Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia pallida

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

cream, white, pale yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Terrestrial orchid with underground tubers that can resprout after fire. Benefits from periodic burns in native woodland ecosystems.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Caladenia orchids have dust-like seeds requiring mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside their natural habitat.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI