Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia meridionalis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tubers survive fire underground and plants often flower prolifically after burning in their native heathland habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal association for germination and establishment; propagation extremely difficult outside natural habitat.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI