Family Index

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Scientific Name

Scaevola hookeri

Family Name

GOODENIACEAE

Common Name

Creeping Fan Flower

Status

Height

Flowers

Shortly stalkedwith 5 white petals each with red or brown on the back..

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Creeping perennial herb

Municipalities

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

Communities

Heath; Riparian

Habitat Notes

Widespread in wet heaths, sea level to montane and on margins of coastal lagoons and salt marshes.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Poorly-drained

General Notes

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

Fruit, slightly fleshy white drupe, in two parts with one seed in each part

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed can take several months to germinate and most species difficult to grow from seed. Some species respond to smoke, some to cold but no definite information for this species as yet.

Germination Time

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Propagation by division or from cuttings.