Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Calochilus

Species:

Calochilus robertsonii

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

green, red, maroon

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native insect pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Australian terrestrial orchid adapted to fire-prone sclerophyll environments; increases flowering after fire disturbance with tuberous roots surviving underground.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are typically propagated through symbiotic or asymbiotic tissue culture methods.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI