Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia flindersica

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 pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many Australian terrestrial orchids, plants may resprout from underground tubers following fire and show increased flowering in post-fire years.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchids have complex mycorrhizal requirements and are extremely difficult to germinate and cultivate outside their native habitat.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI