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Scientific Name
Goodenia ovata
Family Name
GOODENIACEAE
Common Name
Parrot's Food, Hop Goodenia
Status
Height
0.5m - 2.0m (50-200cm)
Flowers
Yellow
Fruit
Paper capsule
Form
Erect or spreading shrub or under-shrub.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant on roadsides and in open forests. Also often found on wetter sites.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Very useful for permanently wet soils. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
Jan
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Apr
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Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
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Jul
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsule usually opens by 2 valves. seeds flat, with a border or wing. sheds seed very quickly on maturity
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to propagate from seed.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
4 weeks*
Expected Time to Plant Out
3-6 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Or 2 weeks with heat and mist. Easy to propagate from cuttings.
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