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Cherry spider orchid

Caladenia gardneri

Cherry spider orchid
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Caladenia gardneri, the cherry spider orchid, is a deciduous terrestrial orchid from south-west Western Australia that grows from an underground tuber and bears up to three sweetly scented pale pink flowers. It is a native wildflower, so it is best grown in a cool, mild climate with a dry summer dormancy.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water moderately during the winter and spring growing season and keep nearly dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy, acidic soil or a native orchid mix.
Temperature
10–22 °C; tolerates cool winters, protect from heat above 30 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Caladenia gardneri, commonly known as the cherry spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single, hairy leaf and up to three pale pink, sweetly scented flowers with a dark pinkish-red labellum.

Where it grows

Cherry spider orchid occurs between Yallingup and William Bay in the Jarrah Forest and Warren biogeographic regions where it grows in coastal woodland and heath.

Other Caladenia plants

Coastal spider orchid · Canberra spider orchid · Caladenia ×aestantha · Summer spider orchid · Fairy orchid · Stegostyla Alpina · Boranup spider orchid · Bundarra spider orchid · Charming spider orchid · Dainty spider orchid · Dainty blue china orchid · Genoa spider orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caladenia gardneri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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