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Scientific Name

Hibbertia empetrifolia

Family Name

DILLENIACEAE

Common Name

Scrambling Guinea Flower

Status

Height

3.0m (300cm)

Flowers

Bright yellow, 1 cm across, on slender stalks to 1.5 cm long; 4-5 deeply notched petals

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Shrub, trailing or climbing by intertwining branches; young stems reddish and roughened

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Launceston; Northern Midlands; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Rainforest

Habitat Notes

Widespread in Tas, from sea level to 2500 ft; common in sandy heaths near coasts. In coastal scrub it usually adopts a trailing habit; in high rainfall forests it is a vigorous climber, forming tangled clumps.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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 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; best taken from young growth following flowering or pruning. Stripping of outer bark may be a problem if cuttings are not processed within a short time of collection.