Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia hirta subsp. rosea

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, rose

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, small insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tubers survive low to moderate intensity fires and plants often flower prolifically in the first post-fire spring. Fire stimulates flowering but is not required for germination.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchids require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialist laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI