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Scientific Name

Hibbertia virgata

Family Name

DILLENIACEAE

Common Name

Twiggy Guinea-flower

Status

Rare

Height

0.8m (80cm)

Flowers

Golden yellow flowers are to 2.5 cm across with 2 or 3 brown bracts prominent.

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

Small, erect shrub with light coloured or reddish branches; young growth has short, curly, or cobwebby hairs.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Clarence; Dorset; Georgetown

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Local in northeast of Tas.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi Should not be allowed to dry out. 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.