Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Calochilus

Species:

Calochilus cupreus

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

copper, brown, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees, thynnid wasps

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Terrestrial orchid that often flowers prolifically following fire in its native heathland habitat. Underground tubers survive fire and resprout.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Requires mycorrhizal fungi for germination and early growth. Seed germination in cultivation is extremely difficult without proper fungal symbiont.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI