Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes moritzii

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul

Bloom Colors:

pink, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Adapted to fire-maintained pine flatwoods and savannas; benefits from periodic burning that reduces woody competition and maintains open habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature; extremely difficult from seed without laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI