Municipalities

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

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.