Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cyrtopodium

Species:

Cyrtopodium confusum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Height:

150 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

mar,apr,may

Bloom Colors:

yellow, brown

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

butterflies, bees

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Adapted to periodic fires in pine rockland habitat. Resprouts from underground pseudobulbs after fire, and flowering may be stimulated by fire events.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature. Laboratory propagation typically uses asymbiotic methods on sterile media.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI