Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Calochilus

Species:

Calochilus platychilus

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov

Bloom Colors:

red, brown, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts from underground tubers following fire, showing increased flowering in post-fire seasons typical of many Australian terrestrial orchids.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchids require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate from seed outside specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI