Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia pygmaea

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

10 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many Western Australian terrestrial orchids, persists via underground tubers that survive fire and may show increased flowering post-burn.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchids typically require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and establishment; difficult to propagate from seed without symbiotic fungi present.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI