Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cleistes

Species:

Cleistes unifoliata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may,jun,jul

Bloom Colors:

pink, purple, white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

butterflies, native bees

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Benefits from periodic fire in longleaf pine savannas and flatwoods; populations decline without fire management maintaining open conditions.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination; extremely difficult to propagate from seed without specialized laboratory conditions.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI