Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Drakaea

Species:

Drakaea thynniphila

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Colors:

red, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Requires fire for germination

Fire Notes:

Flowers prolifically in the first season after fire; fire stimulates flowering and seed set.

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Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination; conventional stratification is not applicable.

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