Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes fragrans

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

apr,may,jun

Bloom Colors:

pink, magenta, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fragrant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Benefits from periodic fire in longleaf pine ecosystems; blooms prolifically in first growing season after fire removes competing vegetation.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature; symbiotic germination methods needed for propagation.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI