Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes paludosa

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul

Bloom Colors:

pink, magenta, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, native pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Benefits from periodic fire in longleaf pine ecosystems; fire maintains open canopy and reduces woody encroachment in wet savannas where this orchid thrives.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination; propagation is highly specialized and rarely successful from seed without laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI