Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes huberi

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

40 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, specialist pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Occurs in fire-maintained longleaf pine ecosystems; tolerates periodic burning and benefits from reduced woody competition.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal association for germination in nature; laboratory propagation possible with fungal inoculation.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI