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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
No
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.
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