Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cyrtopodium

Species:

Cyrtopodium dusenii

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Height:

150 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

yellow, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, hummingbirds

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Terrestrial orchid with underground pseudobulbs that survive fire and resprout; common in fire-maintained cerrado ecosystems of South America.

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:

None required

Notes:

Orchid seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature; asymbiotic culture on specialized media used in cultivation.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI