Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia nobilis

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:

Tuberous orchid that can resprout from underground tubers after low-intensity fire; benefits from periodic fire that reduces competition in woodland understory.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Caladenia orchids have dust-like seeds requiring mycorrhizal fungi for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI