Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia intuta

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many Australian terrestrial orchids, benefits from periodic fire in native habitat; tubers survive underground and plants often flower prolifically post-fire.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination; asymbiotic propagation is complex and specialized.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI