Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cyrtopodium

Species:

Cyrtopodium gigas

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Height:

150 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,mar,apr

Bloom Colors:

yellow, green, brown

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, butterflies

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Salt Tolerant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tolerates periodic fire in pine rocklands and can resprout from underground pseudobulbs after top growth is burned.

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:

None required

Germination Time:

30–90 days

Notes:

Orchid seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature. Asymbiotic germination possible on specialized media in sterile culture.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI