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Scientific Name
Hibbertia serpyllifolia
Family Name
DILLENIACEAE
Common Name
Thyme Guinea-flower
Status
Height
Flowers
Bright yellow flowers, to 3 cm diameter
Fruit
Seed follicles
Form
A small prostrate shrub with a spreading habit.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Heath
Habitat Notes
Sandy flats in the midlands and north of Tasmania.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Rocky
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
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
Seed collection is difficult and time consuming. seeds drop quickly during hot weather and only a few viable seeds are produced which often are predated by insects
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
1 to 2 years
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to germinate from seeds
Germination Time
1 to 3 months
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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.
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