Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia longicauda subsp. rigidula

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

50 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native pollinators

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many Western Australian terrestrial orchids, responds positively to fire, with increased flowering often observed in post-fire seasons.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Requires mycorrhizal association for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without specific fungal partners.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI