Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia lobata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, fungus gnats

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Caladenia species often show increased flowering after fire events in their native Australian woodland habitats, resprouting from underground tubers.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal fungal association for germination and growth. Propagation extremely difficult outside natural habitat.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI