Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Calochilus

Species:

Calochilus metallicus

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

green, bronze, metallic

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 with underground tubers that resprout after fire; benefits from periodic burning in native heathland habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination; asymbiotic germination protocols are specialized and beyond typical horticulture.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI