Scientific Name: Hibbertia hirsuta
Common Name: hairy guineaflower
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Dilleniaceae
Form Description: Much branched shrub, often prostrate, with wiry stems.
Flowers: Solitary yellow flowers to 1.2 cm across; sessile.
Fruit: Seed follicles
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Habitat Notes
Widespread, growing on slopes in open forests.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Moist
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Well-drained
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
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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
Smoke Smoke treatment improves germination in some species. Smokey products, e.g. smokey vermiculite, can be purchased and applied to the sown seed, or sown seeds can be treated directly with smoke from a source such as a drum with a fire and hose.
Seed Storage Life
1-2 years
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to germinate from seed; germination rate may be improved slightly by smoke treatment.
Germination Time
1-3 months
Cutting & Division Information
Propagate from cuttings.