Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes nana

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul

Bloom Colors:

pink, magenta, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

native bees

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tolerates periodic fire typical of longleaf pine savannas; may benefit from fire-maintained open habitat but does not require fire for reproduction.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal association for germination; very difficult to propagate from seed outside laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI