Family Index

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Scientific Name

Hibbertia prostrata

Family Name

DILLENIACEAE

Common Name

Bundled Guinea Flower

Status

Height

0.3m (30cm) tall

Flowers

Bright yellow to 2 cm across, terminal on short branches; several per flowering stem.

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Prostrate shrub with erect or sprawling branches

Municipalities

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

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Common in coastal areas and light forests slightly inland.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi Good drainage essential as species is sensitive to root rotting fungi.Tends to be short-lived in cultivation 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

Seed is brown, shining, and globular; 1.5 mm in diameter. cut off mature fruits and dry in warm position, place muslin bags over fruiting branch and tie on; or place material under bush to collect seed. store in cool dry position

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed vulnerable to ants and other insects. Difficult to propagate from seed.

Germination Time

several 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. These should strike readily, but are susceptible to grey mould.