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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Hibbertia ericifolia subsp. ericifolia
Common Name: variable guineaflower
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Dilleniaceae
Form Description: A small prostrate shrub with a spreading habit.
Flowers: Bright yellow flowers, to 3 cm diameter.
Fruit: Seed follicles
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Habitat Notes
Sandy flats in the midlands and north of Tasmania.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Rocky
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Propagation Calendar
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Flowering Month
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed collection is difficult and time consuming. Seeds shed very quickly during hot weather and only a few viable seeds are produced which often are predated by insects.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Seed Storage Life
1-2 years
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to germinate from seed.
Germination Time
1-3 months
Cutting & Division Information
Propagate from cuttings.