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Caladenia

Caladenia melanema

Author Hopper & A.P.Br.

Species
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 1 country
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Growing conditions

Cool Temperature class
13°C Day/night drop
348mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec Dry rest

Temperature

34°S Southern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3°8°13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

348mm/year
02550JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
☼ Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 30° 29–30 14° 14–15 18mm
Feb 29° 29–30 14° 14–15 21mm
Mar 27° 27–27 13° 13–14 17mm
Apr 23° 23–23 11° 11–12 24mm
May 19° 19–19 9° 9–9 43mm
Jun 16° 16–16 7° 6–7 46mm
Jul 15° 15–15 6° 6–6 46mm
Aug 16° 16–16 6° 6–6 40mm
Sep 18° 18–19 7° 7–7 31mm
Oct 22° 21–22 8° 8–8 23mm
Nov 25° 25–25 11° 11–11 27mm
Dec 28° 28–28 13° 13–13 14mm

Seasons are reversed for Northern Hemisphere growers.

Based on 12 locations

Bloom Season

Based on 5 Caladenia awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Synonyms

Calonema melanemumCalonemorchis melanemaJonesiopsis melanema

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