Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia mentiens

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white, cream

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, fungus gnats

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Underground tubers survive low-intensity fires and resprout vigorously. Part of fire-adapted southwestern Australian flora that benefits from periodic burning.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungal association for germination and development. Extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI