Family Index

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Scientific Name

Hibbertia calycina

Family Name

DILLENIACEAE

Common Name

Lesser guinea-flower

Status

Vulnerable

Height

0.6m (60cm)

Flowers

Yellow, 1.5 cm across, sessile with numerous acute bracts.

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Erect, dwarf shrub. Leaves linear, 1 x 0.1 cm, flattened and bristled. Young growth with grey hairs.

Municipalities

Break O'Day

Communities

Habitat Notes

Probable requirements are for filtered or partial sun in well-drained soil.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Similar to H. stricta but distinguished by pointed leaves and acute bracts on flowers. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Mar

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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

Seed collection is difficult and time consuming; seeds shed very quickly after maturity and only a few viable seeds are produced which often are predated by insects

Seed Treatment Method

Smoke

Seed Storage Life

1 to 2 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to germinate from seed; germination rate may be improved slightly by smoke treatment.

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

Propagate from cuttings of firm young growth