Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia pholcoidea subsp. pholcoidea

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

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 resprouts from underground tubers following fire, common in fire-prone jarrah forests of southwestern Australia.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal fungal symbiosis for germination and survival. Seeds extremely fine, dust-like, requiring specialized propagation.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI