Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Calochilus

Species:

Calochilus holtzei

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

green, red, brown

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Terrestrial tuber allows persistence through fire events with post-fire flowering often stimulated by fire disturbance in native habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungal association for germination and are typically propagated through symbiotic or asymbiotic techniques in laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI