Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes magnifica

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

apr,may,jun

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Thrives in fire-maintained longleaf pine savannas; periodic fire removes competing vegetation and maintains open canopy required for growth.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination; propagation extremely difficult outside specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI