Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caladenia

Species:

Caladenia stellata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

white, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tuberous orchids in fire-prone jarrah forests typically resprout from underground tubers after fire, with flowering often enhanced in post-fire conditions.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchids require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI