Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes aphylla

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Adapted to frequent fire in longleaf pine savannas; blooms vigorously following spring burns from persistent underground corms.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination; propagation extremely difficult outside natural habitat.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI