Family Index

Scientific Name

Goodenia ovata

Family Name

GOODENIACEAE

Common Name

Parrot's Food, Hop Goodenia

Status

Height

0.5m - 2.0m (50-200cm)

Flowers

Yellow

Fruit

Paper capsule

Form

Erect or spreading shrub or under-shrub.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant on roadsides and in open forests. Also often found on wetter sites.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Very useful for permanently wet soils. 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

Capsule usually opens by 2 valves. seeds flat, with a border or wing. sheds seed very quickly on maturity

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to propagate from seed.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

4 weeks*

Expected Time to Plant Out

3-6 months

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

Cutting Notes

Or 2 weeks with heat and mist. Easy to propagate from cuttings.