Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Calochilus

Species:

Calochilus grandiflorus

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

green, purple, maroon

Garden & Ecology Notes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tuberous orchid that resprouts from underground tubers after fire. Often flowers prolifically in the first or second year following fire disturbance.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal symbiosis for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI