cultures.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI