Caladenia valida
Caladenia valida
- Native to:
- Australia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Caladenia
- Species:
- Caladenia valida
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 35 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- white, pink, red
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- native bees, thynnid wasps
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Like many Australian terrestrial orchids, populations often increase flowering following fire due to reduced competition and nutrient release.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Requires mycorrhizal association for germination and growth; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without symbiotic fungi.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI