Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia roei

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, pink, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, native orchid pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Produces underground tubers that resprout after fire. Common in fire-prone Mediterranean climate woodlands of southwestern Australia.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Native orchids have specialized mycorrhizal requirements for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI