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Orchid Species: Caladenia harringtoniae
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Caladenia harringtoniae is an orchid species identified by Hopper & A.P.Br. in 2001.
ORIGIN: Found in southwestern Western Australia on winter wet flats or around freshwater lakes at elevations around 20 to 250 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with a narrow, linear, pubescent, obtuse leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, 8 to 16 [20 to 40 cm] long, 1 to 3 flowered inflorescence carrying sickly sweet scented flowers.
FLOWER SIZE: 2 to 2.8 inches [5 to 17 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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