Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia insularis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

25 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, thynnid wasps

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts from underground tubers following fire; fire may stimulate flowering in subsequent seasons.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Requires mycorrhizal association for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without specialized fungal inoculum.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI