Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia magnifica

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

50 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, cream, yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, fungus gnats

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tolerates fire and may show enhanced flowering after low-intensity burns in its native jarrah forest habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid requires mycorrhizal fungi for germination and establishment. Seed germination extremely difficult without laboratory symbiotic culture.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI