Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes australis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Thrives in fire-maintained longleaf pine savannas and flatwoods, with periodic fire preventing woody encroachment.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination and are extremely difficult to propagate.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI