Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia littoricola

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 bees, flies

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Salt Tolerant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tubers survive fire and plants often flower prolifically following burns in their native coastal heathland habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Caladenia species have complex mycorrhizal requirements and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI