Communities

Scientific Name

Hibbertia procumbens

Family Name

DILLENIACEAE

Common Name

Spreading Guinea-flower

Status

Height

Flowers

Large, to 2.5cm across, golden yellow with five petals.

Fruit

Form

Prostrate, woody plant.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath

Habitat Notes

Abundant in heaths, sea level to mountain plateaux.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Moist; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

The flowers provide food for many insects including moths , butterflies, native wasps and bees.Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

The round brown seedsdrop quickly during hot weather and are often predated by insects, which bore minute holes in them. collection is difficult with few viable seeds produced

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

1-2 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Very difficult to propagate from seed. Viable seeds appear dark and in a pulpy aril, non-viable seeds are lighter in colour and the aril is brittle. Removal of the seed coat is necessary for most species but in species with high levels of embryo immaturity has little effect on its own.

Germination Time

1 to 3 months

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Most species strike readily from cuttings.