Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia pumila

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

15 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink, cream

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Caladenia species often increase flowering after fire events, with tubers surviving underground and resprouting vigorously in post-fire conditions.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Tiny Dwarf Spider Orchids have mycorrhizal dependencies for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside natural conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI