Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Cyrtopodium

Species:

Cyrtopodium josephense

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Height:

100 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

mar,apr,may,jun

Bloom Colors:

yellow, greenish-yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, butterflies

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Adapted to periodic fire in pine rockland ecosystems, resprouts from pseudobulbs after burning. Benefits from fire-maintained open canopy conditions.