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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
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 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
No
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.
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