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Scientific Name
Caladenia alpina
Family Name
ORCHIDACEAE
Common Name
Alpine Caladenia (orchid)
Status
Height
0.3m (30cm)
Flowers
1-4 flowers 35mm across, white internally and pink to red externally, broad strongly hooded dorsal sepal.
Fruit
Form
Robust species with broad leaves
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Open, sunny sites in montane and sub-alpine open eucalypt forest, grasslands and moorlands.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Tolerates fire, but occurs in mountain habitats with low fire frequency. Occurs on areas with prolonged snow cover. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Oct
Nov
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Sowing Months
Jan
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Aug
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Nov
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Cutting Months
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Jul
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Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Orchid seeds are very minute yellow, brown or blackish dust-like particles. Orchid seeds are produced within a capsule that splits at maturity and releases tousands to millions of seeds. Dispersed by wind and water and only germinate following infection of the embryo by a suitable mycorrhizal fungus. Very few seeds become mature plants. For more information see Jones, Wapstra, Tonelli, Harris (1999): The Orchids of Tasmania.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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