Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caleana

Species:

Caleana lyonsii

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

green, brown, maroon

Native Range

AUS

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tolerates low-intensity fires typical of southwestern Australian woodlands. Persists via underground tubers that resprout after fire.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Extremely difficult to germinate and cultivate due to obligate mycorrhizal dependency. Rarely successfully grown outside natural habitat.

Propagation data sourced from Claude AI