Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia parva

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

15 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

aug,sep,oct

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many southwestern Australian orchids, benefits from periodic fire which reduces competition and stimulates flowering from underground tubers.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid with mycorrhizal dependency; seed germination requires fungal symbiont and is extremely difficult in cultivation.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI