Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Calochilus

Species:

Calochilus ammobius

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

green, purple, brown

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Responds positively to fire with increased flowering in post-fire seasons. Tubers survive fire and resprout vigorously.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal fungi for germination and early growth. Seed propagation extremely difficult outside natural habitat.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI