Hibbertia fasciculata var. prostrata
Bundled Guinea-flower
Spreading shrub becoming erect towards the end of stems.
Additional information
- SynonymHibbertia prostrata
- FamilyDilleniaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-0.6 m x 0.5
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesSoft hairy, sometimes hairless, needle-like leaves 3-21 mm x 0.3-0.7 mm, margins incurved. Leaves in tufts along branches.
- Flower colourBright yellow
- Flowering timeSeptember to December
- FlowersStalkless flowers to 20 mm across, at ends of short branchlets. Stamens grouped around ovary.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist well drained sandy soil in heathy woodland. Frost tolerant. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useAn ornamental low shrub with masses of flowers for cottage gardens, rockeries, containers and for accent planting, in light soil.
- Commercially availableSpecialist Australian plant nursery
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Occurs in abundance in the localities in which it is found.
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